Thomas of Elmham tries to identify Suaebhard with Suefred, son of Sebbi, king of the East Saxons ( v. IV, 11 , ad fin. ), and says that he made himself king of Kent by violence, but this seems very improbable.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

The heires of slaine kings, wee see are often so Transported with the joy of what they get, 365 That they, revenge and obsequies forget, [pg 310] Nor will against such men the people goe, Because h'is now dead, to whom they should show Love in that act; Some kings by vice being growne So needy of subjects love, that of their own 370 They thinke they lose, if love be to the dead Prince shown.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

St. Peter's address was, as we have already said, very kindly, but very bold and plain-spoken in setting forth the power of Christ's name.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 by George Thomas Stokes

All the people of this kingdom be very bad and ill inclined, for which cause the fathers of the company of Iesus, that are in certaine townes nigh vnto the same, cannot as yet bring them out of their errors, although they haue put therein great care and diligence.
— from The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 2 (of 2) by Juan González de Mendoza

It was evident that his columns were marching in such a direction as to bring them directly upon the flank and rear of the Austrian troops already engaged; but, though the formidable heights of Horenowes appeared to be occupied by only one battery, it seemed probable that the passage of the Elbe by the Crown Prince was known by Von Benedek, and that the troops on the Austrian right were waiting behind the crest of the hills, to spring forward into action when the Prussians should undertake to cross the swampy valley between the Trotina and the heights of Horenowes.
— from The Campaign of Königgrätz A Study of the Austro-Prussian Conflict in the Light of the American Civil War by Arthur L. (Arthur Lockwood) Wagner

Though the character of this institution has been much censured on this ground, yet we boldly assert that the rule above stated has never, to our knowledge, been violated by this society.
— from The Book of Religions Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions, of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christian Denominations in Europe and America, to Which are Added Church and Missionary Statistics, Together With Biographical Sketches by John Hayward

Ulfius and Brastias answered immediately "yes," but Bedivere, the first of all Arthur's knights, became very bold when anyone slandered his sovereign and he replied: " Sir King, there are all sorts of stories about that ; some of the nobles hate him just because he is good and they are wicked; they cry out that he is no man because his ways are gentler than [Pg 17] their rough manners, while others again think he must be an angel dropped from heaven.
— from Tales from Tennyson by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

Men never know, by Vicki Baum, pseud.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1962 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Leaving the tram at the foot of the hill, we climb for about three-quarters of an hour through vineyards in which the fresh green of the springing wheat contrasts hopefully with the knotted, bare vine branches.
— from Tuscan folk-lore and sketches, together with some other papers by Isabella Mary Anderton

Rosalind Merton's only answer was to slip off her waterproof cloak and stand arrayed in a fascinating toilet of silk and lace— a little too dressy, perhaps, even for an afternoon party at Kingsdene, but vastly becoming to its small wearer.
— from A Sweet Girl Graduate by L. T. Meade

Gospel mildness, apostolic benignity, never seemed to have breathed their influence over that keen brown visage, but firmness had fixed the features, and sagacity had carved her own lines about them.
— from Shirley by Charlotte Brontë

To have known Brother Van better has been a joy, and to have met his beloved people “out where the west begins” has been a privilege.
— from Brother Van by Stella Wyatt Brummitt