Erik and his men went on to the sea, then covered near with ice; and, thanks to the stability of their sandals, felled the enemy, whose footing was slippery and unsteady.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

And for more than two hours did they hack and hew at each other, till their shields and hauberks were all dinted with many blows, and they themselves were sorely wounded.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

It is my opinion that this Sophia of Greece is a minx.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Has a piece cut out of each ear, and the middle finger of the left hand cut off to the second joint.’
— from American Notes by Charles Dickens

By a like law we see how earth is pied With shells and conchs, where, with soft waves, the sea Beats on the thirsty sands of curving shores.
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

Even while he was still speaking, K.'s uncle had stood on tiptoe to summon a taxi and now he pulled K. into the car behind himself as he called out an address to the driver.
— from The Trial by Franz Kafka

I made allowance for Steerforth’s light way of treating the subject, and, considering it with reference to the staid air of gravity and antiquity which I associated with that ‘lazy old nook near St. Paul’s Churchyard’, did not feel indisposed towards my aunt’s suggestion; which she left to my free decision, making no scruple of telling me that it had occurred to her, on her lately visiting her own proctor in Doctors’ Commons for the purpose of settling her will in my favour.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

When she had finished, and we were going out to the schoolroom, I was much surprised to hear Mr. Wickfield, in bidding her good morning, address her as ‘Mrs. Strong’; and I was wondering could she be Doctor Strong’s son’s wife, or could she be Mrs. Doctor Strong, when Doctor Strong himself unconsciously enlightened me.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Of these two spirits choose ye one, either the lying, the worker of Evil, or the true holiest spirit.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

Nor did any permanent result, other than the substitution of the name Nova Scotia for Acadia, flow from Sir William Alexander's enterprise.
— from The Acadian Exiles : a Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline by Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir

"It is a frequent appellation among us of the Teutonick stock.
— from The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons by James Fenimore Cooper

The Story of Rut-tetet and the Three Sons of Rā The last section of the Westcar Papyrus deals with the birth of the three sons of Rā, who have been mentioned above.
— from The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir

I am a member of the Texas State Bar.
— from Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

This apparent proximity of the ships immediately put an idea into both their heads at the same moment, and they both shouted together: “Let us have a race off to the Stag Royal .”
— from Across the Spanish Main: A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by Harry Collingwood

The old chief turned the entire care of the horses, dogs, provisions and camp over to the squaws, and while they were busy, he came slowly toward the camera, watching every move I made in trying to get a picture of the Paint Rocks.
— from The Sheep Eaters by William Alonzo Allen

Particular interest attaches to one of these, the Sūtra of Manu, or the Mānavas, because of its relationship to the famous Mānava dharma-çāstra .
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

When I told Judy about the dinner-party [93] and asked her to get the yellow barber to come help her and her nephew wait on the table she grinned such a wide grin that I was afraid of being swallowed.
— from The Melting of Molly by Maria Thompson Daviess

In short, he is of opinion, that the structure of its teeth, as well as the nature of its epidermis and coverings, may have made it "a meet companion for the reindeer."
— from Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

In Christian Science the fact is made obvious that the sinner and the sin are alike simply nothingness; and this view is supported by the Scripture, where the Psalmist saith: "He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
— from Retrospection and Introspection by Mary Baker Eddy