[1] "In anno Simiae, octavâ lunâ, die quarto exeunte, juxta fluvium Cobam ( the Kuban ), apud Ripam Rubeam existentes scripsimus."
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

As for them that do not, what manner of men they be at home, or abroad; day or night, how conditioned themselves with what manner of conditions, or with men of what conditions they moil and pass away the time together, he knoweth, and remembers right well, he therefore regards not such praise and approbation, as proceeding from them, who cannot like and approve themselves.
— from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

If you put a question to a person in a right way, he will give a true answer of himself, but how could he do this unless there were knowledge and right reason already in him?
— from Phaedo by Plato

Another winding road leads to a colorful canyon known as "Red Rock.
— from Glacier National Park [Montana] by United States. Department of the Interior

Many years ago, in the days of the smuggler known as "Rob Roy of the West," a piratical band buried on the coast of South Devon a quantity of treasure which was, of course, abandoned by them in the usual inexplicable way.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

Soon after this, Ermólov moved up to Kutúzov and respectfully remarked: “It is not too late yet, your Highness—the enemy has not gone away—if you were to order an attack!
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

I have already conjectured that the annual flight of the priestly king at Rome ( regifugium ) was at first a flight of the same kind; in other words, that he was originally one of those divine kings who are either put to death after a fixed period or allowed to prove by the strong hand or the fleet foot that their divinity is vigorous and unimpaired.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

He could feign nae mair, but, gnashing on Robin wi' his teeth, he dartit into the air like a fiery dragon, an' keust a reid rainbow o'er the taps o' the Lowmonds.
— from The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg

Before assuming the dignity of Hersir, and consequently that of High Priest of Gotland, Ivar made a sacrifice before the people, and according to ancient custom, he killed a ram, reddening his hands in its blood, and then declared the godship of Hjorvard to be his; after this ceremony he was to rule over the sacrifices at Dampstadir.
— from Ivar the Viking A romantic history based upon authentic facts of the third and fourth centuries by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

But the windows were blank, and even the front door, as he stood there knocking and ringing repeatedly, had an air of dust and neglect about it which prepared him for the worst.
— from The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey

And ‘Pep’ Kinsey and ‘Rolls’ Roice; but outside of Billy and Gus Fingal and Pep Kinsey they’re all new men, aren’t they?
— from Right Tackle Todd by Ralph Henry Barbour

Eight years after his death, the city authorities began to keep a regular record of such cases, and “Letter-Book,” I, “contains some dozens of similar charges, mostly against chaplains celebrating in the city, temp.
— from Chaucer and His England by G. G. (George Gordon) Coulton

Wherever he went, his correspondence with her was never remitted; and when the warmth of gallantry was over, the cherished idea of kindness and regard remained."
— from The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson

The state, as existing among the Omahas and cognate tribes, may be termed a kinship state, that is, one in which "governmental functions are performed by men whose positions in the government are determined by kinship, and rules relating to kinship and the reproduction of 216 the species constitute the larger body of the law.
— from Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370)) by James Owen Dorsey

But the King and Rasakósha returned to their own apartments.
— from A Digit of the Moon: A Hindoo Love Story by F. W. (Francis William) Bain

If John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan could negotiate with the Soviet Union, then surely a strong and confident America can negotiate with less powerful adversaries today.
— from State of the Union Addresses of Barack Obama, 2009-2016 by Barack Obama