As a matter of fact he detested wine, which only satisfied his craving for alcoholic stimulants in such paltry, prolonged, and subdivided doses; whereas a stiff glass of brandy, swallowed at a gulp, at once produced the same result, which, after all, was only temporarily attained.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

We may instance Rubus, Rosa, and Hieracium amongst plants, several genera of insects, and several genera of Brachiopod shells.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

Slang at Babylon and Nineveh—Old English Slang—Slang in the time of Cromwell; and in the Court of Charles II.—Swift and Arbuthnot fond of Slang—The origin of “ Cabbage ”—“The Real Simon Pure”—Tom Brown and Ned Ward—Did Dr. Johnson compile a Slang Dictionary?—John Bee’s absurd etymology of Slang —The true origin of the term—Derived from the Gipseys—Burns and his fat friend, Grose—Slang used by all classes, High and Low—Slang in Parliament, and amongst our friends—New words not so reprehensible as old words burdened with strange meanings—The poor Foreigner’s perplexity—Long and windy Slang words—Vulgar corruptions 44–55 Fashionable Slang 58 Parliamentary Slang 60 Military and Dandy Slang 62 University Slang 64 Religious Slang 66 Legal Slang , or Slang amongst the Lawyers 70 Literary Slang , Punch on “Slang and Sanscrit” 71 Theatrical Slang , or Slang both before and behind the curtain 75 Civic Slang 77 Slang Terms for Money —Her Majesty’s coin is insulted by one hundred and thirty distinct Slang terms—Old Slang terms for money—The classical origin of Slang money terms—The terms used by the Ancient Romans vulgarisms in the Nineteenth Century 78–82 Shopkeepers’ Slang 82 Workmen’s Slang , or Slang in the workshop—Many Slang terms for money derived from operatives 83 Slang Apologies for Oaths , or sham exclamations for passion and temper—Slang swearing 85 Slang Terms for Drunkenness , and the graduated scale of fuddlement and intoxication 86 DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG, CANT, AND VULGAR WORDS ; many with their etymologies traced, together with illustrations, and references to authorities 89–249 Some Account of the Back Slang , the secret language of Costermongers—The principle of the Back Slang—Boys and girls soon acquire it—The Back Slang unknown to the Police—Costermongers’ terms for money—Arithmetic amongst the Costermongers 251–255 Glossary of Back Slang 257–262 Some Account of the Rhyming Slang , the secret language of Chaunters and Patterers—The origin of the Rhyming Slang—Spoken principally by Vagabond Poets, Patterers, and Cheap Jacks—Patterers “well up” in Street Slang—Curious Slang Letter from a Chaunter 263–268 Glossary of the Rhyming Slang 269–273 The Bibliography of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Language , or a list of the books which have been consulted in the compilation of this work, comprising nearly every known treatise upon the subject 275–290 List of Abbreviations 291 Opinions of the Press upon the First Edition of this work—List of New Publications, &c. 293–300 THE HISTORY OF CANT,
— from A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. by John Camden Hotten

He was meaning to go out, but suddenly, on the floor below, a door was noisily opened and someone began going downstairs humming a tune.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I had become experienced in hide-curing, and everything went on smoothly, and I had many opportunities of becoming acquainted with the people, and much leisure for reading and studying navigation; yet practical seamanship could only be got on board ship; therefore, I determined to ask to be taken on board the ship when she arrived.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

gast == gæst gāst (ǣ) m. breath , Ps, VPs : soul, spirit, life , 129b Gen, Ex, Mt ; CP: good or bad spirit, angel, demon , Æ; BH, Mt : Holy Ghost , A, Jn, VPs : man, human being , Gu .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

Neither in tale of dead nor in glory of battle shalt thou retire outdone.'
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

It is a good one, but surrounded, I believe, with insuperable difficulties.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

And we thought that we would not let the Golden One be sent to the Palace.
— from Anthem by Ayn Rand

No group of boys should go camping by themselves.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

So a lot of times I don't know what's going on, but she said, "Did you hear about Lee?"
— from Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Here be the gifts of both; sudden and subtle: His picture made in wax and gently molten By a blue fire kindled with dead men's eyes Will waste him by degrees.
— from Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Potts, Thomas, active 1612-1618

The weather was so rough that it was determined that it would not be safe for Raglan to go, as with his one arm he could not get on board; so Dundas went, and General Brown, and some other officers deputed by Raglan to represent himself, together with the French Admiral.
— from The Greville Memoirs, Part 3 (of 3), Volume 1 (of 2) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1852 to 1860 by Charles Greville

New medall, where, in little, there is Mrs. Steward's face Not thinking them safe men to receive such a gratuity Only because she sees it is the fashion (She likes it)
— from Quotations from Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys

KING'S BARGAIN: Good or Bad ; said of a seaman according to his activity and merit, or sloth and demerit.
— from The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by W. H. (William Henry) Smyth

He seemed for the first time to see the Vigilantes, to realize the significance of their presence, and as he wheeled slowly his lips parted in a grin of bitter satisfaction.
— from 'Firebrand' Trevison by Charles Alden Seltzer