It is always, everywhere, an unmitigated curse.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
He is an entertaining and very decent fellow, and I think possibly Mrs. Marks would enjoy meeting him.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post
We are more distinctly conscious that rude penances are out of the question for gentlemen in an enlightened age, and that mortal sin is not incompatible with an appetite for muffins.
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot
I will state, however, general, that I am equally anxious for peace with yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
The Christians were the soldiers of Christ; their adversaries, who refused his sacrament, or military oath of baptism might deserve the metaphorical name of pagans; and this popular reproach was introduced as early as the reign of Valentinian (A. D. 365) into Imperial laws (Cod. Theodos.
— 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
It would seem that, in man, all that makes up space perception, including the correlation of sight and touch and so on, is almost entirely acquired.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell
The arms of Manuel were exercised on Mount Taurus, in the plains of Hungary, on the coast of Italy and Egypt, and on the seas of Sicily and Greece: the influence of his negotiations extended from Jerusalem to Rome and Russia; and the Byzantine monarchy, for a while, became an object of respect or terror to the powers of Asia and Europe.
— 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
He is an English Afrikander; is an old resident, and has a Boer wife.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain
And as I know that many have written on this point, I expect I shall be considered presumptuous in mentioning it again, especially as in discussing it I shall depart from the methods of other people.
— from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
It is an extensive and growing concern, using bog iron from the vicinity and other ores from different sources.
— from A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 by Ithamar Howell
Near it an easychair and a lounge.
— from Exiles: A Play in Three Acts by James Joyce
The Doby , or washerman, is also exclusively a domestic, washing for only one family; by which it should be understood, that, not only his master’s linen of every description, but the zenanah apparel is given to him to wash, and to iron.
— from The East India Vade-Mecum, Volume 1 (of 2) or, complete guide to gentlemen intended for the civil, military, or naval service of the East India Company. by Thomas Williamson
Julian tried to bring back heathen customs, and to have the old gods worshipped again; but he was killed in an expedition against the Persians, and soon after his time the old idol-worship was quite forgotten.
— from Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
GDP - real growth rate This entry gives GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent.
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
This purpose was being fulfilled when the first three illiterates in Rowan County learned to read and write and when the first district banished illiteracy and it is being fulfilled today wherever, through its influence and example, adult illiterates are being emancipated.
— from Moonlight Schools for the Emancipation of Adult Illiterates by Cora Wilson Stewart
He tried to make it as easy as he could.
— from Cue for Quiet by T. L. Sherred
Titian's grand picture of "Peter the Martyr" is, perhaps, as instructive an example as could be chosen of successful Idealism; because in it we have a marvellous presentation of reality as seen by a poetic mind.
— from The Principles of Success in Literature by George Henry Lewes
With reference to the use of binding material, the most commonly used and that which receives most favour is road grit or scrapings, [44] sharp sand is also employed, as well as gravel if clean, and also stone chippings and screenings; these should be of the same material of which the road is made, if possible, and no doubt newly constructed roads require more care in the binding material than simple repairs.
— from The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook by H. Percy (Henry Percy) Boulnois
The so-much-needed mental intercourse and encouragement are absent.
— from Woman under socialism by August Bebel
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