The lives of George Ghiselin I. and his brother Gilles introduce us to the scenes of public life, the Court, the battle-field, and the scaffold.
— from The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq

Some of the word painters compared the long file of ships to a line of gray geese in a long follow-your-leader flight to the south for a warmer clime.
— from With the Battle Fleet Cruise of the Sixteen Battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate, December, 1907-May, 1908 by Franklin Matthews

The incident is famous because John Milledge and Edward [170] Telfair, known as two of the best loved of Georgia governors in after years, were members of this brave band.
— from Revolutionary Reader: Reminiscences and Indian Legends by Sophie Lee Foster

**** I copied this signature from a letter written to the lady of General Gates in August, 1780. 443 Charles City Court House was a scene of mortal strife between the Queen's Rangers, under Simcoe, and a party of American militia, on the evening of the day after Arnold's return from Richmond.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing

One of them was finishing a drinking-glass, rolling the pontil on the arms of the working-stool; another, a beetle-browed fellow, swung his long blow-pipe with its lump of glowing glass in a full circle, high in air and almost to touch the ground; another was at a 'bocca' in the low glare; all were busy, and the air was very hot and close.
— from Marietta: A Maid of Venice by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

Eight years after this letter was written, Ariosto writes thus of a brave old man, whose fame had passed long before to distant lands: "Or guarda gl' Ibernisi: appresso il piano Sono due squadre; e il Conte di Childera Mena la pinna; e il Conte di Desmonda, Da fieri monti ha tratta la seconda."
— from An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack

This is called the subordination of tracery, a system delightful to the eye and mind, owing to its anatomical framing and unity, and to its expression of the laws of good government in all fragile and unstable things.
— from The Stones of Venice, Volume 1 (of 3) by John Ruskin

In science and history, the [164] list of German greatness is a very long and bright one.
— from The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature by Frank Parsons