Ex auctoritate Dei omnipotentis, Patris, et Filij, et Spiritus Sancti, et sanctorum canonum, sanctaeque et entemeratae Virginis Dei genetricis Mariae,— —Atque omnium coelestium virtutum, angelorum, archangelorum, thronorum, dominationum, potestatuum, cherubin ac seraphin, & sanctorum patriarchum, prophetarum, & omnium apolstolorum & evangelistarum, & sanctorum innocentum, qui in conspectu Agni soli digni inventi sunt canticum cantare novum, et sanctorum martyrum et sanctorum confessorum, et sanctarum virginum, atque omnium simul sanctorum et electorum Dei,—Excommunicamus, et vel os s vel os anathematizamus hunc furem, vel hunc Os malefactorem, N.N. et a liminibus sanctae
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

“Oh, I'm awfully strong,” declared Pollyanna, cheerfully, as she sprang to her feet.
— from Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

Estella smiled with perfect composure, and said she had no doubt of my having been quite right, and of her having been very disagreeable.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

"O daddy!" she began, when they were in privacy, clasping and squeezing Silas's arm, and skipping round to give him an energetic kiss.
— from Silas Marner by George Eliot

The essence of the jest consists in some catchword suggested by a political event, an incident in the police courts, a street song, or a bit of burlesque at some theatre, and forgotten in a month.
— from Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

The natural advantages which one country has over another, in producing particular commodities, are sometimes so great, that it is acknowledged by all the world to be in vain to struggle with them.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Pray come along, sir, said Double-fee.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

At length she drew the article into her lap, and untied the paper covering; a small swing looking-glass was disclosed, in which she proceeded to survey herself attentively.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

SYN: Smooth, pacify, compose, allay, still, soothe, appease, assuage, quiet, tranquilize.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

This is not an overcharged picture; on the contrary, it is a very possible case, and something similar must have fallen under every attentive eye.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft

Everything perfectly calm, all sail set, and the heavens becoming gradually sprinkled with silver stars.
— from Life in Mexico by Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) Calderón de la Barca

His plaid coat and striped shirt eclipse the somber colors of all his cousins.
— from Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 2 [February 1902] Illustrated by Color Photography by Various

It was a copy of a London evening paper, containing a somewhat sensational account of Lali’s accident.
— from The Translation of a Savage, Complete by Gilbert Parker

When the owner of it is discovered, that said owner shall become the Princess Charming, and shall share our lord and master's throne."
— from Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children by Bell, Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe, Lady

The soldiers agreed on promise of a good sheep next day; the Hamoumi camel-men were promised coffee and sugar, so they agreed also.
— from Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore, Mrs.

exclaimed Laura, ignoring the past conversation; “and she shall go too!
— from By Birth a Lady by George Manville Fenn

The explanation ended with a contrite sob and what Mr. Prentiss called "a sun shower."
— from Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir And Other Stories for Boys and Girls by Mary Catherine Crowley

[630] But the later States and civilisations which, while so much more fortunate in their political conditions, are still so far from the moral liberation of their labouring masses—these are not entitled to plume themselves on their comparative success.
— from The Evolution of States by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson