H2 anchor CHAPTER IV Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

—- 2 3/4 Length of leg including foot 10 Do. of thy 11 Discription of Colour &c The beak is a whiteish yellow the under part connected to a bladder like pouch, this pounch is connected to both sides of the lower beak and extends down on the under side of the neck and terminates in the stomach—this pouch is uncovered with feathers, and is formed two skins the one on the inner and the other on the center side a small quantity of flesh and strings of which the anamal has at pleasure the power of moving or drawing in such manner as to contract it at pleasure.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Tiberius, in [2951] Tacitus, did laugh at all such, that thirty years of age would ask counsel of others concerning matters of diet; I say the same.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

STUDENT My own disgust is strengthened by your speech: O lucky he, whom you shall teach!
— from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

5. 'Now the man of distinction is solid and straightforward, and loves righteousness.
— from The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics) by Confucius

Thus the murder of Desdemona is separated by some distance from the death of Othello.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

What is the difference between slamming a door viciously and saying d——" "Miss Oliver dear," interrupted Susan, desperately determined to save Gertrude from herself, if human power could do it, "you are all tired out and unstrung—and no wonder, teaching those obstreperous youngsters all day and coming home to bad war news.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

The motive of Demetrius in so acting was not a consideration for Philip, for he certainly did not rank higher than third in the calculations of Demetrius.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

Their manner of drinking is setting a very bad example in this house, I assure you.
— from She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy by Oliver Goldsmith

"That is why we are not left to choose our own means and measure of development, I suppose.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

The race-track existed, and, amongst its many other delights, it supplied the cranks with a text for frequent sermons.
— from The Forfeit by Ridgwell Cullum

"Am I mistaken, or do I see a long canoe filled with men?"
— from Dave Porter in the South Seas; or, The Strange Cruise of the Stormy Petrel by Edward Stratemeyer

Too young to understand that it was in the midst of dangers, it saw nothing to alarm, and much that was amusing in all it passed.
— from Black, White and Gray: A Story of Three Homes by Amy Walton

Though I, of course, believe in the truth of my own doctrine, I suspect that no belief is vivid until shared by others.
— from Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin

Prithee, dear Francesco, do not place me over Dante: I stagger at the idea of approaching him.
— from Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection by Walter Savage Landor

We were discussing the merits of directness in speech and straightness in every way.
— from Phyllis of Philistia by Frank Frankfort Moore

but that is the reason; the misery of disgrace is so intolerable, that they are willing, like that wretched Judas, to try any mad and desperate chance to escape it.
— from Sermons for the Times by Charles Kingsley

It was rather a relief, therefore, when the imperturbable James handed her at breakfast the following note: Shirley, Dear After leaving you last night, I decided that in your present frame of mind my absence for a few days might tend to a calmer and clearer perception, on your part, of the necessary tactics which in a moment of desperation, I saw fit, with regret, to pursue last night.
— from The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne