He went on an expedition against Brittany with the Normans, and received knighthood at the duke's hands.
— from A History of England Eleventh Edition by Charles Oman

His birth occurred in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, on the 7th of May, 1884, his parents being John N. and Rebecca (Kinnear) Ault, who were born, reared and married in that province.
— from Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties by William Denison Lyman

The former wind their sinuous way, snake-like, through the wet meadows in approaching the rivers, and their nets are rarely kept at home.
— from Poachers and Poaching by Watson, John, F.L.S.

The authors' names are rarely known, and the language or style seldom affords an indication of the age of the composition.
— from Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

Journals, May 28, 29.] had married his niece, and received knighthood at his hand, proceeded to France.
— from The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 by Hilaire Belloc

Their names usually end in nāth , as Rāmnāth, Kisannāth and so on.
— from The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 3 by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

But if that is not reason enough, remember that, though these people all look like princes and emperors, there is not a real knight among them."
— from The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

We crossed the Naṣrîyeh canal by a bridge near a ruined khân, and five hours from Museiyib we came to the village of Maḥawîl on a canal of the same name, also bridged.
— from Amurath to Amurath by Gertrude Lowthian Bell

benzol , solvent naphtha , and residue known as “ last runnings .”
— from Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts by Alexander Wynter Blyth