They made the walls of Paris didactic, suasive, with an ever fresh Periodical Literature, wherein he that ran might read: Placard Journals, Placard Lampoons, Municipal Ordinances, Royal Proclamations; the whole other or vulgar Placard-department super-added,—or omitted from contempt!
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
Ambo fortes et fortunati, Mars idem magisterii dominus juxta primam Leovitii regulam.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
De toute façon, si personne ne le fait, ça se fera tout seul, via le "peer to peer", ce procédé mis au point justement par les "Napster" et autres "Gnutella".
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert
Jason Pratensis, Laurentius, cap.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
We went to the Imperial Museum in the morning and the curator showed us about—I won’t describe a museum—but on the way home we were taken into a pipe store and Mamma purchased three little Japanese pipes, ladies’ pipes, to take home.
— from Letters from China and Japan by Harriet Alice Chipman Dewey
Two dark jagged peaks loomed above them through the darkness, and the defile which led between them was the Eagle Cañon in which the horses were awaiting them.
— from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Or Japhet pocket, like his grace, a will? Is it for Bond or Peter (paltry things) To pay their debts, or keep their faith, like kings?
— from An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires by Alexander Pope
Pierre’s confusion was not reflected by any confusion on Natásha’s part, but only by the pleasure that just perceptibly lit up her whole face.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
Soon as his stature they beheld, Their fear and sorrow were dispelled; And joyous praises loud and long Rang out from all the Vánar throng.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
(Je prie le Prince Albert de ne pas être jaloux de cette expression.)
— from The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Queen of Great Britain Victoria
“I have learned a sad lesson,” said John Pike, looking sadly.
— from Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
(From Jean Jacques Perret, L’Art du Coutelier , Paris, 1772.
— from Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby A. Appel
p. 165; and in 1706, ‘étant à la tête des affaires, et joignant presque les fonctions de premier ministre à celles d'ambassadeur.’
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle
" "Besides which," Bain said, "your secret's out, to us—you just plain like children."
— from The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
Craik, John Davenport, Franklin Davenport, George Dent, Joseph Dickson, William Edmond, Thomas Evans, Abiel Foster, Jonathan Freeman, Elizur Goodrich, [Pg 500] Roger Griswold, Archibald Henderson, Benjamin Huger, Jas. H. Imlay, Henry Lee, Silas Lee, James Linn, Lewis R. Morris, Harrison G. Otis, Robert Page, Josiah Parker, Jonas Platt, Leven Powell, John Read, Nathan Read, Wm.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16) by United States. Congress
Jefferson proceeded, like all the law students of his time, to dig in "Coke upon Littleton" and others, putting down in his "Commonplace Book" decisions, discussions, definitions, matters of importance to a country lawyer, such as wills, devises, commercial contracts, cases on larceny, trespassing, debts, damages, bankruptcy, [Pg 29] leases, libels; and he did it with his customary thoroughness and clarity.
— from Thomas Jefferson, the Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard
The same doctrine was laid down by Judge Porter, (late United States Senator from Louisiana,) in his decision at the March term of the La. Supreme Court, 1830, in the case of Merry vs. Chexnaider, 20 Martin's Reps. 699.
— from The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society
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