So to my office awhile, and, my jealousy still reigning, I went in and, not out of any pleasure but from that only reason, did go up to them to practise, and did make an end of “La Duchesse,” which I think I should, with a little pains, do very well.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

John Shields, R. Fields and Willard hunted in the hills near Camp and returned before 2 P. M without killing any thing except a fiew Grows.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Diam ’kau di rimba besar, Sakat Rendang nama-nya ’kau, Diam ’kau di kayu ara, Si Chakah nama-nya ’kau, Diam ’kau di tunggul buta, Si Rempĕnai 6 nama-nya ’kau, Diam ’kau di busut jantan, Si Rimpun 7 nama-nya ’kau, [ 591 ] Diam ’kau di gunong guntong, Si Betoto’ 8 nama-nya ’kau, Diam ’kau di tengah padang, Si Hampar nama-nya ’kau, Diam ’kau di anak ayer, Si Belunchau 9 nama-nya ’kau, Diam ’kau di mata ayer, Si Linchir nama-nya ’kau; Jangan-lah angkau mungkirkan satia kapada-’ku!
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

Let the Apostle James summarily reply to them: "If any man say he has faith, and have not works, can faith save him?"
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

Yet Jokubas Szedvilas read on and on; and presently there developed that he had good reason for doing so.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

His pride never deserts him; but with the rich he is liberal-minded, just, sincere, rational, honourable, and perhaps agreeable—allowing something for fortune and figure.”
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

'Jem Spyers,' resumed the officer, 'for a long time said nothing at all, and listened to everything without seeming to, which showed he understood his business.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

The Jew still remains the enigma of the world.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous

Malgré cette puissance et si vaste et si grande, Vous pouvez déjà voir comme elle m'appréhende, Combien en me perdant elle espère gagner, Parce qu'elle prévoit que je saurai régner.
— from Ariosto, Shakespeare and Corneille by Benedetto Croce

203 Sankey, Ira, visits England, iii. 168 Santley, Sir Charles, ii. 300, 301, 305; iii. 370 Sargent, John S., R.A., iii. 329; iv.
— from Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 4 (of 4).—1892-1914 by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves

Cousin Jane Selden remained her good neighbour and kind friend, and once Mr. Ned Hunter brought a message from Unity.
— from Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston

“You’re not a woman, so you can’t judge,” she replied.
— from Rose O'Paradise by Grace Miller White

Christine Jope Slade Release Date: May 30, 2015 [EBook #49090]
— from Love in a Muddle by Christine Jope-Slade

Numerous were the journalistic sentences running under an air of eulogy of the lordly warrior purposely to be tripped, and producing their damnable effect, despite the obvious artifice.
— from Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete by George Meredith

H. Hogan, F. Quantmeyer, H. L. Wickey, Alden Bermingham, W. E. Outman, Herbert Reine, C. Noethling, J. S. Riddle, H. A. Bridenbecker, Frank Spoon, L. R. Cantwell, Chas.
— from Wide Awake Magazine, Volume 4, Number 3, January 10, 1916 by Various

Sanford, Andrew Sanford, Mary Seager, Elizabeth Selleck, David Selleck, Jonathan Sergeant, Peter Sewall, Samuel Shervington, Thomas Sherwood, Isaac Sherwood, Mistress Thomas Slawson, Elezer Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Philip Smith, Samuel Spencer, Sarah Stanly, Caleb Stanly, Nath. Staplies, Mary Staplies, Thomas Steele, James Sterne, Robert Stiles, Henry Stirg, Joseph Stoughton, John Stoughton, William 27 151 , 157 151 , 156 80 - 85 , 152 , 157 108 , 114 106 , 107 , 110 , 116 27 27 133 , 138 64 124 , 128 , 135 , 139 113 56 51 38 , 50 , 52 , 53 , 66 155 , 157 117 78 , 117 125 - 141 , 154 , 157 125 , 126 117 81 , 84 148 66 117 27 , ix T Tailecote, Mr. Tash, John Tompson, J. Treat, Robert Trumbull, J. Hammond 38 140 , 141 129 , 135 48 , 62 , 117 v V Varlett, Judith 151 , 157 W Wadsworth, Joseph Wakely, James Wakeman, Sarah Walcott, Mary Walkley, James Ward, Andrew Ward, Hester Ward, Thomas Webster, Mr. Wells, Mr. Wells, Hugh Wescot, Abigail Wescot, Daniel White, John Whiting, Rev. John Whitlock, Goodwife Wiat, Nath.
— from The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697) by John M. (John Metcalf) Taylor