If we look into our original, we were created out of nothing; of ourselves we are nothing, more fleeting than a vain shadow; so corrupt that nothing but the grace of God restrains us from falling into the grossest sins, and sinking into the lowest pit of destruction.
— from True Christianity A Treatise on Sincere Repentence, True Faith, the Holy Walk of the True Christian, Etc. by Johann Arndt

The gay crowd has taken to itself wings; an emasculated bourgeoisie, grown rich upon fashionable follies, and a mob of working men, unused to arms, and distrustful even of their own leaders, are cowering beneath the ramparts of Paris, opposing frantic boasts, pitiful lamentations, unskilled valour, to the stern discipline of the legions of Germany, whose iron grasp is contracting closer and closer every day round the vaunted capital of modern civilization.
— from Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere

The poor woman went into the street and knelt down crying:— 'The curse of God rest upon Father —— for being the cause of my husband's murder.'
— from The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Samuel Murray Hussey

" "God rewarded us forthwith for this good act: for we killed a deer that same day, and four leagues farther we entered a little lake about ten leagues long and almost as wide, called by Mr. Sanson the Lake of the Salted Waters , but we saw no sign of salt.
— from The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot by James H. (James Henry) Coyne

319 Perhaps next to the wonderful Snail-Water for rickets, given on page 497 of this chapter, the Water of Life was the great remedy, used for fevers and also as a tonic in health: "Take Balm leaves and stalks, Betony leaves and flowers, Rosemary, red sage, Taragon, Tormentil leaves, Rossolis and Roses, Carnation, Hyssop, Thyme, red strings that grow upon Savory, red Fennel leaves and root, red Mints, of each a handful; bruise these hearbs and put them in a great earthen pot, & pour on them enough White Wine as will cover them, stop them close, and let them steep for eight or nine days; then put to it Cinnamon, Ginger, Angelica-seeds, Cloves, and Nuttmegs, of each an ounce, a little Saffron, Sugar one pound,
— from The Historical Child Paidology; The Science of the Child by Oscar Chrisman

The moment we appeared on the top seemed the signal for a general commotion amongst our people, and they all came running round the bay to meet us; Gatty reached us first, followed closely by Serena.
— from Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island by Julia de Winton

The Church of God remains under fresh forms—the one, holy, entire family in heaven and earth.
— from Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Frederick William Robertson

Here I am, a doomed man—booked for a fever, in this gloomy room, up four flights of stairs; nothing to look at but one table, two chairs, and a cobweb;
— from Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio. Second Series by Fanny Fern