Notwithstanding its drawbacks, early Canadian life, like early American life generally, became, in a little while, invested with a curious interest and charm; by means, for one thing, of the variety of character encountered.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

“The command was one that exposed me to the temptation of disobeying it, as it seemed to me impossible to endure life for so many days separated from Luscinda, especially after leaving her in the sorrowful mood I have described to you; nevertheless as a dutiful servant I obeyed, though I felt it would be at the cost of my well-being.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Let each army lay aside its sternness and perform this function in harmony.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

'TO BENNET LANGTON, ESQ., AT LANGTON, NEAR SPILSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE.
— from Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by James Boswell

Thus a material which cannot last even a little while above ground, endures for a long time when covered with moisture.
— from The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

But asking to be repossess’d, For longer time the former press’d, Until her Puppies gather’d strength, Which second lease expired at length; And when, abused at such a rate, The lender grew importunate, “The place,” quoth she, “I will resign When you’re a match for me and mine.”
— from The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Phaedrus

2 ye glorious] ye christal A18 , E26 , H60 : the christall WI 6 keepe A18 , E26 , H60 : live Walton 8 proudly] proud Walton 9 a loane Ed : a lone Walton : but loane MSS.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

We took our leave early, and left together.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

(ll. 240-264) And of Nereus and rich-haired Doris, daughter of Ocean the perfect river, were born children 1611 , passing lovely amongst goddesses, Ploto, Eucrante, Sao, and Amphitrite, and Eudora, and Thetis, Galene and Glauce, Cymothoe, Speo, Thoe and lovely Halie, and Pasithea, and Erato, and rosy-armed Eunice, and gracious Melite, and Eulimene, and Agaue, Doto, Proto, Pherusa, and Dynamene, and Nisaea, and Actaea, and Protomedea, Doris, Panopea, and comely Galatea, and lovely Hippothoe, and rosy-armed Hipponoe, and Cymodoce who with Cymatolege 1612 and Amphitrite easily calms the waves upon the misty sea and the blasts of raging winds, and Cymo, and Eione, and rich-crowned Alimede, and Glauconome, fond of laughter, and Pontoporea, Leagore, Euagore, and Laomedea, and Polynoe, and Autonoe, and Lysianassa, and Euarne, lovely of shape and without blemish of form, and Psamathe of charming figure and divine Menippe, Neso, Eupompe, Themisto, Pronoe, and Nemertes 1613 who has the nature of her deathless father.
— from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod

I took to playing the air whenever I entered a room; it made a little effect, a little stir,—I was young and foolish, and it took little to please me in those days.
— from Rosin the Beau by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

While she measured with her eye this opening, through which could be seen the long valley, so smiling on one side, so ruined on the other, and at its lower end, a league away, the terraced hill-sides back of Montegnac, Farrabesche said:— “There’ll be a famous rush of water in a few days.”
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

This act shall be construed to apply to the Welland Canal, the canal and improvement of the waters between Lake Erie and Lake Huron, and to the waters of the St. Marys River and Canal: And provided further , That this act shall cease to be in force from and after the date of the proclamation of the President of the United States to the effect that said reciprocal privilege has been withdrawn, revoked, or rendered inoperative by the said government of the Dominion of Canada."
— from A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Grover Cleveland

If the student sings a wrong pitch it is because he has thought a wrong pitch, and this is true to a large extent at least, if his tone quality in not good.
— from The Head Voice and Other Problems: Practical Talks on Singing by D. A. (David Alva) Clippinger

The percussion had sounded loud enough at least, to account for his having lost all interest in affairs mundane.
— from Miss Fairfax of Virginia: A Romance of Love and Adventure Under the Palmettos by St. George Rathborne

Mrs. Renshaw was a little in front and her less erect and less rigid form had a certain drooping pathos in its advance as though she deprecated her appearance in the midst of so cheerful a scene.
— from Rodmoor: A Romance by John Cowper Powys

A man like Vanderbilt gave higher profits, larger employment, and lower rate as the result of his railroad work.
— from The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances by Thomas Curtis Clarke

Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: modified continental with mild winters, cool summers Terrain: mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast Elevation extremes: lowest point: Moselle River 133 m highest point: Burgplatz 559 m Natural resources: iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land Land use: arable land: 24% permanent crops: 1% permanent pastures: 20% forests and woodland: 21% other: 34% Irrigated land: 10 sq km (including Belgium) (1993 est.)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency