He will say to you, Go, proud creature, dwell in everlasting flames.
— from Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix'd a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Héloïse

Copy of a letter written by the great Mogul unto King James, in the Persian tongue, here faithfully translated, which was as follows: "Unto a king rightly descended from his ancestors, bred in military affairs, clothed with honour and justice, a commander worthy of all command, strong and constant in the religion which the great prophet Christ did teach, King James, whose love hath bred such an impression in my thoughts as shall never be forgotten; but as the smell of amber, or as a garden of fragrant flowers, whose beauty and odour is still increasing, so, be assured, my love shall still grow and increase with yours.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

And she feared for him, lest the oxen or Aeetes with his own hand should slay him; and she mourned him as though already slain outright, and in her affliction a round tear through very grievous pity coursed down her cheek; and gently weeping she lifted up her voice aloud: (ll. 464-470) "Why does this grief come upon me, poor wretch?
— from The Argonautica by Rhodius Apollonius

Gramont , (Philibert, comte de, 1621-1707).
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

In a much wider extent of country, the geographer Ptolemy could discover no more than ninety places which he decorates with the name of cities; though, according to our ideas, they would but ill deserve that splendid title.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

By this time it was almost noon, and then my father and I and wife and Willet abroad, by coach round the towne of Brampton, to observe any other place as good as ours, and find none; and so back with great pleasure; and thence went all of us, my sister and brother, and W. Hewer, to dinner to Hinchingbroke, where we had a good plain country dinner, but most kindly used; and here dined the Minister of Brampton and his wife, who is reported a very good, but poor man.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

If he has retired his natural integument in favor of a device called clothing, capable of expressing endless nuances, not alone of status and wealth, but of temper and taste as well—conservatism or venturesomeness, solemnity, gaiety, profusion, color, dignity, carelessness or whim, he has not failed to fashion his inner self into equally various modes of character and custom.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

17 In a much wider extent of country, the geographer Ptolemy could discover no more than ninety places which he decorates with the name of cities; 18 though, according to our ideas, they would but ill deserve that splendid title.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Inwardly to expel wind, are simples or compounds: simples are herbs, roots, &c., as galanga, gentian, angelica, enula, calamus aromaticus, valerian, zeodoti, iris, condite ginger, aristolochy, cicliminus, China, dittander, pennyroyal, rue, calamint, bay-berries, and bay-leaves, betony, rosemary, hyssop, sabine, centaury, mint, camomile, staechas, agnus castus, broom-flowers, origan, orange-pills, &c.; spices, as saffron, cinnamon, bezoar stone, myrrh, mace, nutmegs, pepper, cloves, ginger, seeds of annis, fennel, amni, cari, nettle, rue, &c., juniper berries, grana paradisi; compounds, dianisum, diagalanga, diaciminum, diacalaminth, electuarium de baccis lauri, benedicta laxativa, pulvis ad status.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

“Madam, I have not,” said the good prelate, colouring deeply.
— from Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry With Minute Details of Her Entire Career as Favorite of Louis XV by Lamothe-Langon, Etienne-Léon, baron de

Gerard Proninck, called Deventer, was a respectable inhabitant of Bois- le-Duc, who had left that city after it had again become subject to the authority of Spain.
— from History of the United Netherlands, 1586d by John Lothrop Motley

244 AUGUST 20 BREAKFAST LUNCHEON Blackberries with cream Cantaloupe Plain pancakes Eggs, Meyerbeer Breakfast sausages Cold ham and tongue, meat jelly Rolls Chiffonnade salad Coffee German prune cake Demi tasse DINNER Potage brunoise, with rice Carciofini Boiled codfish, Flamande Potatoes, natural Sweetbreads, sans gêne Roast turkey, cranberry sauce Broiled sweet potatoes Stewed corn Sliced tomatoes, vinaigrette Corn starch blanc mange with sabayon Coffee Eggs Meyerbeer.
— from The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler

May 2 Porterhouse Steak Scalloped Potatoes with Onion Artichokes, Hollandaise Sauce *Daisy Salad Roquefort Cheese Lemon Ice Cream with Grated Pineapple Coffee * Daisy Salad —Arrange around border of salad plates a row of crispy lettuce leaves, and in the center put a tablespoon of dressing.
— from The Story of Crisco by Marion Harris Neil

Just as von Spee at Coronel, having the advantage of greater speed and greater power, could do what he pleased with the Good Hope and Monmouth , so Sturdee with his battle cruisers could do what he pleased with von Spee.
— from The Silent Watchers England's Navy during the Great War: What It Is, and What We Owe to It by Bennet Copplestone

The great physician cures diseases with simples that grow everywhere.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren

“The Gaylor people certainly do things in style,” Mason said in admiration, as he brought the car to a stop in front of the porch.
— from Mason of Bar X Ranch by Henry Holcomb Bennett

One summer day he came rushing home to get his gun, having just seen an immense flock of golden plover come down at a spot a mile or so from home.
— from Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

PHILIPPS, W.R. PHILLIPS, G. PHILLOTT, Col. D.C. PHILOSTRATE.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Rustichello of Pisa