" The apology for the present edition of Rochefoucauld must therefore be twofold: firstly, that it is an attempt to give the public a complete English edition of Rochefoucauld's works as a moralist.
— from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld

Fix took up a position, and carefully examined each face and figure which made its appearance.
— from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Inwardly he must have suffered torture; but he preserved a calm exterior even when the young criticised his little home, and he always lifted his hat courteously to any lady who looked inside.
— from Peter Pan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

Insuper sanctum ilium, quern eo loco vidimus, publicitus apprime commendari, eum esse hominem sanctum, divinum ac integritate praecipuum; eo quod, nec faminarum unquam esset, nec puerorum, sed tantummodo asellarum concubitor atque mularum.
— from An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 by John Locke

Put a candle every evening at seven o’clock in the porter’s window for a signal.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

—Aunque los armadores latino-americanos se han dedicado preferentemente a comprar en Europa vapores de segunda mano, es indudable que pueden ser buenos clientes de los astilleros norteamericanos, especialmente en la adquisición de embarcaciones propias para
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Roman colleges, as we have already stated, were established with a more special purpose, and were more exclusively confined to the peculiar trade to which they belonged; but these, equally with the guilds, possessed a common exchequer, enjoyed equal rights and privileges, elected their own presidents, and celebrated in common their sacrifices, festivals, and banquets.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

Between 11.30 A.M. and 12 noon the action was opened, His Majesty's ships Humber, Pincher, and Chelmer engaging enemy's heavy guns.
— from New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 by Various

“Novum Instrumentum omne, diligenter ab Erasmo Roterodamo recognitum et emendatum, non solum ad graecam veritatem, verum etiam ad multorum utriusque linguae codicum, eorumque veterum simul et emendatorum fidem, postremo ad probatissimorum autorum citationem, emendationem, et interpretationem, praecipue, Origenis, Chrysostomi, Cyrilli, Vulgarii, Hieronymi, Cypriani, Ambrosii, Hilarii, Augustini, una cum Annotationibus, quae lectorem doceant, quid qua ratione mutatum sit.
— from A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

The two he had recklessly left to their own devices exchanged platitudes, and covertly examined each other with quick admiration.
— from The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

The touching-pieces ( tousches ) or proofs ( espreuves ) employed for the purpose, and considered especially efficacious against poison, were toadstones, glossopetræ, serpentine, jasper, agate and particularly the unicorn's horn.
— from Jewellery by H. Clifford (Harold Clifford) Smith

I spoke of Langlande and Wyclif: and of how the reforming spirit of the first expressed itself in the alliterative rhythm of the Piers Plowman allegory; and how the latter declared against Papal tyranny and the accepted dogmas of the Church: he too, set on foot those companies of “pore priests,” who in long russet gowns reaching to their heels, and with staff in hand, traversed the highways and byways of England, preaching humility and charity; he gave to us moreover that Scriptural quaintness of language, [126] which from Wyclif’s time, down to ours, has left its trail in every English pulpit, and colored every English prayer.
— from English Lands, Letters and Kings, vol. 1: From Celt to Tudor by Donald Grant Mitchell

[Ramazan DYRYIDAYEV] International organization participation: AsDB, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, OIC, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)
— from The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Progressive Party [Suton QUVVATOV]; Unity Party [Hikmatuko SAIDOV] International organization participation: AsDB, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM, ITU, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (observer)
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The branches of the palmito are cut every evening to obtain this juice, as the heat of the sun during the day dries up and sears over the wound.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Robert Kerr

For, as unum per accidens is that which has something superadded to its essential principles, so unum per se is that which includes nothing in itself but its essential principles; and consequently every essence, as such, is unum per se , whether it be physically simple or not—that is, whether it be one substance or a number of substances conspiring into a specific compound.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 21, April, 1875, to September, 1875 A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various