In short, thou hast done this whilst thou art my kinsman, and my sister's son, and the husband of my daughters, and was hospitably treated by me, and didst eat at my table."
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

“After the steward of the hospitals has taken for the sick whatsoever the physician prescribes, then the best things that are left in the market are distributed equally among the halls in proportion to their numbers; only, in the first place, they serve the Prince, the Chief Priest, the Tranibors, the Ambassadors, and strangers, if there are any, which, indeed, falls out but seldom, and for whom there are houses, well furnished, particularly appointed for their reception when they come among them.
— from Utopia by More, Thomas, Saint

Thereat they both laughed merrily, and drank each after other from the flask, and never before had they tasted any wine which seemed so good and sweet.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

the drooping head and livid face of Marius; he made a desperate effort and launched his foot forward; his foot struck something solid; a point of support.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

I'll shake out another reef, matey, and daddle 'em again.”
— from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Secondly, In Pennsylvania there is no right of primogeniture, and lands, like moveables, are divided equally among all the children of the family.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

He knew too well, by that time, what his wife's vile reason had been for marrying him, and he felt his misery and disgrace, especially after what had happened to him with Sir Percival, too keenly.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The Athenians, however, kept grasping at more, and dismissed envoy after envoy without their having effected anything.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

But inasmuch as the said Director was a military man, he was not fully acquainted with the myriad subtleties of the civilian mind; wherefore it was not long before, by dint of maintaining a discreet exterior, added to a faculty for humouring all and sundry, a fresh gang of tchinovniks succeeded in restoring him to mildness, and the General found himself in the hands of greater thieves than before, but thieves whom he did not even suspect, seeing that he believed himself to have selected men fit and proper, and even ventured to boast of possessing a keen eye for talent.
— from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

These mansions are to be had either unfurnished, where, if you have credit with Messrs. Gillows or Bantings, you can get them splendidly montees and decorated entirely according to your own fancy; or they are to be let furnished, a less troublesome and complicated arrangement to most parties.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

He was an ungainly looking animal, but his strength and courage had been severely tested in many a desperate encounter, and twice he had saved his master’s life.
— from Frank in the Woods by Harry Castlemon

Then Thorhall Asgrim's son said, "Walk hastily in nothing father mine, and do everything as lawfully and rightly as ye can, but if ye fall into any strait let me know as quickly as ye can, and then I will give you counsel."
— from The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor by Unknown

It requires the high voltage of a city power line to make a dangerous electric arc.
— from Common Science by Carleton Washburne

Cornwallis, confident that he could not maintain his position, determined to make a desperate effort at flight.
— 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

Nor was it all colour of rose to be in charge of William. " Figurez-vous ," the next report ran, " que Mussy a dévoré et abîmé complêtement une paire de bas tout neufs que Louise s'est achetée hier.
— from Our House and London out of Our Windows by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

Caroline made a desperate effort, and, disentangling herself, dashed across to them and tried to obscure herself among the twenty.
— from The Girls of Chequertrees by Marion St. John Webb

Only, Sidney,—next time, please tell me a little sooner when you make a dinner engagement, and then I shall know just how to fit my plans into yours.
— from The Dominant Strain by Anna Chapin Ray

Its adoption must be justified, and it must be shown to be the number par excellence , for, since the appearance of Esoteric Buddhism , frequent objections have been made, and doubts expressed as to the correctness of these assertions.
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky