It remains therefore a proposition absolutely resting upon subjective conditions alone, viz. of the Judgement reflecting in conformity with our cognitive faculties.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

When Sítá looked upon her lord, His foemen slain, the saints restored, In pride and rapture uncontrolled She clasped him in her loving hold.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

v., Philippine Report , page 116, during an insurrection in Batangas, to control which, the presidential election of 1904 being then safely over, the writ of habeas corpus had been suspended and martial law declared, the Supreme Court of the Philippines held that detention of people as reconcentrados under such circumstances “for the purpose of protecting them” was not an illegal restraint of their liberty, because the ordinary law had been suspended .
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

Then Paris called to her in the voice which she had once loved to hear, and she grew very pale, and rose up, saying to herself, 'The day has come for which I have prayed.
— from Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang

But in the hands of freemen now May build up states, by axe and plough!— And rear up souls, as purely white As angels, clothed with heavenly light; [page 105] And yield forth life-blood, richly red As patriot hearts have ever shed.
— from The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various

Shah Soojah-ool-Moolk and Maharajah Runjeet Singh would probably act readily upon such a plan, it being similar to that in which they were before engaged, but which failed principally from the want of pecuniary aid, and the absence of our active sanction and support.
— from History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 1 (of 3) Third Edition by Kaye, John William, Sir

He at once spoke on the subject of his son's love for Lucy Effingham; but there were two motives which put a restraint upon Sir Francis, and which acting together were sufficient to prevent him from indulging in any violent outbreak of passion notwithstanding the excited state in which he had gone down to the manor.
— from Charles Tyrrell; or, The Bitter Blood. Volumes I and II by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

In the present day, when equestrianism is not only a popular amusement but amounts almost to a craze, it is astonishing to find the amount of ignorance that prevails among riders upon subjects with which they ought to be at least tolerably well acquainted, before laying claim to the terms “horsemen” and “horsewomen.”
— from Riding for Ladies: With Hints on the Stable by O'Donoghue, Power, Mrs.

SCENE I. See how poor Bauldy stares like ane possest, And roars up Symon frae his kindly rest.
— from The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy by Allan Ramsay

Then he went cautiously under the watching grouse, the spruce partridges, and reaching up slipped the noose over the neck of the first one; a sharp jerk then tightened noose, and brought the grouse tumbling out of the tree while its companions merely clucked their puzzlement, made no effort to escape.
— from Rolf in the Woods by Ernest Thompson Seton

Muffled figures were passing and repassing unconcernedly, some entering the houses, others coming out, and a handsome coach, without arms and with a footman in plain livery, lumbered along and stopped farther on.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill

“Salary, £50 per annum, rising upon satisfactory service by annual increments of £5 to a maximum of £880.”— Welsh Paper. “ Conscience Money.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12 by Various

Before we resolve to leap into this abyss, so dark and so profound, it becomes [Pg 746] us to pause and reflect upon such of the dangers as are obvious and inevitable.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16) by United States. Congress