Sir Thomas showed me his picture and Sir Anthony Vandike’s, in crayon in little, done exceedingly well.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

all of which shall be severally noticed in the order in which they occur as well as shuch others as I learn do exist and which not been here recapitulated.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

, qui marque la situation inférieure, la dépendance, etc. souscrire , consentir.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

(1) ἐν ψαλμοῖς B, P, with the cursives 17, 67 ** , 73, 116, 118, and in Latin, d, e, vulg., with the Latin commentators Victorinus, Hilary and Jerome.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

The art of writing novels, such as it was, is long dead everywhere except in Russia, where it is new.
— from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

flamenco Flemish ( etc., see inglés ), loosely Dutch etc. .
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

ANT: Hurt, injury, loss, detriment, evil, disadvantage, ill, calamity, infliction, curse.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

In the Provinces of Cashel and Tuam, in the fourteenth century, we do not often find a foreign born Bishop; even in Leinster double elections and double delegations to Rome, show how deeply the views of the patriotic Nicholas McMaelisa had seized upon the clergy of the next age.
— from A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

He had to run out to get me some rouge and lipstick and face powder, but eventually I looked decent enough to appear on the street.
— from A Maid and a Million Men the candid confessions of Leona Canwick, censored indiscreetly by James G. Dunton by James G. (James Gerald) Dunton

In short, having quitted Italy like distressed exiles, without having one soldier or one town that owned their command, they now found themselves at the head of a flourishing army, furnished with every necessary for carrying on the war, and in a condition to support a contest on which the empire of the world depended.
— from Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. by Oliver Goldsmith

These cannot possibly compete with the educated Hollanders in quest of good positions, nor are they taught any handicrafts, and the galling prospect is inevitable that they will have to content themselves with very humble stations in life, dependent even upon the more prosperous Uitlanders.
— from Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked by C. H. Thomas

The thickness of the main wall at base is within an inch or two of three feet; higher up, it is less, diminishing every story by retreating jogs on the inside, from bottom to top.
— from Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis Henry Morgan