At this Thing all the people accepted the condition of submitting to Harald, and gave him, as hostages, the children of the most considerable persons; for Earl Toste was well acquainted with all the people of that town.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Moreover, this life to which Julian gave herself was to be a life of "meek continuant prayers" "for enabling" of herself in her weakness, and for help to others in all their needs.
— from Revelations of Divine Love by of Norwich Julian

He was appointed at the head of a hundred men to go and examine a more commodious place for encampment, as he had very candidly assured the commanders, that their present situation was wrong.
— from Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. by Oliver Goldsmith

It has been my close, personal friend ever since.
— from Christine: A Fife Fisher Girl by Amelia E. Barr

In many, nay, in most campaigns, personal feeling enters but little into the contest.
— from Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs by E. Hamilton (Edward Hamilton) Currey

Massive catheads projected far enough to rip away the upper works of an enemy, while the bronze beak at the waterline drove into her hull.
— from A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens

Here is a worth while mountain climb, possible for everyone.
— from Through the Black Hills and Bad Lands of South Dakota by P. D. (Purl Dewey) Peterson

The person asks to be taken in and lodged for the night, but the householder refuses to take him in, and the man contracts pneumonia from exposure.
— from Commercial Law by Richard William Hill

Never was a human being less improved, in the sense in which that expression is generally understood; but never was one less spoiled by indulgence, or more carefully preserved from every species of mental contagion.
— from Model Women by William Anderson