The fortifications of the castle were instantly restored; the vassals attended their lord; the outlaws armed against the magistrate; the flocks and herds, the harvests and vineyards, from Marino to the gates of Rome, were swept away or destroyed; and the people arraigned Rienzi as the author of the calamities which his government had taught them to forget.
— 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

On the other hand, this advantage must not be considered unqualified, lest we should fall into the system of positions which has been the ruin of so many armies; for, whatever may be the facilities of a position for defense, it is quite certain that the party which remains in it passive and receiving all the attacks of his adversary will finally yield.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

He plainly and repeatedly admitted this, and added that any further fighting would be "murder;" but he thought that, instead of surrendering piecemeal, we might arrange terms that would embrace all the Confederate armies.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

There was one wearing a pale pink jacket, another in a cream-coloured tight-sleeved gown, another in a petticoat as red as the arms of the reaping-machine; and others, older, in the brown-rough "wropper" or over-all—the old-established and most appropriate dress of the field-woman, which the young ones were abandoning.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

For after the most refrangible Rays which paint the [Pg 61] Paper at P with a purple Colour, are by a total Reflexion taken out of the beam of Light MO, the rest of the Colours which appear on the Paper at R and T being mix'd in the Light MO compound there a faint yellow, and after the blue and part of the green which appear on the Paper between P and R are taken away, the rest which appear between R and T (that is the yellow, orange, red and a little green) being mixed in the beam MO compound there an orange; and when all the Rays are by Reflexion taken out of the beam MO, except the least refrangible, which at T appear of a full red, their Colour is the same in that beam MO as afterwards at T, the Refraction of the Prism HJK serving only to separate the differently refrangible Rays, without making any Alteration in their Colours, as shall be more fully proved hereafter.
— from Opticks Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Isaac Newton

There is no doubt that it is also increased at the morning risings 229 , and that the three superior planets are retarded, as they advance from the first station to the second.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

My heart was in my mouth, and I sat there while he pissed a ring around them and was suddenly turned into a wolf!
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

Then God and saint and bard, convened, And Nága lord, and snake, and fiend, Thus to the General Father cried, Distracted, sad, and terrified: “Against the hermit, sore assailed, Lure, scathe, and scorn have naught availed, Proof against rage and treacherous art He keeps his vow with constant heart.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

But they have been kept in good preservation and repaired at times, and the part on the west of the Ouse is especially well preserved.
— from Vanishing England by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield

The first was a speedy peace, so that men everywhere might return to the work of production and reconstruction and the avenues of trade everywhere be opened.
— from Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him by Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Tumulty

here is a stranger who wants some breakfast,' and ran across the bit of rough grass before the house, where cocks and hens, pigeons and rabbits, a tethered ass and a pet kid, were enjoying the fine morning together in harmony.
— from Othmar by Ouida

After a few maxims of chivalry, heard with profound respect by all the knights present, Philip Augustus rose, and, taking Arthur by the hand, led the way from the chapel into his council-chamber, where, having seated himself on his throne, he placed the prince on his right hand, and the barons having ranged themselves round the council-board, the king addressed them thus:-- "Fair knights, and noble barons of Anjou and Poitou!--for to you, amongst all the honourable lords and knights here present, I first address myself,--at your instant prayer, that we should take some measures to free you from the tyranny of an usurper, and restore to you your lawful suzerain, we are about to yield you our well-beloved cousin and son, Arthur, whom we tender as dearly as if he were sprung from our own blood.
— from Philip Augustus; or, The Brothers in Arms by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

They say the Desierto is a beautiful place, but being seven leagues from Mexico, we shall probably all return as tired as possible.
— from Life in Mexico by Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) Calderón de la Barca

Thus, it is stated that Ralph, "is now say'd to be the 'Squire of the British CHAMPION"; the writer identifies Captain Vinegar and the author of Pasquin as one and the same person; he describes Pasquin and Ralph as the "Authors of the Champion"; he asserts that the old Roman statues of Pasquin and Marfario, "are now dignified and distinguished (by The CHAMPION and his doughty Squire RALPH), under the Names [ sic ] of Captain Hercules Vinegar."; he prints an address to the " Self-dubb'd Captain Hercules Vinegar," and his "Man Ralph "; and appends some doggerel verse entitled "Vinegar and his gang."
— from Henry Fielding: a Memoir Including Newly Discovered Letters and Records with Illustrations from Contemporary Prints by G. M. (Gertrude M.) Godden

No sooner had Macdonald repelled the dervish onslaught than the force, which had retired behind the Kerreri hills, emerged again into the plain and rapidly advanced to attack him, necessitating a further complete change of front of his brigade to the right.
— from Khartoum Campaign, 1898; or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan by Bennet Burleigh

A piece or pieces at right angles to another piece, either fixed or movable, which serves as a rest or a guide.
— from Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by James Slough Zerbe