“I hope not,” said George, rising cautiously and looking about.
— from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Cum autem Veientes bello fessi legatos ad 15 senatum misissent, tum ex his quidam dixisse dicitur, non omnia illum transfugam ausum esse senatu dicere: in iisdem enim fatis scriptum Veientes habere, ‘Fore ut brevi a Gallis Roma caperetur:’ quod quidem sexennio post Veios captos esse factum 20 videmus.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Their smoothness, like a goodly champaign plain, Lays open all the little worms that creep; In men, as in a rough-grown grove, remain Cave-keeping evils that obscurely sleep: Through crystal walls each little mote will peep: Though men can cover crimes with bold stern looks, Poor women's faces are their own faults' books.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Then heaven sends a fierce lion thither, whereon the jackals fly in terror and the lion robs them of their prey—even so did Trojans many and brave gather round crafty Ulysses, but the hero stood at bay and kept them off with his spear.
— from The Iliad by Homer

Raro invenitur quisquam eorum modestus et gravis, raro continens, et ut credo sobrius unquam.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

return to footnote mark Footnote 2: sayeth return Footnote 3: a going return Contents Contents p.5 No. 133 Thursday, August 2, 1711 Steele Quis Desiderio sit pudor aut modus Tam Chari capitis?
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

It is said however that Amasis, even when he was in a private station, was a lover of drinking and of jesting, and not at all seriously disposed; and whenever his means of livelihood failed him through his drinking and luxurious living, he would go about and steal; and they from whom he stole would charge him with having their property, and when he denied it would bring him before the judgment of an Oracle, whenever there was one in their place; and many times he was convicted by the Oracles and many times he was absolved: and then when finally he became king he did as follows:—as many of the gods as had absolved him and pronounced him not to be a thief, to their temples he paid no regard, nor gave anything for the further adornment of them, nor even visited them to offer sacrifice, considering them to be worth nothing and to possess lying Oracles; but as many as had convicted him of being a thief, to these he paid very great regard, considering them to be truly gods, and to present Oracles which did not lie.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

"Here is mother!" cried Buz, "and she's got Reggie. Come down and see him you others, but for heaven's sake, come quietly."
— from The Ffolliots of Redmarley by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker

The stalk and leaves are not as large as its great rival, Connecticut seed-leaf, but it far surpasses it in flavor.
— from Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings

Hence the rule that great results can only be obtained by the use of large numbers, but it is of no avail to state this conclusion from a scientific point of view.
— from Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries

A chain of government clubhouses runs across the Isthmus, one in each town, where reading rooms, games, gymnasiums, refreshment counters, discussion clubs, concerts, dances, cigar stores, and motion-picture programs are provided for young and old.
— from Prowling about Panama by George A. (George Amos) Miller

A mob of ragged, wild-looking Baluchis, with long, matted locks and gaudy rags, completes this dreary picture.
— from A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by Harry De Windt

In one part of the wood the ground rose considerably; so that the house, which lay low, was distinctly visible whenever there was a break in the trees.
— from Aurora Floyd, Vol. 2 Fifth Edition by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

The market had been crowded with buyers and their children, and it was the busiest hours of the day in the great roofed courtyard, covering a space 600 feet square, when, with scarcely a tremor of warning, there came a frightful crash and a dense cloud of dust covered the scene, from out of which came heartrending screams of agony.
— from The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire by Charles Morris

Beet leaves have such good red colours in them that they, too, add something to the general effect.
— from The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw