And of another, in the year 1409, which lasted eight days, and was of matter from the creation of the world, whereat was present most part of the nobility and gentry of England.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

Now the doctrine of the Phoenicians, who were wise and learned in sacred lore, declared that the rays of light everywhere diffused are the undefiled incarnation of pure mind.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

—Recherches historiques et archéologiques sur divers points du vieux Paris (Mémoires de la Société Dunkerkoise pour l’encouragement des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts, 1885).
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

Now precisely at the moment when Joly published his Dialogues aux Enfers the secret societies were particularly active, and since by this date a number of Jews had penetrated into their ranks a whole crop of literary efforts directed against Jews and secret societies marked the decade.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

She was at work upon it about two weeks, writing a little each day, at her own pleasure.
— from The Story of My Life With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Helen Keller

He's had a fit that's lasted eight days and isn't over even yet.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

I believe that less exacting demands and greater perception of what is required, skilful and judicious use of the high and low registers of the voice, a proper understanding of cantabile writing combined with orchestration which never overpowers the vocal part will be of greater service to the composer, from an artistic point of view, than the more elaborate methods of Richard Wagner.
— from Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Then followed silence, and as the last echo died away, he fell.
— from Dead Man's Rock by Arthur Quiller-Couch

Daisy's long eyelashes described a flashing arc as she swept the crown prince of the dynasty of Harrison from head to house-slippered toe.
— from Daisy Herself by Will E. Ingersoll

Let Caponsacchi take his hand away From the wire!—disport himself in other paths Than lead precisely to my palace-gate,— Look where he likes except one window's way Where, cheek on hand, and elbow set on sill, Happens to lean and say her litanies Every day and all day long, just my wife— Or wife and Caponsacchi may fare the worse!"
— from The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning Cambridge Edition by Robert Browning

She had strolled after tea with her hostess and Madge to the croquet lawn, leaving Evelyn Dundas and Tom Merivale to smoke and await Philip’s return from the river.
— from The Angel of Pain by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

Having formed the habit of living each day as I come to it, I may run the whole gamut of moods from boiled down pessimism to overflowing thankfulness between sunup and sundown.
— from The Red Cow and Her Friends by Peter McArthur

"Then the snow will lie even deeper, and there will be no work."
— from The Happy Foreigner by Enid Bagnold