Eduard , Julius Anton, born in Lissa (Posen), in 1785.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein
But sometimes—always, I suspect, unless one is exceedingly unfortunate—there comes a sense of second youth, gushing out of the heart's joy at being in love; or, possibly, it may come to crown some other grand festival in life, if any other such there be.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The handsome man beside him is Junot, and Bernadotte is leaning against the tent-pole.'
— from Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire by Arthur Conan Doyle
“The Pegasus,” by the man in the street called “The Flying Horse,” decorated still in the year 1691 the house of a jeweler and banker in Lombard Street.
— from Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of Hospitality by Fritz August Gottfried Endell
Archy had not thought he could laugh so soon after hearing of Langton's supposed illness, but at the recollection of Mary's and Isabel's gratification and delight at being noticed by Paul Jones, Archy burst into laughter, long and loud.
— from The Rock of the Lion by Molly Elliot Seawell
"They must not, I assure you," Johnnie answered, "but I like this well enough.
— from House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Guy Thorne
It is unquestionably vice, when, divorced from Justice and Benevolence, it lends itself to the passion for wealth, power, or Glory.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 02 (of 20) by Charles Sumner
Jonesville, of course, could think or talk of little else than this outrage, and Blaze Jones, as befitted its leading citizen, was loudest in his criticism of the government's weak-kneed policy.
— from Heart of the Sunset by Rex Beach
But the Convention refused this request; just as before, it left the conditions of suffrage to be determined by the individual states.
— from The Modern Woman's Rights Movement: A Historical Survey by Käthe Schirmacher
Two old gentlemen were sitting near me at Ramsgate and talking of the difficulty of finding a seat at the church there, and one of them said: “It is just as bad in London.
— from Miss Eden's Letters by Emily Eden
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