Although he had just created a new evangel of non-intervention for Italy, and preached it like an apostle, he preached the gospel of intervention in America as though he were a mouthpiece of the Congress of Vienna.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

At this point Yulia Mihailovna would certainly have forbidden Lyamshin her house, but that very evening the whole circle brought him to her with the intelligence that he had just composed a new piece for the piano, and persuaded her at least to hear it.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

[pg vii] Introduction Flavius Claudius Julianus , 1 son of Julius Constantius and nephew of the Emperor Constantine, was born at Constantinople in 331 a.d.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

[“No one wakes who has once fallen into the cold sleep of death.” —Lucretius, iii. 942] Julius Canus, a noble Roman, of singular constancy and virtue, having been condemned to die by that worthless fellow Caligula, besides many marvellous testimonies that he gave of his resolution, as he was just going to receive the stroke of the executioner, was asked by a philosopher, a friend of his: “Well, Canus, whereabout is your soul now?
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

thir minds How dark'nd; innocence, that as a veile Had shadow'd them from knowing ill, was gon, Just confidence, and native righteousness, And honour from about them, naked left To guiltie shame hee cover'd, but his Robe Uncover'd more.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

Now the miracles of Jesus Christ are not foretold by Antichrist, but the miracles of Antichrist are foretold by Jesus Christ.
— from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal

Soon as the force of that fallacious Fruit, That with exhilerating vapour bland About thir spirits had plaid, and inmost powers Made erre, was now exhal’d, and grosser sleep Bred of unkindly fumes, with conscious dreams Encumberd, now had left them, up they rose As from unrest, and each the other viewing, Soon found thir Eyes how op’nd, and thir minds How dark’nd; innocence, that as a veile Had shadow’d them from knowing ill, was gon, Just confidence, and native righteousness, And honour from about them, naked left To guiltie shame hee cover’d, but his Robe Uncover’d more.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

I kept this day as a solemn fast, setting it apart for religious exercise, prostrating myself on the ground with the most serious humiliation, confessing my sins to God, acknowledging His righteous judgments upon me, and praying to Him to have mercy on me through Jesus Christ; and not having tasted the least refreshment for twelve hours, even till the going down of the sun, I then ate a biscuit-cake and a bunch of grapes, and went to bed, finishing the day as I began it.
— from The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

You and I are true Russians, true believers, men of broad nature; all of these German and Jewish crochets are not for us.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Ninety-Six was garrisoned by about five hundred and fifty Loyalists, three hundred and fifty of whom were from New York and New Jersey, * and the remainder were South Carolina Tories, under Colonel King, the whole commanded by Lieutenant-colonel John Cruger, a native of the city of New York.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing

The uncle, Lord Wainbridge, had just constructed a novel; it contained a pinch of all the crazes of the day, and was clever, but not moral.
— from A Girl of the North: A Story of London and Canada by Susan Morrow Jones

The Plates are from original Drawings taken by Don Jose Carrillo, a native of Quito, now in England.
— from Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America (Vol 1 of 3) Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and results by Stevenson, William Bennet, active 1803-1825

She was not accustomed to sharp-tongued people, and it was really difficult for her to deal with them properly, as Judy could, and Nance, too.
— from Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Nell Speed

The Christians obtained all their authority to officiate from Jesus Christ, and not from the Jews.
— from The Government of God by John Taylor

Dr. Farrar admits that the discourses of Jesus Christ are not reported with accuracy.
— from The Book of God : In the Light of the Higher Criticism With Special Reference to Dean Farrar's New Apology by G. W. (George William) Foote

They must not thrust themselves without a just call and need into public or numerous meetings as teachers, nor do that which savoureth of pride or ostentation, or which tendeth to cherish those vices in others.
— from A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics by Richard Baxter

John Cary , a negro, died at Washington, aged 114.
— from The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time by Joel Munsell

he knew where to pick up choice bits of antique furniture, dainty porcelain, bronzes, and wood-carvings, while in the acquisition of rare books he was justly considered a notable connoisseur.
— from Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self by Marie Corelli