Then Sir Mador and the knight rode to either end of the lists, and couching their spears, ran one against the other with all their might; and Sir Mador’s spear broke short, but the strange knight bore both him and his horse down to the ground.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

So he laid his lyre on the ground between the mixing bowl 175 and the silver-studded seat; then going up to Ulysses he caught hold of his knees and said, "Ulysses, I beseech you have mercy on me and spare me.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

Since all men act , sith most men marke; speache declare , speech descrie; Onlie , only; varietie , varyetye.
— from The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo by Thomas Nash

It is believed that, if a jackal does not make a sumptuous meal off the corpse, the woman will not be blessed with more children.
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

“She may come to her senses, and only when she is being married realize that she does not and cannot love me.” And strange, most evil thoughts of her began to come to him.
— from Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Dr. Seward was resting on the mattress, and, seeing me, he sprang to his feet.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker

I tried hard to persuade her to reduce once more the hardness which had again seized me as she might see and feel for herself.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

It could save me, and save me so easily, and yet I’ve got to go to ruin.
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain

“I am fine, thank you kindly, ma'am,” replied Biddy; “and it is sorry I am that I had not time to change my dress and put on the pink one with the elegant little flounces that my aunt sent me from Dublin.”
— from Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl by L. T. Meade

On this point the later tradition has been strikingly confirmed by the discovery at Susa of the base of a diorite statue of the king, on which it is recorded that he conquered Magan and slew Mani[...], [66] its prince or "lord."
— from A History of Sumer and Akkad An account of the early races of Babylonia from prehistoric times to the foundation of the Babylonian monarchy by L. W. (Leonard William) King

The cattle were to be all numbered over the whole territory in one day, a duty which must have required a great number of men, and sharp men too; for, if the owners were dishonestly inclined, and were as active in that kind of work as the peasantry were during the anti-tithe war in our own time, the cattle could be driven off into the woods or on to the lands of a neighbouring lord.
— from The Land-War in Ireland: A History for the Times by James Godkin

If the diver feels bad while under water he should signal for more air, stop moving about, and rest quietly for a minute or two, when the fresh air will revive him.
— from The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns by Henry Charles Adams

Once get a man to be good, or to hate sin and love righteousness, and he will, if he never makes a Christian profession, be as useful a man as society might wish.
— from The Monist, Vol. 1, 1890-1891 by Various

It is this amenable ductile quality, so easily 183.png 171 receptive of the most emotional touch, that has made and still makes clay such an admirable medium of expression for the young,—whether young in the history of the world or young in actual years.
— from Pottery, for Artists, Craftsmen & Teachers by George James Cox

"Bermudez is right, Excellency," Juanito answered, sententiously; being a methodical and silent man, who never took the word save under grave circumstances; "you must let him act as he thinks proper."
— from The Indian Scout: A Story of the Aztec City by Gustave Aimard

It was with the greatest delicacy that I warned our colleague Delorme—he was good enough to consult me and show me day by day the information which he had elicited—I warned him that he was on a false scent.
— from Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux by Eugène Brieux

The Furness estates covered many a square mile of Berkshire, and fifty sturdy yeomen dismounted before Furness Hall at the hour named by Sir Henry.
— from Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty