But the Truth of it is, the greatest Number of this Set of Men, are those who, for want of a virtuous Education, or examining the Grounds of Religion, know so very little of the Matter in Question, that their Infidelity is but another Term for their Ignorance.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

I reckon the gods laugh many a time to hear us, but what matters so long as we remember that we're only men and don't take to fancying that we're gods ourselves, really, knowing good and evil.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

RUDY: (Gazes, unseeing, into Bloom’s eyes and goes on reading, kissing, smiling.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce

Uuffa, grandfather of Redwald, King of East Anglia, 121 .
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

[64] Some hours after this scene, which, as the French officer from whom the extract is taken says, "appears now almost grotesque, but which is only an exact portrayal of the sea manners of the day, the whole squadron was lost on a group of rocks known as the Aves Islands.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Sir John Grey of Ruthin, K.G., 1436-1439.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

According to the less probable account of Ferishta (Briggs, i. 185), he was murdered at Rohtak by a gang of Gakkhars or rather Khokhars (Rose, Glossary , ii. 275).]
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

The fixed doctrines of the faith themselves, in themselves and in their application to the conditions of life, offer rich material for the growth of religious knowledge.
— from The Freedom of Science by Josef Donat

Then regaining his senses, he was filled with grief on recollecting Kaikeyi's words; and pained and woe-begone, like unto a deer at the sight of a tigress, he fetched a deep sigh, and sat down on the uncover ed ground.
— from The Rāmāyana, Volume One. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam by Valmiki

In the United States Senate he was the compeer of Felix Grundy, John C. Calhoun, Harrison Gray Otis, Rufus King, Daniel D. Tompkins, William B. Giles, Henry Clay, and many others of less distinction; and was the especial friend of those remarkable men, Nathaniel Macon and John Randolph.
— from The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by W. H. (William Henry) Sparks

"Aw, go on!" replied Kalman contemptuously.
— from The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan by Ralph Connor

Of the three girls only Ruth knew what was just ahead.
— from Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies by Alice B. Emerson

The Americans, as a people, know as little of French literature as the French, German, or Russians know of English literature.
— from The Anglo-Saxon Century and the Unification of the English-Speaking People by John R. (John Randolph) Dos Passos

The arms of George, our rightful king, have been employed to shed that blood, when justice, or the honor of his crown, had called his subjects to the field.
— from Stories about General Warren, in relation to the fifth of March massacre, and the battle of Bunker Hill by Rebecca Warren Brown

It is good to dream of giving or receiving kisses—it denotes friendship, good health, and earthly prosperity.
— from The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together with Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by James (Archaeologist) Grant

It was built in 1813, chiefly through the generosity of R. Kemp, Esq. of Yarmouth.
— from The New Hand-Book to Lowestoft and Its Environs by Anonymous