Veo una noche serena I see a calm night, true y un lugar que me acomoda and a place that gives me pleasure para gozar su frescura, where I might enjoy the fresh air
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

His letters from the Grand Master Pinto procured him an introduction into the best families.
— from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay

a present from the Chiefs & Warriers, the main Chief Brack fast with us naked; & beged for a Sun glass.—at 10 oClock we assembled the Cheifs & Warriers under an Orning and delivered a Speech, explanitary of the One Sent to this Nation from the Council Bluff, &c. &c.- Children When we Sent the 4 men to your towns, we expected to See & Speake with the Mahas by the time you would arrive and to lay the foundation of a peace between you and them The Speech of Petieit Villeu Little Thief, If you think right and Can waite untill all our Warriers Come from the Buffalows hunt, we Can then tell you who is our men of Consequnce—My fathers always lived with the father of the B together & we always live with the Big hose-all the men here are the Suns of Chief and will be glad to get Something from the hands of their fathers.—My father always directed me to be friendly with the white people, I have always done So and went often to the french, give my party pieces of Paper & we will be glad—The names a Meddel to Car ka pa ha or Crow's head a Comsi or Cfte.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

is it not enough that, sound and safe, You drew your neck back from my gullet, My pretty pullet?
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

But this was all; I could never get my piece performed, and, tired of paying my court to players, I gave myself no more trouble about them.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

X. He was very hospitable and fond of entertaining his friends; and because Eretria was unhealthy, he used to have a great many parties, particularly of poets and musicians.
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius

He steps out, utterly exhausted, into the Tuileries Gardens; many people press round him, as usual, with applications, memorials; he says to the Friend who was with him: Take me out of this!
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

When I asked her if there was anything she wanted, her answer was she wanted nothing but death, and some of her words were: "God grant me patience, pray for me, oh, pray for me!"
— from The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne by Jane Austen

June 29th.—Surrender of citadel of Milan; 1600 prisoners and 150 cannon taken. 17 SERIES B (1796-97) "Des 1796, lorsque, avec 30,000 hommes, il fait la conquête de l'Italie, il est non-seulement grand général, mais profond politique."— Des Idées Napoléonniennes.
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

Bernard shook his head and said, gently: "My poor Paul!"
— from The Woman of Mystery by Maurice Leblanc

In geared mills, pay particular attention to the adjustment of the gear wheels.
— from Descriptive Pamphlet of the Richmond Mill Furnishing Works All sizes of mill stones and complete grinding and bolting combined husk or portable flouring mills, portable corn and feed mills; smut and separating machines; zigzag and oat separators, dustless separators, warehouse separators, water wheels; mill shafting; pulleys; spur and bevel, iron and core, gearing.... by Richmond Mill Furnishing Works

Ask him for good politics; punish him when he gives bad, and reward him when he gives good; make politics pay.
— from The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens

He was named John Key, and good Master Penn presented him with a lot of ground.
— from A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda M. Douglas

Leopardi's wretchedness, in great measure purely personal, was matched by that of his country.
— from A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick

According to Symmes's Theory, each sphere has an intermediate cavity, or mid-plane-space , of considerable extent, situated between the convex and concave surfaces of the sphere, filled with a very light and elastic fluid, rarified in proportion to the gravity, or condensing power of the exposed surfaces of the respective spheres: and also, various other less cavities or spaces between the larger or principal one, and the outer and inner surfaces of the spheres, each filled with a similar fluid or gas, most probably partaking much of the nature of hydrogen.
— from Symmes's Theory of Concentric Spheres Demonstrating that the Earth is hollow, habitable within, and widely open about the poles by John Cleves Symmes

List, list, how like men are to one another in all centuries: `Dixit quidam de quodam, A certain person said of a certain person, "He, that Frater, is a good monk, probabilis persona; knows much of the order and customs of the church; and though not so perfect a philosopher as some others, would make a very good Abbot.
— from Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle

And I suppose I must thank Mersey for the warning of doom he's unknowingly given my people, poor man.
— from The Inhabited by Richard Wilson

y, Messrs. Parnell and Dillon received the freedom of the city, and Mr. E. D. Gray, M. P., proprietor of Freeman's Journal , and High Sheriff of Dublin, was committed to Richmond gaol for contempt of Court.
— from The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, February, 1886. by Various