for there was made a plate of gold four fingers broad, through the entire breadth of the table, into which they inserted the feet, and then fastened them to the table by buttons and button-holes, at the place where the crown was situate, that so on what side soever of the table one should stand, it might exhibit the very same view of the exquisite workmanship, and of the vast expenses bestowed upon it: but upon the table itself they engraved a meander, inserting into it very valuable stones in the middle like stars, of various colors; the carbuncle and the emerald, each of which sent out agreeable rays of light to the spectators; with such stones of other sorts also as were most curious and best esteemed, as being most precious in their kind.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

[To Contents] The usual hours for paying morning calls are between eleven and two, or twelve and three, and all calls of ceremony should be made between these hours.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

“I ask your honour's pardon,” cries Partridge; “I spoke on your account more than my own; for as to me, Heaven knows my circumstances are bad enough, and I am so far from being afraid, that I value a pistol, or a blunderbuss, or any such thing, no more than a pop-gun.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

I was growing rapidly; I enjoyed nine hours of deep sleep, unbroken by any dreams, save that I always fancied myself sitting at a well-spread table, and gratifying my cruel appetite, but every morning I could realize in full the vanity and the unpleasant disappointment of flattering dreams!
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

5th son of Robert Rowan, of Mullans, co. Antrim, by Eliza, dau. of Hill Wilson, of Purdysburn, co. Down.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes by Charles Dalton

And Messua cried, and Buldeo embroidered the story of his adventures in the jungle, till he ended by saying that Akela stood up on his hind legs and talked like a man.
— from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

The ancient inhabitants of America, commonly known as the Red-Skins , are entirely overlooked in this classification, and the distinction between the Negro and the white man cannot always be easily pointed out, for in Africa the Abyssinians, the Egyptians, and many others, in America the Californians, and in Asia the Hindoos, Malays and Javanese are neither white nor black.
— from The Human Race by Louis Figuier

On this principle, perhaps, the following couplet, which Murray condemns as bad English, may be justified:— "Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour , and the old who rest ."
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

Her manner changed and became even more engaging; she dropped all formality as she said: "I am much pleased with you, and I hope we shall remain good friends.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

Prepare and broil them in the same way that mutton chops are broiled, except that they are to be well done instead of rare, and to accomplish this longer cooking by about three minutes will be required: for a chop an inch thick, from eight to ten minutes, instead of from four to six as for mutton.
— from A Handbook of Invalid Cooking For the Use of Nurses in Training, Nurses in Private Practice, and Others Who Care for the Sick by Mary A. Boland

There are three stories in height in each chest, for musket cartridges; and between each a small separation, to prevent them from injuring each other.
— from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush

[Pg 161] Neeltje, Rembrandt's Mother, 2 , 7 , 14 , 28 ; Portraits of , see Rembrandt's Mother Night-Watch, The , 30 , 69 Noli me tangere , 75 Old Man caressing a Boy (etching), 108 Old Beggar Man conversing with a Woman (etching), 94 Old Beggar Woman (etching), 100 Old Jew (St Petersburg), 76 Old Lady, Portrait of an (National Gallery), 61 ; ill.
— from Rembrandt van Rijn by Malcolm Bell

A man cannot always be estimated by what he does.
— from Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Oscar Wilde

The treasure was most carefully appraised by experts, but lest there should be any question in your mind, D'Arnot himself bought it and is holding it for you, should you prefer the treasure to the credit.
— from Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

6–8 effect on of Tudor policy, 191 , 197 " " rise in prices, 195–196 " " growth of woollen industry, 197–200 enclosing by, see Enclosures eviction by, see Eviction identity of interests of peasants with those of, 229 , 257 large enclosures made by, 148–150 , 154–155 , 216–223 leasing of demesne by, see Demesne, Leasehold tenure opposition of to interference of Government, 397–399 " " " Somerset’s policy, 367–368 , 370 pasture-farming by, see Pasture permission to enclose given by, 157 petitions of copyholders to, 302–304 rack-renting by, 141–147 , 285 resumption of land by, 285–287 small control of over freeholders, 29–30 speculation in land by, 381–382 villeins claimed by, 42–43 Maps, consolidation of strips shown by, 163 , 222–223 , 254–255 Map— of Crendon, 221 " Edgeware, 172 " Maids' Moreton, 221 " Salford, 163 " Weedon Weston, 222 " Whadborough, 223 Markets— effect of growth of, 215 in Norfolk, 22 , 111–112 small development of, 110–112 Marriage, age of, 104–106 Meadow land— belonging to a gild, 369–370 divided among peasants, 208 enclosed by manorial authorities, 219–221 " " peasants, 157 Mercantile system, the, 185 , 313–315 Merchants, see Commerce Merchet, immunity from claimed by peasants, 53–54 Middleman, the farmer a, 234 Midlands— chiefly affected by enclosure and conversion, 8–9 , 167 , 262–263 , 405 , 416–417 economic condition of, 63–66 , 107 granary of country, 262 legal classification of tenants on manors in, 24–26 Military defence, importance of peasants for, 343–344 , 415 , 416 , 418 Mobility of labour checked by law, 270–272 Monasteries— agriculture on estates of, 225 demesne lands of leased, 203 oppression of tenants by, 43 , 382 pasture-farming on estates of, 225 , 382 persons acquiring estates of, 380 political effects of dissolution of, 383–384 rebellions partly motived by, 318–319 , 322–323 social effects of dissolution of, 380–384 views of Aske on dissolution of, 319 , 383 " " Cobbett on dissolution of, 382 " " Hibbert on dissolution of, 383 " " Gasquet on dissolution of, 383 Money— increase in supply of in sixteenth century, 197–200 " " " effects of, 199–200 , 304 , 308–310 scarcity of, 198 Money rents— corn payments substituted for, 198 general in sixteenth century, 211–212 “Nativi,” see Villeinage New allotments— distinction between customary holdings and, 95 , 284–287 , 289–290 , 293–294 rents on, 141–147 resumption by lords of, 285–287 North of England— absence of demesne from some manors in, 203 administration of Acts against depopulation in, 374–375 copyhold tenure in, 190–191 customary of a manor in, 101 demands of rebels in, 335–336 , see also Pilgrimage of Grace economic conservatism of, 63–66 , 189–191 enclosing by peasants in, 157–158 equality of holdings in, 63–66 , 189 eviction from a manor in, 257–258 importance of numerous tenantry in, 189–191 labour services on a manor in, 52–53 preponderance of customary tenants in, 25–26 rebellions in, see Pilgrimage of Grace relations between lords and tenants in, 189–191 size of enclosures in, 154 undermining of customary tenures in, 303–305 Open field system, the— advantage of, to peasants, 103–104 arrangement of demesne land under, 222–223 , 254–256 early decay of in Kent, Essex, and Devonshire, 167 , 202–263 , 405 gradual modification of by peasants, 165–166 , 172 ideas underlying, 169–170 inconvenience of, 171–172 picture of in maps, 163–164 , 222–223 prevalence of in seventeenth century, 401–402 uncertainty of boundaries under, 235–236 See also Common Land, Enclosures, Maps, Strips Pannage paid by copyholders in sixteenth century, 53 Parks— made by landlords, 148 , 201 spared in Pilgrimage of Grace, 335 Parliament— Act of to fix fines demanded, 335 Acts of, ineffectiveness of, 352–353 , 355 attitude of freeholders to, 36 , 39 , 121–122 debates in on Enclosures, 343 , 387–388 " " Poor Law, 273–275 " " subsidies, 345–346 petition of peasants to, 251 request to return member to refused, 387 See also Acts of Parliament Pasture— acreage of held by customary tenants, 107 " " " farmers of demesnes, 225–226 " " on monastic estates, 225 administration of by village, 102 , 159–161 , 243–246 apportionment of to arable holdings, 240–241 , 247 conversion of arable to, 223–230 division of by peasants, 157 enclosure of by peasants, 157 , 170 " " manorial authorities, 219–221 importance of to peasants, 235 , 239–242 reconversion of to arable, 367 ,
— from The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century by R. H. (Richard Henry) Tawney

Just as they reached the bottom of the hill they met Monsieur and Madame Charles, accompanied by Elodie, who were returning to Roseblanche, after a walk along the bank of the Aigre.
— from The Soil (La terre): A Realistic Novel by Émile Zola