Nay, sir Mammon, Do the fair offices of a man!
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

Refusals everywhere—a blank partout —and it is not quite certain whether we go or not; something may depend upon the disposition of Uncle Edward when he comes, and upon what [216] we hear at Chilham Castle this morning, for we are going to pay visits.
— from The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne by Jane Austen

“I have therefore always thought it unreasonable in parents to desire to chuse for their children on this occasion; since to force affection is an impossible attempt; nay, so much doth love abhor force, that I know not whether, through an unfortunate but uncurable perverseness in our natures, it may not be even impatient of persuasion.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

I was conscious that it was my only chance, and candidly related the whole affair, and I ended by saying that I should not survive my disgrace.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Gon. Is not, sir, my doublet as fresh as the first day I wore it?
— from The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by William Shakespeare

“I never saw my dear master again.
— from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

The doctrine of ἀνάμνησις or ‘remembrance of a previous birth’ is not so much dwelt upon as in the Meno, Phaedo, or Phaedrus, neither is it made a proof of immortality (Meno 86; Phaedo 73).
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

It is thought that they do not now steal many diamonds successfully.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

Nothing so much depresses me in my view of mortal affairs as to see high energies wasted and human life and happiness thrown away for ends that appear oftentimes unwise, and still oftener remain unaccomplished.
— from Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

[95-2] entre los matorrales del camino, pues no serían menos de las nueve de la siguiente mañana cuando llegó al pie de Cabo-Negro.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

“Heart-disease now!” said Mrs. Dodd, sinking back in her hired carriage, and the tears were in her patient eyes.
— from Hard Cash by Charles Reade

And if I hear not, sudden my drinking glass Rings out “Send help, lest English sailors drown!”
— from Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts by Clemence Dane

O. N S McMasters, D. J., Queensville, W. O. N S McMillan, D., Glen, W.
— from List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1873 by Canada. Post Office Department

I do not suppose my doctor knows any least thing about it.
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 23 by Robert Louis Stevenson

I will never see my darling sons' faces again, but if I die without settlin' accounts wid him, may I never know happiness here or hereafter!”
— from Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

General Grant's success was in no small measure due to his dogged perseverance.
— from American Leaders and Heroes: A preliminary text-book in United States History by Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk) Gordy

Enthusiasm is good material for the orator, but the statesman needs something more durable to work in,—must be able to rely on the deliberate reason and consequent firmness of the people, without which that presence of mind, no less essential in times of moral than of material peril, will be wanting at the critical moment.
— from Abraham Lincoln by James Russell Lowell

Well, thought I, this man will never sell his berries if he does not show more discretion and offer them to more likely customers.
— from The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W. H. (William Henry) Davies

I have been absent from England nearly five years, and, till last year, I never read an English newspaper since my departure, and am now only aware of theatrical matters through the medium of the Parisian Gazette of Galignani, and only for the last twelve months.
— from The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron