Willard lost his gun in Bowyers R. R. Fields Dive & brought it up All the Wood Land on this part of the Missouries Appear to be Confined to the Points & Islands.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

And so by coach, though hard to get it, being rainy, home
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

"The gentleman in black returned, and very ceremoniously conducted the lady from the room.
— from Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running.
— from The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare

I approached and saw, as if graven in bas relief upon the white surface, the figure of a gigantic cat .
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

The faculty which guides us truly in all matters of Moral Action is [Greek: phronaesis], i.e. Reason directed by Goodness or Goodness informed by Reason.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle

It is reputed that Maso, called Giottino, of whom there will be mention below, was the son of this Stefano; and although many, by reason of the suggestiveness of the name, hold him the son of Giotto, I, by reason of certain records that I have seen, and of certain memoirs of good authority written by Lorenzo Ghiberti and by Domenico del Ghirlandajo, hold it as true that he was rather the son of Stefano than of Giotto.
— from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi by Giorgio Vasari

The doctor must keep the thing in his house till the confinement is over, when he gives it back, receiving a fixed sum of money for doing so.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

When these had so done, they shut themselves up in the inmost rooms of their houses, and ate the corn they had gotten; some did it without grinding it, by reason of the extremity of the want they were in, and others baked bread of it, according as necessity and fear dictated to them: a table was no where laid for a distinct meal, but they snatched the bread out of the fire, half-baked, and ate it very hastily.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

For the nineteenth century is a philosophical age, though by this we do not mean either that it has philosophy, or that philosophy governs it, but rather that it is ripe for philosophy, and, therefore, stands in need of it.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

Other noteworthy portraits are those of Sir Noah Thomas, physician to King George III., by Romney; William Wordsworth, poet-laureate, by Pickersgill; Professor John E. B. Mayor, by Herkomer; Professor B. H. Kennedy, long headmaster of Shrewsbury School, by Ouless; Professor E. H. Palmer, Lord Almoner's Reader of Arabic in the University, and a famous oriental scholar, by the Hon.
— from St. John's College, Cambridge by Robert Forsyth Scott

"Mr. Goodrick is being rung up from the offices of the Daily Wire ," she said.
— from The Socialist by Guy Thorne

This withdrawal was skilfully executed, the move of the riflemen down Boyne Trench being covered by Lewis guns in Bedford Row.
— from The War History of the 4th Battalion, the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1914-1919 by F. Clive Grimwade

Meantime, in uncertainty as to the great issue, but resolved to hold firmly to his purpose, he made repeated conciliatory offers to the States with one hand, while he steadily prosecuted his aggressive schemes with the other.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-86) by John Lothrop Motley

Under the present system the expense to the Government is greatly increased by requiring that the mail shall be carried in such vehicles as will accommodate passengers.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

"Say, Girl, I—" began Rance, fuming at her behaviour.
— from The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco

ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS: And so by coach, though hard to get it, being rainy, home
— from Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 12: September/October 1661 by Samuel Pepys

Where's the money to hire your crew and to buy your first cargo?" "O, I'll get that from those gentlemen in Baltimore," replied Tom.
— from Go-Ahead; Or, The Fisher-Boy's Motto by Harry Castlemon