And great Leonteus, more than mortal strong; Whose force with rival forces to oppose, Uprose great Ajax; up Epeus rose.
— from The Iliad by Homer

Et quoniam nisi insinuata fuerit disciplina quatenus hoc ipsud fieri possit, occurrente necessitate obstetrices facere non audent, idcirco placuit nobis ut etiam hoc gynaeciis adderemus, ut ex rebus huic corpori necessariis nihil dimisisse videamur.
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

The happiness of the day sank a little, thoughts of her mother and grandfather and Uncle Edward returned.
— from Java Head by Joseph Hergesheimer

They tell us what was believed in those times about Moses; and much of what was believed about him must have rested upon good authority, upon entirely reliable tradition, or upon previous written narratives concerning him.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Deuteronomy by Andrew Harper

To Dr. Adler, therefore, belongs the general and ultimate editorial responsibility, whether legal or moral, since, according to Mr. Western's just quoted declaration, Dr. Adler alone has [Pg 33] actual power either to procure or to prevent publication; while to Dr. Royce is assigned merely the special department of "theoretical ethics."
— from Professor Royce's Libel A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University by Francis Ellingwood Abbot

Although the St. Bernard convent is, as I dare say you know, the highest inhabited spot but one in the world, the ascent is extremely gradual and uncommonly easy: really presenting no difficulties at all, until within the last league, when the ascent, lying through a place called the valley of desolation, is very awful and tremendous, and the road is rendered toilsome by scattered rocks and melting snow.
— from The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster