Moreover, he charged a discreet servant of his that he should study, by such means as seemed to him best, to ride with Messer Ruggieri on such wise that he should not appear to have been sent by the king, and note everything he should say of him, so as he might avail to repeat it to him, and that on the ensuing morning he should command him return to the court.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

i ko makou mau la hope, a nolaila, ke noi mua aku nei kau mau kauwa, mai ae oe ia makou e hoohaumia me kekahi mau kanaka, e like me ka makemake o ke Alii; nolaila, e hookuu ia makou e noho puupaa e like me
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole

These would be a mixture of the shepherd kings and native Egyptians, held by the former as slaves, who would naturally fall into the hands of the Egyptian monarch during his gradual reconquest of the country; and they would be held by the pure Egyptians in as little esteem as the Jews themselves, both being, in a measure, of the shepherd race.
— from A History of the Gipsies: with Specimens of the Gipsy Language by Walter Simson

“And then, aunt, I’ve been to Paris twice, you know, and nothing ever happened to me.”
— from The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX) by Paul de Kock

Hullin's sight was keen, and nothing escaped him; besides, for years he had been accustomed to this sort of thing; but Lagarmitte, who had never seen anything like it, was stupefied: "There are great numbers of them," he exclaimed, shaking his head.
— from The Invasion of France in 1814 by Erckmann-Chatrian

He made a very good king and never expected his people to wish him well against their wills; but, all the same, everyone did wish him well, for they all loved him.
— from The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Whether this apparent thickness of 20 feet is of earth, or earth and stone mixed, or is indicative of a dip in the rock floor, is not known, as no excavation has ever been made except for the plant beds.
— from Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 by Gerard Fowke

I ke Alii nae e hele ana, he nui ka poe i ukali ia laua, no ka makemake ia Aiwohikupua.
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole

o Laielohelohe no ka ike ana iho he wahine e ka kana kane, aole nae e hiki ia laua ke ike
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole