In this case Joan is not the heir of her father, inasmuch as he has sons Thomas and Henry, but she is the heir of her mother and the only issue capable of inheriting and transmitting the Conyers arms and quarterings.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

At the same time, he reckoned himself as too weak, when he judged it necessary to obtain reinforcement.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

VII Wert thou some Starr which from the ruin'd roofe Of shak't Olympus by mischance didst fall; Which carefull Jove in natures true behoofe Took up, and in fit place did reinstall? Or did of late earths Sonnes besiege the wall Of sheenie Heav'n, and thou some goddess fled Amongst us here below to hide thy nectar'd head VIII Or wert thou that just Maid who once before 50 Forsook the hated earth, O tell me sooth And cam'st again to visit us once more?
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

‘Mr. Jorkins is not to be moved, believe me!’
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

In other words the judgment is not to be pronounced upon the evidence, but the evidence must be mutilated to suit the judgment.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

well-a-day, lack-a-day Ioed, n. time past; ever Iolad, n. a worshipping Iolaeth, n. adoration, worship Iolaethu, v. to adore Iolawr, n. an adorer Iolch, n. an act of devotion Ioli, v. to praise; to worship Ion, n. a first cause; the Lord Ionawr, n. January Ior, n. the eternal; the Lord Iorn, n. a burst, a thrust Iornad, n. a bursting through Iorni, v. to burst through Iorthawl, a. incessant; diligent Iorthi, v. to be continual Iorthyn, n. assiduity Ir, n. that is pure; that is fresh; a. juicy; green; raw Iraâd, n. a growing juicy Irad, n. pungency, rage: a. pungent; grievous; rueful Iradedd, n. grievousness Iradrwydd, n. grievousness Iradu, v. to render afflicting Iradus, a. rueful, afflicting Irai, n. a sharp point; a goad Iraid, n. grease Iraidd, a. juicy; sappy; fresh Irain, a. full of juice; luxuriant Irâu, v. to grow juicy Irdanc, n. stupor, amazement Irdangawl, a. stupifying, amazing, causing a stupor Irdangiad, n. a stupifying Irdawd, n. succulency; freshness, or rawness Irdra, n. juiciness, freshness Ireidiad, n. an anointing, or greasing Ireidlyd, a. of a grea
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Solution of the antinomy of Taste There is no possibility of removing the conflict between these principles that underlie every judgement of taste (which are nothing else than the two peculiarities of the judgement of taste exhibited above in the Analytic), except by showing that the concept to which we refer the Object in this kind of judgement is not taken in the same sense in both maxims of the aesthetical Judgement.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

They had not less confidence in me, and judged it necessary to certify which of us was the thief.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Among the many letters which I found in Vicksburg on my return from Meridian was one from Captain D. F. Boyd, of Louisiana, written from the jail in Natchez, telling me that he was a prisoner of war in our hands; had been captured in Louisiana by some of our scouts; and he bespoke my friendly assistance.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

The second title, ‘Concerning Justice,’ is not the one by which the Republic is quoted, either by Aristotle or generally in antiquity, and, like the other second titles of the Platonic Dialogues, may therefore be assumed to be of later date.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

The secret of joy is not to wait until you feel happy, but to rise, by an act of faith, out of the depression which is dragging you down, and begin to praise God as an act of choice.
— from Days of Heaven Upon Earth by A. B. (Albert B.) Simpson

The young man who loves his mother with his whole soul, who at all times and places, amid all pleasures and amusements, retains her image in his heart of hearts, and turns to her ever as the refreshing fountain of his sweetest joy, is none the less capable of loving all his fellow-men.
— from Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. by G. S. (George Sumner) Weaver

This was less expeditious, partly because, in the case of a Bonaparte, Napoleon judged it needful to sound the measure of his obedience.
— from The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) by J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

I made trial, at the same time, of the temper of the Gauls, whether they could be reclaimed from their natural ferocity; but, perceiving them untractable and implacable, I then judged it necessary to chastise them by force of arms.
— from The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End with the Epitomes and Fragments of the Lost Books by Livy

16, where we have twice repeated in the same verse the formula "God Amen;" and the meaning of the name as applied to Jesus is, not that all the Divine promises shall be accomplished by Him, but that He is Himself the fulfilment of every promise made by the Almighty to His people.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Revelation by William Milligan

All day the soldiers held out, but the thirst was in itself enough to justify if not to compel a surrender.
— from The Great Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle

Add water to remaining pan juices, if necessary, to bring liquid to 1-1/2 cups.
— from The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

Jehovah is not the only God; He is the only God for Israel.
— from The Evolution of Old Testament Religion by W. E. (William Edwin) Orchard

"I am not finding fault with what you did, Jonathan; I never thought of such a thing," the [42] perturbed woman found voice to reassure her husband.
— from A Houseful of Girls by Sarah Tytler