Like the first Christians of Jerusalem, they resigned the use, or the property of their temporal possessions; established regular communities of the same sex, and a similar disposition; and assumed the names of Hermits , Monks , and Anachorets , expressive of their lonely retreat in a natural or artificial desert.
— 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

Oh quante e quante volte desidero d'esser piu vicino per poter parlar e raggionar con Vostra Paternita molto Revda.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Finally, seeing that there remained memory of Giotto not only in the works that issued from his hands, but in those also that issued from the hand of the writers of those times, he having been the man who recovered the true method of painting, which had been lost for many years before him; therefore, by public decree and by the effort and particular affection of the elder Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent, in admiration of the talent of so great a man his portrait was placed in S. Maria del Fiore, carved in marble by Benedetto da Maiano, an excellent sculptor, together with the verses written below, made by that divine man, Messer Angelo Poliziano, to the end that those who should become excellent in any profession whatsoever might be able to cherish a hope of obtaining, from others, such memorials as these that Giotto deserved and obtained in liberal measure from his goodness: Ille ego sum, per quem pictura extincta revixit, Cui quam recta manus, tam fuit et facilis.
— from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi by Giorgio Vasari

SYN: Exertion, effort, toil, labor, employment, performance, production, product, effect, result, composition, achievement, operation, is sue, fruit.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

In the east wing: Margaret Barentin, gentlewoman; John Spicer, esquire, and Letis his wife; John le Percers, esquire; Roger Chibary, [161] esquire; Peter Morens, esquire; Thomas, son to Sir William Beckland; James Cuthing, esquire; John Chorner, esquire; William Kenley, esquire; Margery, wife to Thomas Band, and daughter to John Hutch; the Lord William, Marquis of Barkeley and Earl of Nottingham, and Dame Joan his wife.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

Einzelfall individual case Einzelfertigung jobbing production Einzelfertigung jobbing work Einzelfirma sole proprietorship Einzelhandel retail Einzelhandel retail trade Einzelhandelsabgabepreis retail selling price Einzelhandelsgeschäft retail outlet Einzelhandelsgeschäft retail shop Einzelhandelsgeschäft (US) retail store Einzelhandelskette retail store chain Einzelhandelskostenindex index of retail prices Einzelhandelskunde retail customer Einzelhandelspreisindex retail price index Einzelhandelsrabatt retail discount Einzelhandelsspanne retail margin Einzelhandelsumsatz retail sales Einzelhandelsumsatz retail turnover Einzelhandelsunternehmen retail business Einzelhandelsunternehmen retail establishment Einzelhändler retail dealer Einzelhändler retailer Einzelheit detail Einzelheiten particulars Einzelkaufmann sole prprietor Einzelkosten individual costs Einzellohnverhandlung individual bargaining einzeln individual einzeln single einzeln aufführen specify einzeln oder insgesamt any or all of which einzelner Verbraucher individual consumer Einzelposten single item Einzelspalte single column Einzelstück; Einzelposten individual item Einzelstückfertigung; Einzelfertigung piece production Einzelteil component Einzelverträge individual contracts Einzelzeit subtracted time Einzelzeitmessung flyback timing Einzelzeitverfahren flyback timing method Einzelzeitverfahren snap-back timing method Einziehung von Außenständen collection of outstanding debts Einziehung von Forderungen collection of debts Einziehung von Schulden collection of debts einzige Beschwerde sole complaint einziger Absatzweg exclusive outlet Einzug eines Schecks collection of a cheque Einzug von Außenständen collection of outstanding amounts Einzugskosten encashment charges einzuschiebendes Arbeitselement intermittent element Eisenbahn railway Eisenbahnbehörde railway authority Eisenbahnfahrkarte railway ticket Eisenbahngesellschaft railroad company Eisenbahnknotenpunkt railway junction Eisenbahnnetz network of railroads Eisenbahnnetz railroad network Eisenbahnnetz railway network Eisenbahntransport rail transport Eisenbahnunglück railway disaster
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

c. 8 , and [1067] Cardan are of the opposite part (it may be engendered of phlegm, etsi raro contingat , though it seldom come to pass), so is [1068] Guianerius and Laurentius, c. 1. with Melanct.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Su representante podría ir observando las condiciones del mercado, estudiando las fuentes de la concurrencia, y lo que es más importante, poniéndose en relaciones con quienes pudieran ser compradores.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

“Yes, but water decomposed into its primitive elements,” replied Cyrus Harding, “and decomposed doubtless, by electricity, which will then have become a powerful and manageable force, for all great discoveries, by some inexplicable laws, appear to agree and become complete at the same time.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

In 1152 we read, 'Id iuris Romani Imperii apex habere dicitur ut non per sanguinis propaginem sed per principum electionem reges creentur.' —Otto Fris.
— from The Holy Roman Empire by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

[311] In his ‘Mémoire sur la poésie philosophique et religieuse chez les Persans.’
— from Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1 by Edward FitzGerald

a, Orbulina universa , in its perfect condition, showing the tubular spines which radiate from the surface of the shell; b, Globigerina bulloides , in its ordinary condition, the thin hollow spines which are attached to the shell when perfect having been broken off; c, Textularia variabilis; d, Peneroplis planatus; e, Rotalia concamerata; f, Cristellaria subarcuatula.
— from The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson

Plain Edition, round corners.
— from The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer With Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West by Edward Sylvester Ellis

Defense expenditures: 176 million rubles, 3%-5% of GDP; note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the prevailing exchange rate could produce misleading results @Lebanon Header Note: Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions and regaining its national sovereignty since the end of the devastating 16-year civil war in October 1990.
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
— from Vocal Expression: A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Katherine Jewell Everts

Then the bivouac becomes endurable, and if the enemy is sufficiently distant, a certain element of gaiety lends a picturesque, even romantic, character to the barbaric gathering.
— from Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey

Defense expenditures: 7 billion denars, NA% of GNP (1993 est.); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the prevailing exchange rate could produce misleading results @Togo, Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean beween Benin and Ghana Map references: Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World Area: total area: 56,790 sq km land area: 54,390 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than West Virginia Land boundaries: total 1,647 km, Benin 644 km, Burkina 126 km, Ghana 877 km Coastline: 56 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 30 nm International disputes:
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Juan presented in the proper place, To proper placemen, every Russ credential; And was received with all the due grimace
— from The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron