or was it kind to take me at my word, whether my suspicions were just or no, and leave me, as you did, a prey to much uncertainty and sorrow?
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Thus at Lampeter, on the edge of Cardiganshire, last September, when Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Glandennis (Jones of Glandennis, Roberts of the Dingle, Williams of Pwlldu,—such cognomens take the place in Wales of the distinctive names which separate Englishmen one from another, and from Jones of Nevada),—when Jones of Glandennis brought home his bride, the whole neighbourhood was agog to greet them.
— from British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

Within the space of a few centuries, we have been reduced to a name, just one name, all the "cleaner" because it has been stripped of all humanity and reduced to a social security barcode.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

That submissive and silent man, whom taunts, nor threats, nor stripes, nor cruelties, could disturb, roused a voice within him, such as of old his Master roused in the demoniac soul, saying, “What have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth?—art thou come to torment us before the time?”
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

For ourselves, therefore, it is comparatively of but little importance whether England does us justice or not; it is, perhaps, of far more importance to herself.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

Hiul, or Jul, of northern nations (qu. Noel of France?), is the Hindu Sankrānti, of which more will be said hereafter.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

He was baptized by Dr. Ewald, together with nine other Jews, on November 22, 1863.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

The order of songs and dances shall be as follows: There are many ancient musical compositions and dances which are excellent, and from these the newly-founded city may freely select what is proper and suitable; and they shall choose judges of not less than fifty years of age, who shall make the selection, and any of the old poems which they deem sufficient they shall include; any that are deficient or altogether unsuitable, they shall either utterly throw aside, or examine and amend, taking into their counsel poets and musicians, and making use of their poetical genius; but explaining to them the wishes of the legislator in order that they may regulate dancing, music, and all choral strains, according to the mind of the judges; and not allowing them to indulge, except in some few matters, their individual pleasures and fancies.
— from Laws by Plato

One afternoon, for instance, a lively discussion sprang up from a description I had given of a tragedy to be entitled Jesus of Nazareth.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

And to them we humbly hope to be able to respond, 'Now we believe not because of the language of others, whether honest doubters or devout disciples, for we have heard Him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.' 'Restate our doctrines as we may,' to sum up all in the words of one who began his career as a teacher in the confidence that Jesus of Nazareth was merely a man, but whom closer study and deepening experience have brought to a fuller faith, 'reconstruct our theologies as we will, this age, like every age, beholds in Him the Way to God, the { 204} Truth of God, the Life of God lived out among men: this age, like every age, has heard and responds to His call, "Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden
— from Modern Substitutes for Christianity by Pearson M'Adam Muir

Vague rumors of a legal tangle involving the land around Manti had reached Trevison’s ears, and this morning he had jumped on Nigger, determined to run the rumors down.
— from 'Firebrand' Trevison by Charles Alden Seltzer

She is going to sleep in the very next room to yours and leave the door open between. Try it for just one night, dear.
— from Mary's Rainbow by Mary Edward Feehan

And then, just over New Cross, a terrible thing happened.
— from The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, Issue 160, April, 1904 by Various

Be you joking, or not?
— from The Unseen Hand; or, James Renfew and His Boy Helpers by Elijah Kellogg

The very justification of ‘necessity,’ which shocks our conscience when put forward by the enemy, is the one we invoke callously at the peace—or before it, as when we agree to allow Czarist Russia to do what she will with Poland, and Italy with Serbia.
— from The Fruits of Victory A Sequel to The Great Illusion by Norman Angell

Neither Maggie nor Clara, nor Janet Orgreave, nor even Hilda before she became his wife, had ever aroused in him the least suspicion that a woman might be a tripartite creature.
— from These Twain by Arnold Bennett

But I do not apologise in closing this part of my subject, for saying that the frightful outrage that is just going on in Europe, perhaps shows that the message of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Peace, had been little understood in Europe, and that light upon it may have to be thrown from the East.
— from Third class in Indian railways by Mahatma Gandhi

Mr Herle's skill, both logical and theological, is greater than it seems he can well judge of; neither can this bold arrogant censure of his derogate from Mr Herle's, but from his own reputation.
— from The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

"That unchangeable home is for you and for me, Where Jesus of Nazareth stands; The King of all kingdoms forever is He,
— from Our Day In the Light of Prophecy by William Ambrose Spicer