There was a Clergyman on Board the Onslow , sent from England , to be Chaplain of Cape-Corso-Castle , some of the Pyrates were for keeping him, alledging merrily, that their Ship wanted a Chaplain; accordingly they offered him a Share, to take on with them, promising, he should do nothing for his Money, but make Punch, and say Prayers; yet, however brutish they might be in other Things, they bore so great a Respect to his Order, that they resolved not to force him against his Inclinations; and the Parson having no Relish for this sort of Life, excused himself from accepting the Honour they designed him; they were satisfied, and generous enough to deliver him back every Thing he owned to be his: The Parson laid hold of this favourable Disposition of the Pyrates, and laid Claim to several Things belonging to others, which were also given up, to his great Satisfaction; in fine, they kept nothing which belonged to the Church, except three Prayer-Books, and a Bottle-Screw.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

I have purposely asked several persons, young and old, to look, under the above circumstances, at distant objects, making them believe that I only wished to test the power of their vision; and they all behaved in the manner just described.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

Theoretically, if the data flows without pauses at system prompts, you can transfer 392 pages of text in one hour.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

"I would like, if it were possible," answered Sancho Panza, "your worship to give me a couple of sups of that potion of the fiery Blas, if it be that you have any to hand there; perhaps it will serve for broken bones as well as for wounds."
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“I would like, if it were possible,” answered Sancho Panza, “your worship to give me a couple of sups of that potion of the fiery Blas, if it be that you have any to hand there; perhaps it will serve for broken bones as well as for wounds.”
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

In some places, and such persons you may as soon enjoin them to carry water in a sieve, as to keep themselves honest.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

The mind has undoubted power to preserve and sustain physical youth and beauty, to keep the body strong and healthy, to renew life, and to preserve it from decay, many years longer than it does now.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

Although "other depositors" include most proprietors and professional and salaried persons, yet some proprietors and professional men, especially in rural communities, and some salaried persons, chiefly small clerks, are "Nondepositors."...
— from Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

Miles never seemed longer than they did to us as we tore over the country from Ossining to East Point, a silent party, yet keyed up by an excitement that none of us had ever felt before.
— from The Dream Doctor by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

And when the money came Nanine was quite pleased and said perhaps you would pay more when you came, so she did not worry me with Chinamen or any one, and I've had this room all to myself since I've been here.
— from Five Nights: A Novel by Victoria Cross

Close at hand it appeared but a dull purple, and made little impression on the eye; it was even difficult to detect; and if you plucked a single plant, you were surprised to find how thin it was, and how little color it had.
— from Excursions by Henry David Thoreau

Yet I have seen English ladies, true to their Invincible Armada traditions, shake their heads in pity when the seminarists passed, and sigh: "Poor young prisoners!"
— from Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

But, before I could stammer out my excuses, she put her hand in that of the Poet, and said: ‘Perhaps you have forgotten that, not very long ago, you rebuked me most gently for one of my numerous foibles, and that I asked you to tell me what I ought to do, and to be, in order to merit your approval.
— from Lamia's Winter-Quarters by Alfred Austin

(5) With ammonium picrate and sodium picrate, yellowish red color.
— from Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant (Rhus Toxicodendron) by William Anderson Syme

This important question was settled long ago by the entire body of the Saints who accepted the leadership of the Twelve, after the departure of the Prophet and Patriarch, and sustained President Young in his office.
— from Origin of the 'Reorganized' Church and the Question of Succession by Joseph Fielding Smith

At last Mr. Kummer, who no doubt believed that the end justified the means, faced his people and said playfully, yet with evident determination, "Now I am going to order the doors bolted, that none may leave the house until this matter is settled!"
— from Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together with Incidents, Anecdotes and Adventures of the Journey by Willard W. Glazier

"Huh!" grunted the negro, producing a similar pistol, "yo' ain' no bettah fixed dan Ah be."
— from The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock