My Lady Bellaston now entered the room, and came up to the squire, who no sooner saw her, than, resolving to follow the instructions of his sister, he made her a very civil bow, in the rural manner, and paid her some of his best compliments.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

I know, though she does not, how false the veil is which she has spread over the reality—do not endeavour to rend this deceptive covering, but by degrees withdraw it.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

But for inarticulate thoughts there is not even this resource, and introspection must confess that the task exceeds her powers.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

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— from British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

That person was not expected to run any risk.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Effects of strong contrasts are therefore far the most difficult to manage, as it is not easy to reduce a composition of any complexity to a simple expressive pattern of large masses.
— from The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed

'There is nothing, then, which, while it follows nature, endeavours to resist good.'
— from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

This said unanimous, and other Rites Observing none, but adoration pure Which God likes best, into thir inmost bower Handed they went; and eas'd the putting off These troublesom disguises which wee wear, 740 Strait side by side were laid, nor turnd I weene Adam from his fair Spouse, nor Eve the Rites Mysterious of connubial Love refus'd: Whatever Hypocrites austerely talk Of puritie and place and innocence, Defaming as impure what God declares Pure, and commands to som, leaves free to all.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

Do not extort thy reasons from this clause, For, that I woo, thou therefore hast no cause: But rather reason thus with reason fetter: Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
— from Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare

It was not enough to repute them as Heathen, that never had been Christians; for with such they might eate, and drink; which with Excommunicate persons they might not do; as appeareth by the words of St. Paul, (1 Cor.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

To apprehend it we must put ourselves at a certain standpoint, which is not easy to reach.
— from An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Arthur Symons

It is not easy to realise our being in conflict on any matter involving calm reasonableness.'
— from A Life's Morning by George Gissing

[488] War, the Abyssinian War in 1867, and the recent war with Egypt, which resulted in the loss of several Englishmen of note, especially the renowned and brave Chinese Gordon, whose imprisonment and inhuman murder by the savage followers of Mahdi, at Khartoum, called forth loud denunciations against the military measures of the English government.
— from The Girls' Book of Famous Queens by Lydia Hoyt Farmer

It is not easy to repair the mischief occasioned by unjust punishment.
— from The Dog by W. N. (William Nelson) Hutchinson

"When Nellie entered the room she was dressed in white, the same dress she had worn that day he threw away the flowers and used words instead.
— from The Last Call: A Romance (Vol. 1 of 3) by Richard Dowling

If you are planning a hennery, I shall not encourage the rosary, for the days of a commuter's wife are not long enough for both without encountering nervous prostration on the immediate premises.
— from The Garden, You, and I by Mabel Osgood Wright

Yet Hungary did not even then renounce monarchy, but gave instructions to her representative in England to say to the Government of this country, that if they wished to see monarchy established in Hungary, we would accept any dynasty they proposed : but it was not-listened to.
— from Select Speeches of Kossuth by Lajos Kossuth

As it was, Franceschi fell back fighting, joined Mermet's division at Crijo, a day's march in the rear, and although the whole were driven on the following day from this position, they retired in good order, and that night effected their retreat across the bridge of boats, which was then destroyed.
— from With Moore at Corunna by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty