But if they happened to take a repast there, they were satisfied with the plain, daily food of the brethren, and [pg 203] required no more.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

SYN: Enjoyment, gratification, sensuality, self-indulgence, voluptuousness, choice, preference, vill, inclination, purpose, determination, favor, satisfaction, indulgent.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

During the peace he had spoken in parliament upon the abuses respecting prize-money, and had submitted plans to government for more easily manning the navy, and preventing desertion from it, by bettering the condition of the seamen.
— from The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson by Robert Southey

For he cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

This was no doubt a far pleasanter duty for some families than it would have been to render a like service for Union soldiers.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

For well I know that soon the heavenly powers Will give thee back to-day, and Circe's shores: There pious on my cold remains attend, There call to mind thy poor departed friend.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

77 b. , Plutarch, de Fort. Rom. c. 4.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

Toad prudently dropped flat in the road, and Bang!
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

—The flooring joists (A) are then put down (Fig. 230).
— 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

The charm is said to have been employed formerly in the neighbourhood of Paris (A. de Nore, Coutumes, Mythes et Traditions des Provinces de France , Paris and Lyons, 1846, p. 383).
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12) by James George Frazer

Sounds of ai, ou, ow, and ea, paid bound cow cheat head grain found how treat dead staid ground town beast stead waif hound growl bleat tread rail mound clown preach dread flail pound frown speak thread quail round crown streak sweat snail sound drown feast death Lesson 28.
— from McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book by Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton) McGuffey

Toujours des flots sans fin par des flots repoussés; L'œil ne voit que des flots dans l'abime entassés Rouler sous les vaques profondes.'
— from Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

The popular dissensions, founded on the most serious interest, or holy pretence, have scarcely equalled the obstinacy of this wanton discord, which invaded the peace of families, divided friends and brothers, and tempted the female sex, though seldom seen in the circus, to espouse the inclinations of their lovers, or to contradict the wishes of their husbands.
— from History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Edward Gibbon

However, it is these same slave-dealing merchants who occasion the greater part of the wars and troubles in these countries, by their perpetual demand for slaves.
— from Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by James Richardson

Winding past Dr. Forbery to the vacated seat of the hostess he frowned forbiddingly.
— from Celt and Saxon — Complete by George Meredith

The steam-engine, therefore, took the place of animal power, and for a long time stood alone; and nearly all the motive power derived from heat is still produced by the mechanism which Watt brought to such great efficiency in so short a time.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

Gains a prize for poetry, dies from a fit of debauchery.
— from Ancient States and Empires For Colleges and Schools by John Lord