CHAPTER IV King Arthur Conquers Ireland and Norway, Slays the Giant of St. Michael’s Mount, and Conquers Gaul — The Adventures of Sir Balin he land of Britain being now in peace, and many great and valiant knights therein ready to take part in whatsoever battles or adventures might arise, King Arthur resolved to follow all his enemies to their own coasts.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

The boy, at this, jumped from Cudjoe’s knee, and running to her side put up his arms.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

King Adils rode to the ring, picked it up with the end of his spear, and let it slide down to his hand.
— from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson

But Reynard was more than a match for his king, And replied that his cold being rather a bad one, He could not at present distinguish a thing [Pg 403] By its odour, or even assert that it had one.
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

When the two kings had left, King Arthur rode to Caerleon, and thither came to him his half-sister Belisent, wife to King Lot, sent as a messenger, but in truth to espy his power; and with her came a noble retinue, and also her four sons—Gawain, Gaheris, Agravaine, and Gareth.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

" The ladies placed themselves in front of her and spread out their dresses, and she gave the swineherd ten kisses and received the pot.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

Then returning to the field, King Arthur rode to the place where Lucius lay dead, and round him the kings of Egypt and Ethiopia, and seventeen other kings, with sixty Roman senators, all noble men.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

Fasten the thread to a knot of the netting, then carry it, always diagonally, under 3 other knots and repeat this 3 times, after which, carry it once round the bar of the netting, to fasten it, and back again to the knot which it already encircles, and from thence begin a new square.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

That “it is the Blood that maketh atonement for the soul,” that “without shedding of Blood there is no remission ,” that on Christ, the Lamb who was slain, did “the Lord lay the iniquity of us all,” they knew, and rejoiced to know.
— from Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg by of Magdeburg Mechthild

We think it useless, beloved brethren, to inform you how, after the destruction of the army, the enemies spread themselves over the whole kingdom, and rendered themselves masters of most of the cities, with the exception of a small number, which still resist.
— from The History of the Crusades (vol. 3 of 3) by J. Fr. (Joseph Fr.) Michaud

He then entered the law office of the late Mr. Henry Cassidy, an eminent lawyer of Kingston, and remained there until the death of his principal, which took place in 1839.
— from The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volume 3 (of 4) by John Charles Dent

“So they returned to the king, and reported that Gotham was a place of fools.
— from Zigzag Journeys in Europe: Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Hezekiah Butterworth

Sigurd smote his knee a resounding thwack.
— from The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days by Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina) Liljencrantz

We ask, warn, exhort, and for the forgiveness of your sins command you to receive them kindly and render them assistance against the heretics by giving them advice and aid.
— from A Source Book for Mediæval History Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age by Oliver J. (Oliver Joseph) Thatcher

Internally, Serb extremists in both Belgrade and Pristina prevented Serb moderates (like then Yugoslav Prime Minister Milan Panic) from re-opening the schools of Kosovo and reducing the massive, Northern-Ireland-like Serb military presence in it.
— from Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin

These secret devices soon became known, and roused the indignation of many who clung to the old customs and traditionary teachings.
— from History of the Jews, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Heinrich Graetz

However, the Kafirs again retained their position, and it was evident that their numbers were so great—we having only engaged their advanced skirmishing line—that it would not be safe to cross the Umguza and attack them on their own ground without a considerable force, both of foot and horsemen; the latter to work in the more open ground, and the former to drive them out of patches of bush.
— from Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland Both Before and During the Recent Native Insurrection Up to the Date of the Disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force by Frederick Courteney Selous