But he went not, out of fear; nay, he ran away from God to the city of Joppa, and finding a ship there, he went into it, and sailed to Tarsus, in Cilicia 19 and upon the rise of a most terrible storm, which was so great that the ship was in danger of sinking, the mariners, the master, and the pilot himself, made prayers and vows, in case they escaped the sea: but Jonah lay still and covered [in the ship,] without imitating any thing that the others did; but as the waves grew greater, and the sea became more violent by the winds, they suspected, as is usual in such cases, that some one of the persons that sailed with them was the occasion of this storm, and agreed to discover by lot 20 which of them it was.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

a relation, or [Second and Third Experiments] with but one, never produces either of these passions; and it is [Fourth Experiment.] found that the passion always varies in conformity to the relation.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

There are some sins that are impetuous, prompt, and sudden; let us set them aside: but in these other sins so often repeated, deliberated, and contrived, whether sins of complexion or sins of profession and vocation, I cannot conceive that they should have so long been settled in the same resolution, unless the reason and conscience of him who has them, be constant to have them; and the repentance he boasts to be inspired with on a sudden, is very hard for me to imagine or form.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

I find it sufficiently abundant, but not sufficiently pliable and vigorous; it commonly quails under a powerful conception; if you would maintain the dignity of your style, you will often perceive it to flag and languish under you, and there Latin steps in to its relief, as Greek does to others.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

Yet those, who thus designate this wise and amiable writer from the frequent incorrespondency of his diction to his metre in the majority of his compositions, not only deem them valuable and interesting on other accounts; but willingly admit, that there are to be found throughout his poems, and especially in his EPISTLES and in his HYMEN'S TRIUMPH, many and exquisite specimens of that style which, as the neutral ground of prose and verse, is common to both.
— from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

This alteration of pressure and vacuum is continued until the desired maturation is obtained.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Whilst the citizens were still sorrowful in consequence of their ill success, and incensed against their leaders, Marcus Postumius, being arraigned and brought before them, he who had been military tribune with consular power at Veii, is condemned in a fine of ten thousand asses in weight, of brass.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

Meanwhile Gurid, the daughter of Alf, seeing that the royal line was reduced to herself alone, and having no equal in birth whom she could marry, proclaimed a vow imposing chastity on herself, thinking it better to have no husband than to take one from the commons.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

On the evidence of this fact, which had not occurred to my memory, the candid reader will correct and excuse a note in Chapter XXXIV., note 86 of this History, which hastens the decay of Asimus, or Azimuntium; another century of patriotism and valor is cheaply purchased by such a confession.
— 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

One day during the summer while I was in the timber praying, a vivid impression came to me that God was going to deliver us out of that place, and the name of the town where we should live was given me.
— from Riches of Grace: A Compilation of Experiences in the Christian Life A Narration of Trials and Victories Along the Way by E. E. (Enoch Edwin) Byrum

The marks on Chinese porcelains are various in character and come under one or more of the following divisions: marks of date, hall-marks, marks of dedication and good wishes, marks in praise of the piece of porcelain inscribed, symbols, and other pictorial marks and potters’ marks.
— from The Pleasures of Collecting by Gardner C. Teall

In Leyte, Honesto Ruiz warned all his “soldiers and bolo-men that whenever a real Americanista, like the police and volunteers, is caught he will be killed.”
— from The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) by Dean C. (Dean Conant) Worcester

C. Prevost and Virlet, I cannot believe that the great central hollows have been formed by a simple dome-shaped elevation, and the consequent arching of the strata.
— from Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin

A slight, slim little figure, looking slighter and slimmer in the wake of her overshadowing husband, with an outward appearance of unsurpassed mildness and meekness which her conversation readily dispelled, the wife of this delightful Englishman of letters presented a very intimate Chestertonian paradox.
— from Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward

When it says that such and such powers are vested in Congress, and such in the Executive, he would abide by that decision.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16) by United States. Congress

It occurs in placers and veins in Catawba, and in placers in Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany.
— from The Heart of the Alleghanies; or, Western North Carolina by Wilbur Gleason Zeigler

We reached Libramont after a pleasant five hours' journey through a pretty and very interesting country.
— from With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War Personal Experiences and Adventures with Both Armies, 1870-1871 by Charles Edward Ryan

The Olympic games, of Grecian birth, Gave many a youth athletic worth; Hence Romans shone;—hence Britons fought, The Picts and Vandals influence caught; The lance, the spear, and arrow flew, And prove what deeds Gymnastics do.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone