Sometimes a madness of revolt comes over me, and I long to ravage all the places I see, all the people I know—or nearly all.
— from No Defense, Volume 3. by Gilbert Parker

Under the date of 1405 we read that McRannal, or Reynolds, chief of Muntireolais, died of a surfeit of it, about Christmas.
— from A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

As it was not practicable to connect the land line from Lisbon direct to the cable, it was necessary in making the exchange of signals to adopt another method, or rather combination of methods.
— from The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. II., No. 1, April, 1890 by Various

(1511–1526) of Gujarát and Sikandar Sháh of Dehli (1488–1560) baffled by Medani Rái; the attempt of, to crush the power of Medani Rái; siege of Mándu by Sultán Muzáffar of Gujarát (1511–1526); massacre of Rájputs ; capture of Mándu, defeat and capture of, by Rána Sanga of Chitor; incurs the wrath of Bahádur Sháh of Gujarát by giving protection to Chánd Khán and Razi-ul-mulk; invasion and capture of Mándu by Bahádur Sháh of Gujarát; surrender and death of, 366–367 .
— from History of Gujarát Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume I, Part I. by James M. Campbell

Of monasteries, or religious communities of men, it has the Oratorians before mentioned, and the Discalced Carmelites, in Vicarage place.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 01, April to September, 1865 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Various

The Director of Military Operations received copies of most Foreign Office telegrams as a matter of course, and during the early months of the war many of these documents as they came to hand were found to be concerned with that ver
— from Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir

As now completed, the American commission appointed to negotiate for peace under the mediation of Russia consisted of Mr. Gallatin, Mr. J. Q. Adams, then our minister at St. Petersburg, and Mr. James A. Bayard.
— from The Life of Albert Gallatin by Henry Adams