True, early in the seventeenth century Military Statutes ( Buké Hatto ) were promulgated; but their thirteen short articles were taken up mostly with marriages, castles, leagues, etc., and didactic regulations were but meagerly touched upon.
— from Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe
The towns indeed were Romanized, and great military centres like Eboracum and Deva, or commercial centres like London, were filled with a Latin-speaking population, and boasted of fine temples, baths, and public buildings.
— from A History of England Eleventh Edition by Charles Oman
"Mrs. Cross lived 'ere and died 'ere, sir," came the solemn and rebuking answer.
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Elbert Hubbard
It is true that early in the seventeenth century Military Statutes (Buké Hatto) were promulgated, but their thirteen short articles were taken up mostly with marriages, castles, leagues, etc., and didactic regulations were but meagrely touched upon.
— from Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Péter Vay
A Bachelor’s Establishment A Start in Life The Commission in Lunacy The Middle Classes Cousin Pons Grassou, Pierre Pierre Grassou A Bachelor’s Establishment Cousin Betty The Middle Classes Cousin Pons Grindot Cesar Birotteau Lost Illusions A Distinguished Provincial at Paris A Start in Life Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life Beatrix The Middle Classes Cousin Betty Katt Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life The Middle Classes Keller, Adolphe The Middle Classes Pierrette Cesar Birotteau La Peyrade, Charles-Marie-Theodose de Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life The Middle Classes La Peyrade, Madame de Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life The Middle Classes La Roche-Hugon, Martial de Domestic Peace The Peasantry A Daughter of Eve The Member for Arcis The Middle Classes Cousin Betty Laudigeois The Government Clerks The Middle Classes Lousteau, Etienne A Distinguished Provincial at Paris A Bachelor’s Establishment Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life A Daughter of Eve Beatrix The Muse of the Department Cousin
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac
I had therefore the reserved articles packed up, consisting chiefly of beds, looking glasses, music, clothes, linen etc., and dispatched beforehand as freight to Ratisbonne for water carriage.
— from Louis Spohr's Autobiography Translated from the German by Louis Spohr
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