[249] The notion of Chastity is nearly equivalent to that of Purity, only somewhat more external and superficial.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

In the afternoon he received an invitation from Mrs Miller to drink tea; for that good woman, having learnt, either by means of Partridge, or by some other means natural or supernatural, that he had a connexion with Mr Allworthy, could not endure the thoughts of parting with him in an angry manner.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Others again decline to receive their neighbour’s goods from a motive of fear; their notion being that it is not easy to take other people’s things yourself without their taking yours: so they are content neither to receive nor give.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle

"They say that, while Nicholas Ratcliffe lives, there will be bloodshed; they say, sir, that they'll give no ear to talk of peace until—" She checked herself.
— from Shameless Wayne: A Romance of the last Feud of Wayne and Ratcliffe by Halliwell Sutcliffe

This, in some respects, was an unfortunate circumstance, for my father, who was then Earl of Malbourne, wished me to marry a lady of high birth and large fortune; but she was of such a disagreeable imperious temper that I could not endure the thought of passing my life with her.
— from Forgotten Tales of Long Ago by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

Eighthly I advise thee That thou beware of evil And shun false words; Do not beguile a maiden, Nor a man’s wife, Nor entice them to overmuch pleasure.
— from The Viking Age. Volume 2 (of 2) The early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

Article 5 Authors shall enjoy rights secured in country of origin for like term The authors who belong to one of the signatory countries, or their assigns, shall enjoy in the other countries the rights which their respective laws at present grant, or in the future may grant, to their own citizens, but such right shall not exceed the term of protection granted in the country of its origin.
— from Copyright: Its History and Its Law by R. R. (Richard Rogers) Bowker

Besides, the sacred seasons and fast-days in the Jewish calendar were coming on; and as at that time I was of a somewhat strong religious disposition, I could not endure the thought of passing in complete idleness this period which others employed for the welfare of their souls.
— from Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. by Solomon Maimon

The purification of the Temple did not end the time of persecution, which was to continue, first, for one hundred and forty days longer, and then forty-five days more (xii.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar

Tom Leslie (this fact may have been sufficiently indicated before)—Tom Leslie was deeply, irrevocably, hopelessly in love, and he had not even taken the ordinary pains to deceive himself on the subject.
— from Shoulder-Straps: A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Henry Morford

“And so,” resumed Norbert when alone, “it seems that the Duke de Champdoce did not even take the ordinary precaution of assuring himself that you were in privacy before he spoke as he did, and was so carried away by his fury that he never thought that in casting dishonor upon you, he was heaping infamy on me.
— from The Champdoce Mystery by Emile Gaboriau

Her father could not endure the thought of parting with her.
— from Dora Thorne by Charlotte M. Brame