We must now be allowed to make a few observations on the instrument of criticism, that is, the language which it uses, because that is to a certain extent connected with the action in War; for the critical examination is nothing more than the deliberation which should precede action in War.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

Bruel prescribes an epithem for the heart, of bugloss, borage, water-lily, violet waters, sweet-wine, balm leaves, nutmegs, cloves, &c. For the belly, make a fomentation of oil,
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

In reasoning, I find that I am apt to have a kind of vaguely localized diagram in my mind, with the various fractional objects of the thought disposed at particular points thereof; and the oscillations of my attention from one of them to another are most distinctly felt [Pg 301] as alternations of direction in movements occurring inside the head.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

Noise enough they made certainly, but it was too early in the season for the young birds, and the old birds were too strong on the wing for our young marksmen, and flew out of shot after the first discharge.
— from Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes

Assaeus, Dolops, and Autonous died, Opites next was added to their side; Then brave Hipponous, famed in many a fight, Opheltius, Orus, sunk to endless night; Æsymnus, Agelaus; all chiefs of name; The rest were vulgar deaths unknown to fame.
— from The Iliad by Homer

raise a laugh &c. (amuse) 840; play the fool, make a fool of oneself.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Now the common cause of this mischief, ariseth from ourselves or others, [1914] we are active and passive.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

But for all that, if heaven were to make me a fair offer of an island or something else of the kind, without much trouble and without much risk, I am not such a fool as to refuse it; for they say, too, 'when they offer thee a heifer, run with a halter; and 'when good luck comes to thee, take it in.'"
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Again, as late as 1840, when the two nations were on the verge of war in the Levant, a most accomplished French officer of the day, while extolling the high state of efficiency of the French fleet and the eminent qualities of its admiral, and expressing confidence in the results of an encounter with an equal enemy, goes on to say: "Behind the squadron of twenty-one ships-of-the-line which we could then assemble, there was no reserve; not another ship could have been commissioned within six months."
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

“Soon,” said Haydée, “we halted on our march, and found ourselves on the borders of a lake.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Or the Ruthenian will make a flute out of a human leg-bone and play upon it; whereupon all persons within hearing are overcome with drowsiness.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

“You have no reason to maintain a feeling of obligation to Voss and the others.
— from Status Quo by Mack Reynolds

"You are putting up your prices, darkey, and are making a fortune out of us," Vincent said as he took the cucumber, which was a very large and straight one.
— from With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

Even the things which in the past gave me the chance of making an extra pun, now bring me a feeling of oppression.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Then mix about five ounces of ordinary whipped cream, put in a mold and pack in salt and ice.
— from The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well; Practical Recipes of the Italian Cuisine, Pastries, Sweets, Frozen Delicacies, and Syrups by Maria Gentile

Here is the foundation of an efficient life and the antidote for the tendency to make a fool of oneself.
— from The Human Machine by Arnold Bennett

After long fasting they ate as much as five ounces of a silvery green and very flexible laminar talc.
— from Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt

So the others looked on with admiration and a pleasant confidence, while Mac boldly cut a hole in the brand-new tent, and instructed Potts how to make a flange out of a tin plate, with which to protect the canvas from the heat of the stove-pipe.
— from The Magnetic North by Elizabeth Robins