“And will you give me no promise, ingrate?”
— from Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

Therefore he collected the skins which the soldiers used for tent-coverings, and ordered them to be filled with chaff as dry as possible, and tied and stitched tightly together, so that the water might not penetrate into them.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

Memory, nay, perception itself, is a first stage in this escape, which coincides with the acquisition and possession of reason.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

Why are the heavens so irregular, neque paribus molibus, neque paribus intervallis , whence is this difference?
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Whatsoever he be, said Sir Dinadan, I warrant you he is of King Ban's blood, the which be knights of the most noble prowess in the world, for to account so many for so many.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

The most noticeable points in the 9th Book of the Republic are:—(1) the account of pleasure; (2) the number of the interval which divides the king from the tyrant; (3) the pattern which is in heaven. 1. Plato’s account of pleasure is remarkable for moderation, and in this respect contrasts with the later Platonists and the views which are attributed to them by Aristotle.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

It contains every geographical name mentioned by Strabo; and the modern names, printed in italics, are also added, as far as can be ascertained: they are not given with perfect confidence in all cases; discussion on doubtful points would have exceeded the limits of this work; and reference may be advantageously made, where more minute detail is required, to the able articles in Dr. W. Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

The Hague is a most neat place in all respects.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

He says too, 'At Lichfield, my native place, I hope to shew a good example by frequent attendance on publick worship.' 1782: AETAT.
— from Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by James Boswell

i kona mau kaukaualii, a me na punahele, i na haiawahine hoi,
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole

The Etah Eskimo, the most northerly people in existence, lived their quaint, out-of-the-world lives along the shores of the bay and neighbouring inlets, and, as soon as the camp was settled, they were kept busily employed in the making of fur garments, proving themselves docile and peaceful.
— from The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the "“Discovery”" by G. Firth Scott

I., III., VI., and VII. material not previously issued in book form.
— from Excursions in Victorian Bibliography by Michael Sadleir

Before Mrs. Oswald married Lee Harvey Oswald's father, she was married to a man named Pic, is that correct?
— from Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

The majority is among those who are without training and who have made no progress in industrial and economic development.
— from The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development by Booker T. Washington

Man, no property in, VI. 131, 218, 319; VIII.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

[83] would have been disappointed, for Lucy's next enquiry was whether there were many nice people in the neighbourhood.
— from Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) by Newby, C. J., Mrs.

More logical or more consistent in small matters, they make no provision in their books of praise for the unconverted man.
— from The Religious Life of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

No peace leading to slavish stupidity; no peace prompting to preposterous prudence, in palliating sin, or daubing defections with untempered morter; no peace inconsistent with truth; they must go together, Zech. i. 19.
— from A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields