Your play is very hard to act; there are no living characters in it.
— from The Sea-Gull by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

He is their god; he leads them like a thing Made by some other deity than Nature, That shapes man better; and they follow him Against us brats with no less confidence Than boys pursuing summer butterflies, Or butchers killing flies.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

He no longer cared whether he understood human nature or not; he understood quite as much of it as he wanted; but he found in the "Life of Gladstone" (II, 464) a remark several times repeated that gave him matter for curious thought.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

no longer command my legion, but appoint me in the name of the Left, Colonel of the 6th.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

Man was no longer content to dwell with his fellow-man in the spacious caverns which kind nature had hollowed out for him, piercing the mountains with winding passages beside which his narrow streets dwindled to merest pathways.”
— from Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey by Ingersoll Lockwood

That sight was no less cruel than their ruin; for the thought might occur to the spectators that what their ancestors had adorned with the beaks of the enemy was now being deformed by the heads of the citizens.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Cassius Dio Cocceianus

He himself led—purposely, and yet despite himself; willing and yet unwilling, knowingly and yet unknowingly, a miserable mind, a prey to the abyss—he led his army into a place of annihilation; he made that terrible choice, a battle-field without an outlet; he was no longer conscious of anything, no more of his blunder of to-day than of his crime of former days; he must finish, but he could only finish as a fugitive; this condemned one was not worthy to look his end in the face; he lowered his head, he turned his back.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

But after their deaths the vengeance of the king fell upon him, and he was put to death, not like Clearchus and the others by what would appear to be the speediest of deaths—decapitation—but, as report says, he lived for a year in pain and disgrace and died the death of a felon.
— from Anabasis by Xenophon

a lace, a thong Caraid, n. a drag-full Caran, n. crown of the head Carbwl, a. clumsy, awkward Carchar, n. a prison Carchariad, n. imprisonment Carcharor, n. a prisoner Carcharu, v. to imprison Cardod, n. charity, alms Cardodi, v. to give charity Cardodol, a. charitable Cardota, v. to go a begging Cardotëiaeth, n. mendicity Cardotty, n. an almshouse Cardotyn, n. a beggar Caredig, a. beloyed, loving Caredigo, v. to caress Caredigol, a. caressing Caredigrwydd, n. kindness Careg, n. a stone Caregiad, n. petrifaction Caregog, a. full of stones, stony Caregol, a. petrifactive Caregos, n. pebbles Carennydd, kindness; kindred Cares, n. a kinswoman Carfagl, n. a trap Carfan, n. a binder, a stead, a beam, a rail, a row, a ridge Cariad, n. love; a lover Cariadaidd, a. lovely, amiable Cariadol, loving, endearing Cariadus, a. loving, beloved Cario, v. to carry, to bear Carlam, n. a prance, a gallop Carlamog, a. galloping Carlamiad, n. a galloping Carlamu, v. to prance Carn, n. a heap; a hoof; a hilt, haft, handle: a. notorious Carnaflog, a. cloven-footed Carnbwl, a. clumsy, bungling Carnedd, n. heap of stones Carneddog, having stone heaps Carneddu, v. to heap up stones Carnen, n. a heap; a wild sow Carnog, a. having a hoof Carnol, a. hoofed Carnu, v. to heap, to pile Carol, n. love song, carol Caroli, v. to carol Carp, n. clout, rag Carpio, v. to tear to rags Carpiog, a. ragged, tattered Cartref, n. a home, an abode Cartrefiad, n. an abiding at home Cartrefol, a. homely, domestic Cartrefu, v. to stay at home Carth, n. that which is peeled or scoured off; hemp; rind Carthai, n. a cathartic Carthbren, n. plough-staff Carthedig, a. cleansed Carthen, n. a sheet or cloth Carthglwyd, n. dung barrow Carthiad, n. a cleansing Carthlyn, n. an emetic Carthol, a. scouring; rinded Carthu, v. to scour, to cleanse Caru, v. to court, to love Caruaidd, a. endearing, loving Carueiddio, v. to endear Carw, n. stag, hart Carwiwrch, n. roebuck Carwr, n. a lover Cas, n. separated state; castle; hatred: a. hateful Casâd, n. hating, enmity Casâu, v. to hate, to be disgusted Casâwr, n. a hater Casedd, n. hatred, enmity Caseg, n. mare Casgl, n. a heap, collection Casgledig, a. gathered, collected Casgledigol, a. collective Casgliad, n. a collection Casgiladol, a. collective Casglu, v. to collect, to gather Casglwr, n. collector Casineb, n. hatred, enmity Casnach, n. nap of cloth Cast, n. a trick Castan, n. a chesnut Castanwydd, n. chesnut trees Castell, n. a fortress, castle Castelliad, n. a fortifying Castellu, v. to fortify Castio, v. to play tricks Castiog, a. full of tricks Castyr, n. rod of a horse Catau, v. to combat, to bicker Cateri, n. spreading oaks Catrawd, n. regiment Catrodawl, a. regimental Catrodi, v. to form into battalion Cath, n. cat Cathaidd, a. feline, like a cat Cathdericai, n. caterwauler Cathl, n. melody, hymn Cathliad, n. hymning Cathlu, v. to hymn, to sing Cau, v. to shut, to inclose: n. a hollow, vacuum: a. shut Cauad, n. a shutting Caued, a. inclose, shut, close Cauedig, a. shut, close Cauedigaeth, n. a shutting Caul, n. a maw; rennet; curd Caw, n. band, wrapper Cawci, n. a jackdaw Cawd, n. what incloses Cawdd, n. a darkening; displeasure; offence; vexation Cawell, n. a hamper, a basket Cawellaid, n. a hamper-full Cawellan, n. a small hamper Cawellu, v. to hamper Cawellyn, n. a small hamper Cawg, n. a basin, a bowl Cawgaid, n. a basin-full Cawgyn, n. a small basin Cawiad, n. a binding round Cawl, n. cabbage; broth, gruel; pottage Cawlai, n. a feeder on pottage Cawlaid, n. making hodgepodge Cawlio, v. to mix disorderly Cawn, n. reeds, stalks; reedgrass Cawna, v. to gather reeds Cawnen, n. a straw vessel Cawod, n. shower Cawodi, v. to shower Cawr, n. a giant Cawraidd, a. gigantic Cawrchwil, n. a bull-chaffer Cawredd, n. might, puissance Cawres, n. a female giant Cawrfil, n. an elephant Caws, n. cheese; curd Cawsa, v. to gather cheese Cawsaidd, a. cheese-like; curdled Cawsdŷ, n. a cheese-house Cawsellt, n. a cheese-vat Cawselltu, to put cheese in a vat Cawsiad, n. a curdling Cawsio, v. to turn to cheese Cawsion, n. curds Cawslestr, n. a cheese-mould Cawswasg, n. a cheese-press Cawswr, n. a cheesemonger Cebr, n. a rafter Cebystr, n. a tether, a halter Cecr, n. a brawl Cecraeth, n. a wrangling Cecraidd, a. apt to wrangle Cecren, n. a shrew, a scold Cecri, n. snappishness Cecru, v. to wrangle Cecrus, a. snapish, quarrelsome Cecryn, n. a wrangler, a brawler Cecys, n. hollow stalks; hemlock Ced, n. a favour, a gift, relief Cedaflen, n. a napkin Ceden, n. shaggy hair, nap Cedenog, a. shaggy Cedenu, v. to make shaggy Cedor, n. hair of pubescence Cedorfa, the bottom of the belly Cedorwydd, n. giant fennel Cedu, v. to confer or gift Cedwid, n. custody, possession Cedys, n. faggots, bundles Ceddw, n. mustard Cefn, n. a back; a ridge Cefnaint, n. a middle part Cefnant, n. support; a great-grandchild Cefnbant, a. saddle-backed Cefnder, Cefnderw, dyrw, n. first cousin Cefndwn, a. broken backed Cefnddryll, n. a chine Cefnen, n. a gently rising hill Cefnfor, n. the main sea Cefn-grwba, a. hunch-backed Cefn-grwca, a. crook-backed Cefn-grwm, a. hump-backed Cefn-hwrwg, a. hunch-backed Cefnllif, n. a high flood Cefnog, a. backed, courageous Cefnogaeth, n. backing Cefnogi, v. to back, to encourage Cefnogiad, n. a backing Cefnu, v. to back; to turn a back Ceffyl, n. a horse Ceg, n. a mouth, an opening Cegaid, n. a mouthful Cegddu, n. the hake fish Cegiad, n. a mouthing Cegid, n. the hemlock Cegin, n. a kitchen Ceginiaeth, n. cookery Ceginwr, n. a cook, a kitchener Cegio, v. to mouth; to choke Cegol, a. of a mouth, mouthed Cegrwth, a. wide-mouthed Cegrythiad, n. a mouthing Cegrythu, v. to open the mouth widely Cegu, to mouth; to glut Cengl, n. a band; a hank Cengliad, n. a winding Cengiadur, n. a winding reel Cengliedydd, n. a reeler Cenglog, a. reeled in hanks Cenglu, v. to hank, to girth Cenglyn, n. a bandage Ceibiad, n. a hoeing Ceibio, v. to use a hoe or mattock, to hoe Ceibren, n. a rafter Ceidwad, n. a keeper, preserver, saviour Ceidwadaeth, n. preservation Ceidwadol, a. preservative Ceidwadwy, a. preservable Ceingel, n. a hank; a girth Ceingell, n. twisting reel Ceinglo, v. to hank; to girth Ceingliad, n. hanking Ceingliadur, n. winding wheel Ceingyll, n. a reel to twist ropes Ceilio, v. to fold cattle Cciliog, n. a cock; a male bird Ceiliogwr, n. a cock-master Ceiliogwydd, n. a gander Ceiliogyn, n. cockerel Ceilysyn, n. a nine-pin Ceimwch, n. a lobster Ceinach, n. a hare Ceinad, n. circumspection Ceinciad, n. a branching out Ceincio, to branch out, to ramify Ceinciog, a. full of branches Ceinciol, a. branching Ceinder, n. elegance; beauty Ceinedd, n. elegance Ceinfalch, a. ostentatious Ceinioca, v. to collect money, as by brief; to gather pence Ceiniog, stamped coin; a penny Ceiniogwerth, n. a penny-worth Ceinion, n. ornaments, jewels Ceinionydd, n. a jeweller Ceinwen, a. splendidly white Ceirch, n. oats, oat Ceirchen, n. a grain of oats Ceiriad, n. a bearer Ceirios, n. cherries Ceiriosen, n. a single cherry Ceirniad, n. a hoofed animal Ceisbwl, n. a blunt churl, a catchpoll Ceisiad, n. an extortioner; a bailiff; a tax-gatherer Ceisid, n. a seeking, a trying Ceisiedydd, n. one who seeks Ceisio, v. to seek, to attempt Ceiswr, n. one who seeks Ceithiwed, n. bondage Cel, n. a shelter, a hiding Celadwy, a. apt to hide, hiding Celain, a. involved in shades; n. a carcase Celan, n. a dead body Celanedd, n. a heap of carcases Celaneddog, a. strewed with dead Celaneddu, v. to make carnage Celc, n. concealment; a wile Celcadwy, a. concealable Celciad, n. a concealing Celcyn, n. dissembler Celcyniaeth, n. dissimulation Celdy, n. arbour Celedig, a. hidden, concealed Celedigaeth, n. concealment Celfan, n. place of retreat Celf, n. art, craft, mystery Celfi, n. instruments, tools Celfydd, a. skilful, artful Celfyddgar, a. scientific Celfyddus, a. technical Celfyddyd, n. art, craft Celfyddydol, a. artificial Celi, n. the Deity Celt, n. shelter, covert Celu, v. to conceal, to hide Celwrn, n. tub, piece Celwydd, n. a lie, falsehood Celwyddo, v. to lie Celwyddog, a. false, lying Celwyddus, a. lying Celwyddwr, n. liar Celydd, n. sheltered place Celyn, n. holly wood Celyneg, n. holly grove Celynog, a. having holly Celyrnaid, n. tub-full Cell, n. cell; seclusion; grove Cellaig, n. hart, stag Cellawg, a. abounding with cells Celli, n. grove; bower Cellt, n. flint stone Cellwair, n. a joke: v. to joke Cellweirgar, a. jocular Cellweiriad, n. a joking Cellweirio, v. to joke; to hint Cellweiriol, a. joking Cellweirus, a. jocular, jesting Cemi, n. crookedness Cemmaes, n. a circle for games Cemyw, n. a male salmon Cèn, n. a skin, a peel, scales Cenad, n. messenger, permission Cenadiaeth, n. an embassy Cenadol, a. missive, missionary Cenadu, v. to permit, to send Cenadwr, n. a messenger Cenadwri, n. mission, embassy Cenau, n. a cub, a whelp Cenaw, n. offspring; a cub, a whelp, a scion Cenawes, n. a she cub Cenawg, a. scaly, scurfy Cenedl, n. kindred, tribe, nation Cenedlaeth, n. a generation Cenedlaethol, a. generating Cenedlawr, n. a progenitor Cenedlog, a. having a family Cenedlol, a. of a family Cenedledig, a. begotten, generated Cenedledigol, a. generative Cenedliad, n. procreation Cenedlig, a. national; gentile Cenedlu, to beget, to generate Cenfaint, n. a progeny; a herd Cenfigen, n. envy, malice Cenfigeniad, n. an envying Cenfigenol, a. envying, envious Cenfigenu, v. to grudge, to envy Cenfigenus, a. envious, spiteful Cenin, n. leeks Ceninen, n. a single leek Cenllysg, n. a stormy shower; hail stones Cenu, v. to scale, to scurf Cêr, n. tools, furniture Ceraint, n. relatives, kindred Cerbyd, n. a chariot, a coach Cerdd, art, craft art of poetry; a piece of poetry, a song Cerddawr, n. an artist; a singer, a musician Cerdded, v. to walk, to travel Cerddediad, n. a walking Cerddedrwydd, n. peregrination Cerddedwr, n. a walker Cerddgar, a. harmonious, musical Cerddores, a female artist Cerddoriaeth, n. the science of singing Cerf, n. method; art; trade Cerfiad, n. figuring; sculpture Cerfio, v. to model, to form, to carve Cerfyll, n. sculpture; a statute Ceriach, n. small tools; trifles Cerien, n. a medlar Cerlyn, n. a miser Cern, side of the head; the jaw Cerniad, n. a turning the side of the head; a jawing Cernial, n. to go cheek by jawl Cernio, v. to turn the jaw Cernod, n. a blow on the cheek Cernodiad, n. a buffetting Cernodio, v. to buffet, or beat the head Cerpyn, n. a clout, a rag Cert, n. cart Certaid, n. a cart load Certiad, n. a carting Certwyn, n. a cart, a wain Certh, a. evident; imminent Certhedd, n. imminence Cerwydd, n. a stag, a hart Cerwyn, n. a mashing tub Cerwynaid, n. a tub-full Cerydd, n. chastisement Ceryddadwy, a. corrigible Ceryddedigaeth, n. chastisemen Ceryddiad, n. correction Ceryddol, a. castigatory Ceryddu,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

The secret of the expedition had hitherto remained in his own breast; but as Carrhae is the point of separation of the two great roads, he could no longer conceal whether it was his design to attack the dominions of Sapor on the side of the Tigris, or on that of the Euphrates.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

When he joined her there, she was still breathing hard, and had her hand pressed against her heart, but she was no longer crying.
— from Saturday's Child by Kathleen Thompson Norris

But he could no longer count with certainty on the future security of his position at Salzburg, and a rumour even reached him that this was imperilled by the gossip which represented his gains in Vienna as enormous, and fixed on 2,000 gulden as the sum which had been paid for Wolfgang's opera.
— from Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Otto Jahn

"I never liked Carlyle," he said; "he always seemed to me to be carrying coals to Newcastle."
— from Among Famous Books by John Kelman

Henry II. died before his son-in-law, and, therefore, Richard could prefer no legal claim in right of his father.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses by Anonymous

The enemy, however, had no sooner arrived at the place of his destination, than the troops of the marquis, no longer capable of restraint, rushed to engage.
— from St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by William Godwin

It then appeared that the Pg 251 vicissitudes of the last year had so embittered him that he was no longer content to act as regent for Henry VI.
— from A History of England Eleventh Edition by Charles Oman

The man could no longer control that winged Hunger.
— from The Silver Poppy by Arthur Stringer

She was no longer clad in her muslin frock, but in a silk nightgown with her namesakes embroidered upon it.
— from A Son of the Sahara by Louise Gerard

I I las'is las = leave have left is = sign of past tense la la = the the baston'o'n baston = stick stick o = sign of a noun n = sign of objective case ĉu ĉu = whether, sign of question whether vi vi = you you ĝi'n ĝi = it it n = sign of objective case ne ne = not not vid'is vid = leave have seen is = sign of past tense It is obvious that no natural language can be used in the same way as a code to be deciphered with a small key.
— from International Language, Past, Present & Future With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark

Still this persecution was not long continued, nor was it general throughout the empire, and after it subsided there was a long period of peace—pity it is that we have to say that it was more hurtful to the church than the periods of the cruelest persecution. {116} 5.
— from Outlines of Ecclesiastical History by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts