which in their littleness [14] were like unto the city,) throughout the scattered villages and in the fields, the poor and miserable husbandmen and their families, without succour of physician or aid of servitor, died, not like men, but well nigh like beasts, by the ways or in their tillages or about the houses, indifferently by day and night.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

“No,” she went on, “she did not know how....
— from Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

They had now entered a beautiful walk by the side of the water, and every step was bringing forward a nobler fall of ground, or a finer reach of the woods to which they were approaching; but it was some time before Elizabeth was sensible of any of it; and, though she answered mechanically to the repeated appeals of her uncle and aunt, and seemed to direct her eyes to such objects as they pointed out, she distinguished no part of the scene.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

A glance at the toil-worn face of Smike determined Nicholas, so without any further consideration he made up his mind to stay where he was.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

The degree of sterility does not strictly follow systematic affinity, but is governed by several curious and complex laws.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

It was now our ship's turn, and S—— and I, anxious to get away, stepped up to call for glasses; but we soon found that we must go in order—the oldest first, for the old sailors did not choose to be preceded by a couple of youngsters; and bon gré mal gré, we had to wait our turn, with the twofold apprehension of being too late for our horses, and of getting corned; for drink you must, every time; and if you drink with one and not with another, it is always taken as an insult.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

But the Acarnanians, upon making a retaliatory invasion of the territory of Stratus, were seized with a panic: and returned with disgrace, though without loss; because the people of Stratus did not venture to pursue them, believing that their retreat was a ruse to cover an ambuscade.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

What then will he do to obtain it, if he have the misfortune to be born among a people, and at a time, when learning is in vogue, and the superficiality of youth is in a position to lead the fashion; when men have sacrificed their taste to those who tyrannise over their liberty, and one sex dare not approve anything but what is proportionate to the pusillanimity of the other; [3] when the greatest masterpieces of dramatic poetry are condemned, and the noblest of musical productions neglected?
— from The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

One sex did not take the priority which long established custom has awarded it, nor the other overstep that delicacy which is so severely imposed.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft

± swīgung f. silence : time of silence : delay , NG.
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

"I'm glad Ted or Stella did not see it.
— from Ted Strong's Motor Car Or, Fast and Furious by Edward C. Taylor

In spite of the Duke’s follies, the Court of Spain did not show itself so unfriendly to him, and to the cause he represented, as Keene thought it should; and he warned his Government.
— from Some Eccentrics & a Woman by Lewis Melville

Mr Brand and he had become great friends after their long swim together; and Kilby, to whom he belonged, in the warmth of his heart presented him to Cousin Silas, who, very much to our satisfaction, did not refuse the gift.
— from A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston

" He further added, "With us in heaven there is perpetual light, and on no occasion do the shades of evening prevail, still less is there darkness; because our sun does not set and rise like yours, but remains constantly in a middle altitude between the zenith and the horizon, which, as you express it, is at an elevation of 45 degrees.
— from The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love To Which is Added The Pleasures of Insanity Pertaining To Scortatory Love by Emanuel Swedenborg

They should undoubtedly be so far diluted as not to be in danger of corroding the parchment, after which the degree of strength does not seem to be a matter of much nicety.
— from Forty Centuries of Ink Or, A chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by David Nunes Carvalho

She was perfectly willing that her protégé should outshine her in every company, if only she did not outrival her in her husband’s admiration.
— from Cruel As The Grave by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

As he spoke a sound of screams drew near, and presently into the midst of them rushed Merytra, the wife of Kaku.
— from Morning Star by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

The great evils of society do not exist; now and then a black sheep gets in, but his or her life soon becomes a burden, everybody knows what has happened and the employes, being on a whole [Pg 30] so blameless, are all the more merciless on the sinners, whether their sins are great or small.
— from Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Palmer

He is, in his own field, a true and untiring missionary, and to his care the port owes a clean and roomy Seamen's Home, a valuable little paper, The Friend , which was for many years the chief reading of the whalemen who formerly crowded the ports of Hawaii; and help in distress, and fatherly advice, and unceasing kindness at all times to a multitude of seamen during nearly thirty years.
— from Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Charles Nordhoff