Note 96 ( return ) [ Besides the two annalists, the reader may consult Giannone (Istoria Civile, tom. iii.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

And straightway the unwed maiden Callidice, goodliest in form of the daughters of Celeus, answered her and said: (ll. 147-168) 'Mother, what the gods send us, we mortals bear perforce, although we suffer; for they are much stronger than we.
— from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod

“My dear friend, Isabel would certainly not have had seventy thousand pounds left her if she had not been the most charming girl in the world.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

They had many curious gestures in dancing, and a variety of motions and postures of their bodies, which to me were in no wise attracting.
— from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself by Olaudah Equiano

A merchant is accustomed to employ his money chiefly in profitable projects; whereas a mere country gentleman is accustomed to employ it chiefly in expense.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

And now a gallant array of men came gleaming into sight, and the cheering of the people ran down the crowd as the fire runs in dry grass.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

For the former only presents relative magnitude by means of comparison with others of the same kind; but the latter presents magnitude absolutely, so far as the mind can grasp it in an intuition.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

How shall my child grieve, if my ornaments be given in mortgage for our suit on small portions of land!
— from Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. Translated from the Bengali by a Native. by Dinabandhu Mitra

“You shall live to see your mine a wreck; and as to that Rhoda Penwynn—” “Silence, yourself, old man,” cried Geoffrey, in a rage.
— from The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn

‘To whom?’ ‘The most charming girl in the world.’
— from Jerry by Jean Webster

It may be only about sewing on a button, or about the weather, or it may concern great issues; but it is always the same when it comes: it exasperates weak men, and the stronger sort like it, as they more especially delight in all that is womanly in woman, from heroic virtue to pathetic weakness.
— from The White Sister by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

"What, your majesty!" cried Gunther, in tones that were proud and defiant.
— from Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

“You see, being up here for six months, constantly gathering in new pelts every day, they increased rapidly, and took considerable space; so, having plenty of room, he just ran that platform half-way across, and six feet and a half from the floor down here.”
— from The Boy Scouts on the Trail; or, Scouting through the Big Game Country by Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917

I could hire a good man to run the saw and do the work, and I could take a horse and ride, or drive around among the farmers I know, and buy up timber cheaper than most men could get it.
— from A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter