Vide No. 81, in which the supposition of its being abolished by the appellate jurisdiction in matters of fact being vested in the Supreme Court, is examined and refuted.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

and though in the beginning she either left it at his approach, or quietly joined in my occupations, and shunned remarking or addressing him—and though he was always as sullen and silent as possible—after a while, she changed her behaviour, and became incapable of letting him alone: talking at him; commenting on his stupidity and idleness; expressing her wonder how he could endure the life he lived—how he could sit a whole evening staring into the fire, and dozing.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

And mad with burning rage and pride In hasty words like these replied: “Joy, joy is mine, O Raghu's son: Thy fate to-day thou canst not shun.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Jupiter is my other grandsire; of him, too, I 223 VI.
— from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

As to what relates to myself, I must be forced to submit to the judgment of others; yet, except I am too partial to be judge in my own case, I am apt to believe I have praised Folly in such a manner as not to have deserved the name of fool for my pains.
— from In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Desiderius Erasmus

But what I chiefly admired, and thought altogether unaccountable, was the strong disposition I observed in them towards news and politics, perpetually inquiring into public affairs, giving their judgments in matters of state, and passionately disputing every inch of a party opinion.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift

H2 anchor The Cardin O't, The Spinnin O't I coft a stane o' haslock woo', To mak a wab to Johnie o't; For Johnie is my only jo, I loe him best of onie yet.
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

This is, the practice which prevails of making strong appeals to the jury in mitigation of damages, or to the judge, after a verdict has been rendered against a captain or officer, for a lenient sentence, on the grounds of their previous good character, and of their being poor, and having friends and families depending upon them for support.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

And be spry, for we must eat our breakfast while the judge is making out his papers.”
— from A Chance for Himself; or, Jack Hazard and His Treasure by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge

To the Honorable William H. Seward , Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication, dated the 23d of June, informing me of the completion of the gold medal prepared pursuant to an act of Congress of March 16, 1867, to be presented to me in the name of the people of the United States, and asking what may be my wishes in regard to its further disposition.
— from The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by J. F. (Joseph Florimond) Loubat

Well may I set the world at nought; Jesus is mine, O can it be That Jesus lived and died for me?
— from The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Hezekiah Butterworth

Jerusalem is marked out by them as a second Sodom (compare Is. i. 10), upon which the divine judgments would discharge themselves.
— from Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

"When you get lost in that damned jungle it may occur to even you!
— from The Gland Stealers by Bertram Gayton

A short portage brought him to a small, heart-shaped lake, to which he gave the name “Lake Julia,” in memory of a deceased friend.
— from Minnesota, the North Star State by William Watts Folwell

Madame Flamingo's house, as you may judge, is much out in its dignity, and in a general uproar.
— from Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Will you exchange the other jewels I made over to you for these?
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

On the Sabbath a man shall not engage in any foolish conversation; and he shall not exact repayment from his neighbor; nor shall he give judgment in matters of property; he shall not talk about matters of work and labor to be done on the next day.
— from The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect by George Foot Moore