—Están tocando a misa mayor en la catedral—dijo el tío Licurgo.—Llegamos antes de lo que pensé.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

i. 33, that the name of this female was Leontium; “... sed meretricula etiam Leontium contra Theophrastum scribere ausa sit.”
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

Le foot, madame; et le count.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Morte e ’l Ciel son tanto avari: Ma
— from Fifteen sonnets of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca

gs are, indeed, so many ephemeral lives, containing no comprehensive view of the animal's fortunes.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

i Queſto porto ſta de latitudine in cinque gradi et noue menuti et longi cinquanta legue de cauit.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

I might fancy her delight at finding combined with such a satisfaction a wonderfully well-hung youth, and who proved so apt, and so equal to every luxurious whim that the most erotic lust could suggest.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

[ The Postmaster General may employ Letter Carriers, and charge two cents for delivery of a letter and one cent for a newspaper or pamphlet.
— from Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton A. (Clifton Armstrong) Howes

M. E. Le Clerc.
— from Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker

'One evening at Mrs. Montagu's, where a splendid company was assembled, consisting of the most eminent literary characters
— from Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by James Boswell

9. Magliabecchian Library, Florence. —Antonio Magliabecchi, from being a servant to a dealer in vegetables, raised himself to the honorable office of librarian to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and became one of the most eminent literary characters of his time.
— from The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various

Don't believe Michaelis ever looked cross-eyed at a girl.
— from The Faith Healer: A Play in Three Acts by William Vaughn Moody

[2] A partir de 1895, le commerce de l’État du Congo prend un essor marqué, et le chiffre des exportations monte progressivement de 10 millions en 1895 à 50 millions en 1902.
— from Correspondence and Report from His Majesty's Consul at Boma Respecting the Administration of the Independent State of the Congo [and Further Correspondence] by Roger Casement

Marylebone est le carré où j’ai été gerbé au collège .
— from Argot and Slang A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris by Albert Barrère

He was received with every formality by the principal officials, headed by Sir George Haddon-Smith, Governor of the Windward Islands, Mr. Joyce Thomas, acting administrator of St. [227] Vincent, Mr. Herbert Fergusson, Colonial Secretary, Mr. E. Laborde, Colonial Treasurer, and Sir Thomas Haycroft, Chief Justice, also the heads of the local Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic Churches.
— from Down Under with the Prince by Everard Cotes

We have also arranged for a monthly union meeting, each local circle in turn conducting the exercises for the evening.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, December 1883 by Chautauqua Institution

"It will probably be necessary," said Smith, as they set out for Groome Street, "to allude to you, Comrade John, in the course of this interview, as one of our most eminent living cat-fanciers.
— from The Prince and Betty by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse