They obeyed so far, as to call themselves severally Campbell, Graham, or Drummond, the surnames of the families of Argyle, Montrose, and Perth, that they might enjoy the protection of those houses; but they still added M’Gregor to their new appellation; and as their chief was deprived of his estate, they robbed and plundered for his subsistence.—Mr Cameron of Lochiel, the chief of that clan, whose father was attainted for having been concerned in the last rebellion, returning from France in obedience to a proclamation and act of parliament, passed at the beginning of the late war, payed a visit to his own country, and hired a farm in the neighbourhood of his father’s house, which had been burnt to the ground.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett

Should the king prove a tyrant, for power begets tyranny, serve, love, respect royalty, that Divine right, that celestial spark which makes this dust still powerful and holy, so that we--gentlemen, nevertheless, of rank and condition--are as nothing in comparison with the cold corpse there extended.”
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

See Walther Geschichte les Romischen Rechts, i. 324—an admirable summary of the Roman constitutional history.—M.] "Wheresoever the Roman conquers, he inhabits," is a very just observation of Seneca, 30 confirmed by history and experience.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

regress Regress nehmen recourse Regression; Rückgang regression regressiv regressive regresspflichtig liable to recourse regresspflichtig responsible for recourse regulär regular regulierbar adjustable Regulierung eines Schadens settlement of a claim Regulierung; Verordnung; Anordnung regulation rehabilitierter Konkursschuldner discharged bankrupt Reibung friction reich affluent reichen; Reichweite reach reichlich abundant reichlich affluent reichlich ample reichliche Mittel ample means reichliche Sicherheit ample security Reichtum affluence Reichweite der Hände; Griffbereich reaching area of the hands Reichweite in Meilen mileage reif mature Reihe von Regeln set of rules Reihe; Serie serial rein; ohne Einschränkung clean reine Bearbeitungszeit net process time reine Schulden net liabilities Reinentwurf; Reinschrift fair copy reines Dokument clean document reines Glücksspiel game of pure chance reines Konnossement clean bill of lading reines Monopol absolute monopoly reines Monopol perfect monopoly reines Verladedokument clean shipping document Reingewinn clear profit Reinigungslappen cleaning cloth Reinigungswerkzeug cleaning implements Reinschrift clean copy Reinvermögen net assets Reise voyage Reise; Tour tour Reiseagentur travel agency Reisebeilage travel supplement Reisebüro tourist office Reiseführer travel guide Reisehandbuch; Reiseführer; Ratgeber guidebook Reisekostenabrechnung travel expense report Reisekostenerstattung compensation for travelling Reisekreditbrief circular letter of credit Reisekreditbrief circular note Reisekreditbrief traveller's letter of credit Reisen travelling reisen; Reise travel Reisender traveller Reisender travelling salesman Reisepass passport Reisepass; Passierschein pass Reiseplan itinerary Reisescheck traveller's cheque Reisespesen travelling expenses Reisevermittlung travel agency Reißverschluss zip Reißzwecke tack Reizartikel; Lockartikel teaser reizen appeal Reklame publicity Reklamefeldzug propaganda campaign Rekordjahr record year Rekordumsatz record sales rekrutieren; Rekrut;
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Her head bent wearily, her tired limbs required rest, and then she slept.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

In the genitive plural, present participles, some substantive stems in -nt(i)- , and some adjectives ‘of two endings’ ( 631 ) have occasionally -um : as, amantum , lovers ; rudentum , rigging ; agrestum , country folk ; caelestum , heaven’s tenantry .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

Dymov and Kiruha, looking at Styopka, undressed quickly and one after the other, laughing loudly in eager anticipation of their enjoyment, dropped into the water, and the quiet, modest little river resounded with snorting and splashing and shouting.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Lelechka ran round the room and looked into all the corners, making believe, as her mother had done before, that she was seeking—though she really knew all the time where her mamochka was standing.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

You look remarkably robust.”
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Gloire de Dijon roses climbed quite in the window of his room in their race with the quite small, pert little running roses.
— from Asbeïn: From the Life of a Virtuoso by Ossip Schubin

so of [Pg 205] course I hurried to the front—to encounter a tumult of applause; although I must have looked rather ridiculous too, crossing the stage in my American cloak and brandishing an umbrella!
— from My Life as an Author by Martin Farquhar Tupper

"We've just been having a look round," replied General
— from The World Peril of 1910 by George Chetwynd Griffith

Lady Raby was writing letters, and Lord Raby riding over his home farm.
— from Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 03 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

THE LONG RED ROAD There was music after dinner, and Mrs. Carson asked Annie Laurie to sing.
— from Annie Laurie and Azalea by Elia Wilkinson Peattie

“I didn't know that Steptoe was up to that kind of fun,” he said, “and I suppose we DID look rather rough with these guns as we ran on ahead of the mule.
— from The Three Partners by Bret Harte