No heathen, since Moses until Jesus Christ, believed according to the very Rabbis.
— from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal

Also—quite uninvited—he would read Shakespeare to me; not just casually, but by the hour, when it was his watch and I was steering.
— from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain

Then from the said south gate west, runneth one other street, called Knightriders’ street, by St. Thomas Apostle’s church on the north side, and Wringwren lane by the said church, at the west end thereof, and to the east end of the Trinitie church in the said Knightriders’ street, where this ward endeth on that south side the street; but on the north side it runneth no further than the corner against the new built tavern and other houses, in a plot of ground where sometime stood Ormond place; yet have ye one other lane lower down in Royall street, stretching from over against St. Michael’s church, to, and by the north side of St. James’ church by Garlicke Hith; this is called Kerion lane.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

Shall I swear it?' 'No, John!' cried Bella, laying her hand upon his lips, with a proud look.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

But in synthetical judgements, I must go beyond the given conception, in order to cogitate, in relation with it, something quite different from that which was cogitated in it, a relation which is consequently never one either of identity or contradiction, and by means of which the truth or error of the judgement cannot be discerned merely from the judgement itself.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

He would then walk the floor, and seek to justify Covey by saying he expected I deserved it.
— from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

Only son of Sir James Craufurd, Bart., of Kilbirney, co. Stirling.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes by Charles Dalton

The stupendous aqueducts, so justly celebrated by the praises of Augustus himself, replenished the Therm , or baths, which had been constructed in every part of the city, with Imperial magnificence.
— 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

But the arguments of the Jews and their friends go further than this; not only do they claim that there is no Jewish conspiracy, but no world-plot of any kind.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

Inveigled C. Overtoiled C. Cloyed C. Dangling C. Miserable C. Squeezed C. Stupid C. Steeped C. Resty C. Seedless C. Kneaded-with-cold- Pounded C. Soaked C. water C. Loose C. Coldish C. Hacked C. Fruitless C. Pickled C. Flaggy C. Riven C. Churned C. Scrubby C. Pursy C. Filliped C. Drained C. Fusty C. Singlefied C. Haled C. Jadish C. Begrimed C. Lolling C. Fistulous C. Wrinkled C. Drenched C. Languishing C. Fainted C. Burst C. Maleficiated C. Extenuated C. Stirred up C. Hectic C. Grim C. Mitred C. Worn out C. Wasted C. Peddlingly furnished Ill-favoured C. Inflamed C. C. Duncified C. Unhinged C. Rusty C. Macerated C. Scurfy C. Exhausted C. Paralytic C. Straddling C. Perplexed C. Degraded C. Putrefied C. Unhelved C. Benumbed C. Maimed C. Fizzled C. Bat-like C. Overlechered C. Leprous C. Fart-shotten C. Druggely C. Bruised C. Sunburnt C. Mitified C. Spadonic C. Pacified C. Goat-ridden C. Boughty C. Blunted C. Weakened C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

Of Jesus Christ Being Both Premise and Argument Against Mr. Van Der Donckt's Philosophical Argument.
— from The Mormon Doctrine of Deity: The Roberts-Van Der Donckt Discussion To which is added a discourse, Jesus Christ, the revelation of God; also a collection of authoritative Mormon utterances on the being and nature of God by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts

Thus property and sovereign sway, at last, In equal balances were justly cast: But this new Jehu spurs the hot-mouth'd horse— Instructs the beast to know his native force; 120 To take the bit between his teeth, and fly To the next headlong steep of anarchy.
— from The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by John Dryden

As soon as the force of the emission jet can be applied as a factor in giving motive power, the fact that no close-fitting parts are required for the places upon which the line of force impinges will alter the conditions of the whole problem.
— from Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast by George Sutherland

Thus are described to us at some length the acts of that wise master-builder whose words we have just cited; but though he laboured more abundantly than all, all acted after the same manner.
— from The Formation of Christendom, Volume II by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

Jinny called back.
— from Jinny the Carrier by Israel Zangwill

The conduct of this enterprise had been entrusted to general Forbes, who marched from Philadelphia, about the beginning of July, at the head of the main body of the army, destined for this service, in order to join colonel Bouquet at Raystown.
— from The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by John Marshall

“Here, none of that croaking, Davy Jones!” cried Bob White.
— from The Boy Scouts Along the Susquehanna; or, The Silver Fox Patrol Caught in a Flood by Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917

Julius Cæsar By Hilary Hardinge.
— from Rudolph Eucken : a philosophy of life by Abel J. (Abel John) Jones

THE END End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of June Cable, by George Barr McCutcheon *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JUNE CABLE *
— from Jane Cable by George Barr McCutcheon

Booth has just come back from the West and he's sold you to eighteen more papers.
— from The Boy Grew Older by Heywood Broun