A Dedication To Gavin Hamilton, Esq. Expect na, sir, in this narration, A fleechin, fleth'rin Dedication, To roose you up, an' ca' you guid, An' sprung o' great an' noble bluid, Because ye're surnam'd like His Grace— Perhaps related to the race: Then, when I'm tir'd—and sae are ye,
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

It was undoubtedly the wish and design of Julian to deprive the Christians of the advantages of wealth, of knowledge, and of power; but the injustice of excluding them from all offices of trust and profit seems to have been the result of his general policy, rather than the immediate consequence of any positive law.
— 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

Attend to me now, for the promise you have given particularly relates to what I shall direct.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

The constantly repeated threat of Pyrrhus to deliver up Astyanax to death, if Andromache should not listen to him, with his gallant protestations, resembles the arts of an executioner, who applies the torture to his victim with the most courtly phrases.
— from Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by August Wilhelm von Schlegel

Although at first demurring to Washington's request, he finally appointed Hamilton, his greatest political rival, to be the second general in command,--a man who was eager for war, and who hoped, through war, to become the leader of the nation, as well as leader of his party.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders by John Lord

Lastly, we come to the historical group, poems relating to the history of India.
— from The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany by Arthur F. J. Remy

But when he recollected the subordinate uses to which this “puppy” was to be put, and considered how unlikely, in his case, it would be exposed to sight in comparison with its more masculine brother, he grew partially reconciled to an evil which was now, indeed, irreparable.
— from Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by William Gilmore Simms

He gave public readings through England, Scotland and Ireland, where the people fought for seats.
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Elbert Hubbard

"Six hundred golden pounds," repeated the others.
— from The Bondman: A New Saga by Caine, Hall, Sir

This fellow has got prior rights to you in this deal, and if you are too rough it may go against you.
— from The Cottage of Delight: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

He gives particulars relating to contemporary improvisations.
— from Renaissance in Italy, Volume 4 (of 7) Italian Literature, Part 1 by John Addington Symonds