She thanked me for having told her nothing about it, assuring me she would have of me nothing but my heart, and following me she got into my boat and lay down at full length so as not to hinder its motion, I got upon the poop, as full of fear as courage, and in five minutes I had the good luck to double the point.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
If a child lies constantly upon its abdomen, or is often found with its hands about the genitals, it may be at least considered in a fair way to acquire the habit if it has not already done so.
— from Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg
they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God's angels in heaven.
— from The World English Bible (WEB), Complete by Anonymous
12:25 For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
— from The World English Bible (WEB), Complete by Anonymous
“I noticed that Nick carried a bundle with him, and guessed it might be a little snack to keep off starvation, in case they were detained.
— from Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence Or, Solving the Mystery of the Thousand Islands by Louis Arundel
Jesus answered them, "Isn't this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God? 012:025 For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
— from The World English Bible (WEB): Mark by Anonymous
ROUS, an old lady, ashen-white, with silver hair; by the door, standing, as if about to go, is MRS. BULGIN, a little pale, pinched-up woman.
— from Plays : First Series by John Galsworthy
Further, the builders were generally, it may be assumed, local masons.
— from The Historical Growth of the English Parish Church by A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton) Thompson
But if the matter form deeply, behind the bulb and in the cellular texture beneath the perineal fascia, or in the situation of Cowper’s glands, it may be a long time of appearing externally.
— from Elements of Surgery by Robert Liston
With all the life which was in him shrinking and sickening in deadly fear, he stooped down, groped in the dark until he found the image, grasped its metal breast and limbs, and dragged it upward from the encircling earth.
— from A Rainy June, and Other Stories by Ouida
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