Above this city is Abydos, where is the palace of Memnon, constructed in a singular manner, entirely of stone, 873 and after the plan of the Labyrinth, which we have described, but not composed of many parts.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

pasunding n civic or military parade.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Her generosity may be estimated by her giving me her ring when she was in want, and she certainly never counted on my purse, though she may have felt sure that I would not abandon her.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Thence with Mr. Povy and Creed below to a new chamber of Mr. Povy’s, very pretty, and there discourse about his business, not to his content, but with the most advantage I could to him, and Creed also did the like.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

The young girl went on, and seemed to have no consciousness of Marius’ presence.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

“And the other?” “He’s no cousin of mine,” put in Sinang merrily.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

Thereupon said Pompeius: “With great pleasure I present you with the soldier’s crown, because you have vindicated the honor of the Roman name; nevertheless,” said he, “may my eyes drip out” (imitating the unseemly act with which the Soldier had accompanied his oath), “if you did not carry off my property from among the baggage.”
— from The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Phaedrus

You have no compassion on my poor nerves."
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

"It was due to no clumsiness on my part," said he; "though I do allow my nerves have been so shaken, broken, by married life, that I cannot always command my hand, as was the case when I was a bachelor.
— from A Book of Ghosts by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

Sometimes—very rarely, however—the idea takes a more definite form.—It will be some lovely woman whom I don't know and who doesn't know me, whom I have met at church or at the theatre and who has not taken the slightest notice of me.—I rush all over the house, and until I have opened the door of the last room—I hardly dare confess it, it is so utterly absurd—I hope that she has come and is there.—It is not conceit on my part.—I am so far from being conceited that several women have taken a most affectionate interest in me—at least so others have told me—when I had supposed them to be entirely indifferent to me and never to have thought much about me.—That comes from another source.
— from Mademoiselle de Maupin, Volume 1 (of 2) by Théophile Gautier

As he spoke I already felt that capital in my [Pg 159] possession, or, at least, half of it, and I thought things would go hard with me if after our first successful transaction I could not carry on my partner to another and another, until at last I had manipulated him out of his share also.
— from The Mercy of Allah by Hilaire Belloc

In certain nervous conditions our mere physical powers are proof against the action of alcohol, and though ten times more drunk than the toper, who, incoherently stammering, reels into the gutter, we can walk erect and talk with fluency.
— from For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke

The present has come from Modena; it does not consist of many pieces; there is a large jewel for the bride, with some very fine diamonds, in the midst of which is the portrait of the Prince of Modena, but it is badly executed.
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

Preoccupied as he appeared to be, I fancied that he was not conscious of my presence.
— from Osceola the Seminole; or, The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid

"Such self-conceit—" "Is very modest because I am not counting on my presence."
— from Luxury--Gluttony: Two of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue

I regret that my limited space precludes me from entering into a more elaborate exposition of the futility of the theory that civilization, or a long continued state of peace, can produce physical degeneracy or inaptitude for the ruder duties of the battle-field; but I believe that what I have said will suffice to suggest to the thoughtful reader numerous confirmations of my position; and I may, therefore, now refer him to Mr. Gobineau's explanation of the term degeneracy.—H. [ 52 ] "Nothing but the great number of citizens in a state can occasion the flourishing of the arts and sciences.
— from The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Gobineau, Arthur, comte de

So that I was not cured of my passion for that lady, although I had sufficient self-control not to call upon her again.
— from Frédérique, vol. 1 by Paul de Kock