Aggregate loss of July 3,804 5,915 9,719 In this table the column of "killed and missing" embraces the prisoners that fell into the hands of the enemy, mostly lost in the Seventeenth Corps, on the 22d of July, and does not embrace the losses in the cavalry divisions of Garrard and McCook, which, however, were small for July.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

I would take these good folks some gift as simple as themselves, a gift which would be my share of the feast; and in exchange I should obtain gifts beyond price, gifts so little known among my equals, the gifts of freedom and true pleasure.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

We are quite near relations, you know; and Mr Elliot too, whom you ought so particularly to be acquainted with!
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

—Most embroidery of this kind, and more especially the Italian, is done on very fine linen.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

koku, a measure, equal to about 5 bushels, used also as a measure of land assessment, see p. 36.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

[186] was a eunuch [403] and guardian of the royal treasures, but for the rest keen and more energetic than would be expected of a eunuch.
— from Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. by Procopius

I regretted to see them killed, and more especially the young one, the meat not being at all necessary at that time; but it is right to add that I did not feel sick when my own blood was up the day before.
— from Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone

Smiling, she poured out his third cup of tea, and was just passing it when there was a knock, and McEwan entered the hall.
— from The Nest Builder: A Novel by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale

A moment afterwards the Queen opened my door; she was accompanied by the King and Madame Elisabeth; the King stood with his back against the fireplace; the Queen sat down upon a sofa and Madame Elisabeth sat near her; I placed myself behind the Queen, and the two Guards stood facing the King.
— from Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Complete Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen by Mme. (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) Campan

She didn't know any more, except that it hadn't been what these letters seemed to reveal.
— from Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler

But this must only be occasional; for if the ear be constantly accustomed to sounds of any kind, and more especially those which are harsh or loud, the organ of hearing is liable to sustain injury.
— from The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

As the Beltana came up to the wind, she lay right down until the amazed crew of the stranger could almost see her keel, and momentarily expected to see her capsize or her masts go overboard.
— from The Colonial Clippers by Basil Lubbock

She herself remained behind, superintending the removal of the feast; keeping a motherly eye, too, on the poor boy and his claret.
— from The Divine Fire by May Sinclair

An awkward silence followed, during which both Kennedy and myself endeavored to conceal our ignorance of horses by saying nothing about them.
— from The Social Gangster by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve