Winckelmann therefore sees in him “the tried spirit of a great man, who writhes in agony, and yet seeks to suppress the utterance of his feeling, and to lock it up in himself.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

Therefore he laid it up in his bosom, gave thanks to God for directing his eye to the place where it lay, and with joy and tears betook himself again to his journey.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come Delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan by John Bunyan

Respect for the law is undermined by the liberal interpretation we have introduced in this sphere.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous

Thou art the husband chosen for me by Heaven, and shalt pass thy life in unbroken joy, loved by me, and rich to overflowing in every earthly possession.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

"I remain, dear madam," is no longer in use, but "Believe me" is still correct when formality is to be expressed in the close of a note.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

I fear me ‘Tis as you say—his lordship is unwell.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Their locality is unknown.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

Lactantius informs us that the Sibyls predicted that the world should perish by fire.
— from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

Jo felt as if a veil had fallen between her heart and Beth's; but when she put out her hand to lift it up, there seemed something sacred in the silence, and she waited for Beth to speak.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

He looked at him closely and after turning him over and over, he said at last: “I understand.
— from The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Finishing the first page she laid it upon her lap and folded her hand over it.
— from Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Ida Glenwood

Nathan made his way so silently to the open door that he stood looking in upon the occupants of the cabin before they became aware of his presence.
— from A Hero of Ticonderoga by Rowland Evans Robinson

There was in John Hodder something indefinable that inflamed curiosity and left it unsatisfied.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill

When any homogeneous light is used, such as red, the alternations are only black and red; but on account of the heterogeneous nature of white light, the black lines alternate with vivid stripes or fringes of prismatic colours, arising from the superposition of systems of alternate black lines and lines of each homogeneous colour.
— from On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences by Mary Somerville

The King's chagrin at the cautious limitations imposed upon the States' special embassy was, so he hoped, to be removed by full conferences in the camp.
— from Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War — Complete (1609-15) by John Lothrop Motley

The approach by water to this remarkable sanctuary of human life is well calculated to make a lasting impression upon every visitor, and should never be omitted where a favourable opportunity is presented by the state of the weather.
— from The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 2 by W. (William) Finden

Use,” quod he, “this medicine; Every daie this Maie or that thou dine, Go lokin in upon the freshe daisie,
— from The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

One side of the arch stooping over the heathery hillside, lighted it up with an unearthly glory, and the other came down in stately columns one grand shaft within the other, with solid magnificence and steadiness, into the water.
— from A Son of the Soil by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

The floor of this apartment was not much cleaner than the other, and a bedstead lately in use filled one end of it.
— from A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Gertrude Forde