A black leathern belt, passing over his brawny shoulders, supported a huge naked broad-sword, doubtless obtained in some predatory exploit, whose edge was blunted and hacked by many a rough encounter, dangled by his side, or struck harmlessly against his naked legs.
— from Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 1 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Mrs. Lanaghan

This purpose of Christ they do not perceive and, in their devoutness, they daily say and hear mass, and remain every day the same; nay, become worse daily, and mark it not.
— from Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Martin Luther

My mother's conduct, her mad and ruinous extravagance, displayed in public, fill my heart with bitterness.
— from The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History by Judith Gautier

For instance, Columbus was quite as much a religious enthusiast desirous of spreading the gospel in new lands as he was an adventurer; the southern group of English colonies in America was in the main the outgrowth of a trading spirit working in conjunction with economic distress in England; and the Puritan migration to New England was impelled by economic and political causes, as well as by religious.
— from The Colonies, 1492-1750 by Reuben Gold Thwaites

erubuit Mavors aversaque risit Enyo dedecus Eoum, quotiens intenta sagittis et pharetra fulgens anus exercetur Amazon 240 arbiter aut quotiens belli pacisque recurrit adloquiturque Getas.
— from Claudian, volume 1 (of 2) With an English translation by Maurice Platnauer by Claudius Claudianus

"I don't know much about real estate deals," she said.
— from Highways in Hiding by George O. (George Oliver) Smith

(In Vogue magazine, advance retail ed., Dec. 1, 1941)
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1968 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office