On the contrary, the more we penetrate into his system, the more apparent it becomes that all the formulas he employs which derive from any religious source--whether Persian, Egyptian, or Christian--merely serve to disguise a purely material purpose, a plan for destroying the existing order of society.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

Is poor father dead?' To which the doctor, on one knee beside the body, busy and watchful, only rejoins without looking round: 'Now, my girl, unless you have the self-command to be perfectly quiet, I cannot allow you to remain in the room.' Pleasant, consequently, wipes her eyes with her back-hair, which is in fresh need of being wound up, and having got it out of the way, watches with terrified interest all that goes on.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased.
— from The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope

353, say that the people of the house are come , the plural familiārēs denoting one person.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

The States, by the plan of the convention, are prohibited from doing a variety of things, some of which are incompatible with the interests of the Union, and others with the principles of good government.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

The people of Gamala supposed this to be an assistance afforded them by God, and without regarding what damage they suffered themselves, they pressed forward, and thrust the enemy upon the tops of their houses; and when they stumbled in the sharp and narrow streets, and were perpetually falling down, they threw their stones or darts at them, and slew them.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

At last the physician fell down on the sward as if insensible.
— from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay

FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP CHAPTER V—HINDRANCES CHAPTER VI—SISTER SIMPLICE PUT TO THE PROOF CHAPTER VII—THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTIONS FOR DEPARTURE CHAPTER VIII—AN ENTRANCE BY FAVOR CHAPTER IX—A PLACE WHERE CONVICTIONS ARE IN PROCESS OF FORMATION CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS CHAPTER XI—CHAMPMATHIEU MORE AND MORE ASTONISHED BOOK EIGHTH.—A
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Inocente doña Inés, Innocent Doña Inés cuya hermosa juventud whose beauty and tender years encerró en el ataúd were closed in a coffin here quien llorando está a tus pies; by him who weeps, ah yes, si de esa piedra a través if through this stone, no less, puedes mirar la amargura you can see the bitterness del alma que tu hermosura of a soul that adored your loveliness adoró con tanto afán, with such yearning, then for that man prepara un lado a don Juan prepare a place, for Don Juan, en tu misma sepultura.
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

We halted at this village Dined and purchased five dogs, Some roots Chappalell, Philberds and dried berries of the inhabitents.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

When we consider man's upright position; the firmness and steadiness with which he plants his foot upon the earth; when we examine the mechanism of his hand, and the wonderful and almost unlimited range it possesses for diversified use; when we see how ill-fitted he is for climbing trees, yet how express and admirable for climbing among the stars, even to the outermost milky-way, the idea that what is fittest for him is fit for the chattering monkey, is too absurd to give us pause.
— from Life: Its True Genesis by Horatius Flaccus

—Patriæ patris filio digno Thomæ Truxtun. Reverse.
— from Memoirs of the Generals, Commodores and other Commanders, who distinguished themselves in the American army and navy during the wars of the Revolution and 1812, and who were presented with medals by Congress for their gallant services by Thomas Wyatt

In 1303 the Bishop of Coventry was accused before the Pope for doing homage to the Devil.
— from The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology by Margaret Alice Murray

To me it appears highly improbable that it should have been peopled from different quarters, across the Ocean, as others have asserted.
— from Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767 and 1768 by Jonathan Carver

In addition to the work in the shop I spent much time in the office, where I was employed in putting the last touches to the pistols before being packed for delivery.
— from Confessions of Boyhood by John Albee

Why, he’s been down here within these past few days—has been in Chelmsford Jail, to stand his trial for murder; and is now at large about the country somewhere—God be good to him, wherever he is—with the police hunting high and low for him.”
— from The Second Dandy Chater by Tom Gallon

[Victor FIDALGO]; Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union or UCID [Antonio MONTEIRO]; Movement for Democracy or MPD [Jorge SANTOS]; Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO]; Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Must I prepare for death?”
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac