Mar to ree 2d Cheif (White Crain) rose and made a Short Speech and refured to the great Chief Par nar ne Ar par be 3rd Cheif rose and made a Short Speech Ar ca we char the (the half man)
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

" Then up spake Little John, "Good master, let me choose a score of stout fellows from the band, and let us arm ourselves in a seemly manner and so serve as retainers to Sir Richard till he can get others in our stead.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

We could not, however, make a similar step as regards the second dynamical idea, namely, that of a necessary being.
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant

For a detailed and satisfactory explanation of the construction and use of geological maps and sections, students are referred to Prof. Geikie’s “Outlines of Field Geology.”
— from Common Minerals and Rocks by William O. (William Otis) Crosby

“ Fourthly —Well-written essays, either original or extracted, on political, moral and scientific subjects, and relating to the topography and geography of our country.
— from The Squirrel Hunters of Ohio; or, Glimpses of Pioneer Life by N. E. (Nelson Edward) Jones

When speaking of the two prelates mentioned above, she says, after referring to the then Bishop of Alet, who had succeeded Pavillon, "But the shade of his saintly predecessor, and M. de Pamiers—have they signed that letter of flattery?"
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 10, October, 1869 to March, 1870 by Various

In the letter last quoted to Madame d'Agoult, the new ideal which was arising out of these contemplations is thus resumed:— To throw yourself into the lap of mother nature: to take her really for mother and sister; stoically and religiously to cut off from your life what is mere gratified vanity; obstinately to resist the proud and the wicked; to make yourself humble with the unfortunate, to weep with the misery of the poor; nor desire another consolation than the putting down of the rich; to acknowledge no other God than Him who ordains justice and equality upon men; to venerate what is good, to judge severely what is only strong, to live on very little, to give away nearly all, in order to re-establish primitive equality and bring back to life again the Divine institution: that is the religion I shall proclaim in a little corner of my own, and that I aspire to preach to my twelve apostles under the lime-trees in my garden.
— from Famous Women: George Sand by Bertha Thomas

Of course, those who man a slave ship are ready to surrender to a cock-boat, with two men in it, rather than become liable to hanging for property in which they can have, at most, but a very small interest.
— from Society in America, Volume 1 (of 2) by Harriet Martineau

He could not look straight down, for the top had crumbled in, making a sharp slope all round the edge; so, laughing at himself, he picked up one of the great lichen-covered pieces of granite that had formed the protecting wall, hurled it from him, and listened till with a roar came up the sound of a tremendous plash.
— from The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn

She unloosened the shoe of the maiden as she spoke and removed the silken leggins, marveling much at their richness as she did so.
— from A Maid at King Alfred's Court: A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison

Moreover, he promised the maid that as she had once made my child her bed for him, she should make it again, and that on the day after to-morrow, she and the ploughman too should go with us to Mellenthin, so that masters and servants should all rejoice together after such great distress.
— from Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 by Wilhelm Meinhold