Newland Archer, following Lefferts's glance, saw with surprise that his exclamation had been occasioned by the entry of a new figure into old Mrs. Mingott's box.
— from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Besides the above there are not a few linguistic taboos connected with the king’s person, such as the use of the words santap , to eat; bĕradu , to sleep; bĕrsĕmaiam , to be seated, or to “reside” in a certain place; bĕrangkat , to “progress”; siram , to bathe; g’ring , to be sick; and mangkat , to die; all of which words are specially substituted for the ordinary Malay words when reference is made to the king.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

Dame Lionesse's niece, a fair lady, her name was Dame Laurel.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

XXIII And sullen Moloch fled, Hath left in shadows dred, His burning Idol all of blackest hue, In vain with Cymbals ring, They call the grisly king, In dismall dance about the furnace Blue; 210 And Brutish gods of Nile as fast, lsis and Orus, and the Dog Anubis hast.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

Large capitals have always had a natural attraction for literary genius, as it is in them alone that it can hope to be appreciated.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

The duchess withdrew to hear from the page about his adventures in Sancho's village, which he narrated at full length without leaving a single circumstance unmentioned.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

It should aim not at keeping science as a study of nature apart from literature as a record of human interests, but at cross-fertilizing both the natural sciences and the various human disciplines such as history, literature, economics, and politics.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

This office it administers for the purpose of securing order, harmony, and well-being to science, and of directing its noble and fruitful labours to the highest possible aim—the happiness of all mankind.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

She conceived a brief hymn which she dedicated to Friedrich Nietzsche: "As friend loves friend, So love I thee, life surprising!
— from The life of Friedrich Nietzsche by Daniel Halévy

Now a fervid light touched the dead top of the hemlock, and creeping downward bathed the mossy beard of the patriarchal cedar, unstirred in the breathless air; now a fiercer spark beamed from the east; and now, half risen on the sight, a dome of crimson fire, the sun blazed with floods of radiance across the awakened wilderness.
— from France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France in the New World by Francis Parkman

The straits here are not above four leagues broad, and though the opposite coast of Sumatra is very low, it may easily be seen in a clear day: Hence the sea here is always quite smooth, except in squalls of wind, which are generally accompanied with thunder, lightning, and rain.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

1 E. 21 5 2 81 W b N A few light clouds flying in the south.
— from Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 4 (of 5) In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773 by James Bruce

The optic axis is not a fixed line, it only has a fixed direction; for if a crystal of Iceland spar be divided into smaller crystals, each will have its optic axis; but if all these pieces be put together again, their optic axes will be parallel to A X. Every line, therefore, within the crystal parallel to A X is an optic axis; but as these lines have all the same direction, the crystal is still said to have but one optic axis.
— from On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences by Mary Somerville

They have not asked for leave to say definitely: "This or that object is hideous or disfiguring, and cannot be allowed by the side of our national highway."
— from The Naturalist on the Thames by C. J. (Charles John) Cornish

To this I have not agreed, fearing lest it might appear to you that it would have the effect of protracting a settlement, promising to him to assure you that the responsibility lies not with himself but with me.
— from Letters of John Calvin, Volume II Compiled from the Original Manuscripts and Edited with Historical Notes by Jean Calvin

She watched him, saw surprise and incredulity in conflict with uneasiness and with the belief he could not avoid from lips that were not fashioned for lies, and from eyes never made to even look untruths.
— from Athalie by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Not a few lost their lives before the Federation Space Navy could get ships here to evacuate them.
— from Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper