‘Full of such humour, and perhaps the miserablest man in the whole French Capital or Suburbs, was I, one sultry Dogday, after much perambulation, toiling along the dirty little Rue Sainte Thomas de l’Enfer , among civic rubbish enough, in a close atmosphere, and over pavements hot as Nebuchadnezzar’s Furnace; whereby doubtless my spirits [ 200 ] were little cheered; when all at once there rose a Thought in me, and I asked myself, ‘What art thou afraid of?
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

England, however, as it has never been blessed with a very parsimonious government, so parsimony has at no time been the characteristic virtue of its inhabitants.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Reason fails to assimilate in them precisely that which makes them real, namely, their presence here and now, in this order and number.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

Prithiraj halted at Nadol, and having to procure some necessaries pledged a ring to the merchant who had sold it to him; the merchant recognized the prince, and learning the cause of his disguise, proffered his services in the scheme which the prince had in view for the restoration of order in Godwar, being determined to evince to his father that he had resources independent of birth.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

Athos invited d’Artagnan to follow them; and although ignorant of the game, which he had never played, he accepted, not knowing what to do with his time from nine o’clock in the morning, as it then scarcely was, till twelve.
— from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

He went through a moment of painful hesitation and nearly took up the glass and emptied the clear fragrant liquid down his throat, but he glanced at Vasili Andreevich, remembered his oath and the boots that he had sold for drink, recalled the cooper, remembered his son for whom he had promised to buy a horse by spring, sighed, and declined it.
— from Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

a. maritime Arfordir, n. maritime land Arfordref, n. a sea-port town Arfordwy, n. maritime region Arforol, a. maritime, seafaring Arfraint, n. prerogative Arfri, n. high privelege Arfu, v. to arm Arffed, n. a lap, a forepart Arffedaid, n. lapful Arffedog, n. fosterer Arffedogaeth, n. fosterage Arffordd, n. the high road Arfforddi, v. to direct the way Arfforddol, a. wayfaring Argae, n. a stoppage, a dam Argaead, n. a shutting in Argaëedigaeth, n. obstruction Argaeol, a. astringent Argaeth, a. unslaved, captive Argaledu, v. to make obdurate Argan, a. very bright Arganfod, n. perception; v. to perceive, to fascinate Arganlyn, v. to follow Arganu, v. to elucidate Argau, v. to inclose Argeisio, v. to endeavour Argelu, v. to seclude, to secrete Arglawdd, n. an embankment Argledriad, n. a protector Arglod, n. fame, renown Argludiad, n. deportation Arglwydd, n. one having dominion, a lord Arglwyddes, n. a lady Arglwyddiaeth, n. a dominion; a lordship Arglwyddiaethu, v. to govern Arglwyddo, v. to domineer Arglybod, v. to get notice Arglyw, n. the sense of hearing Arglywed, v. to hear of Argnoi, v. to chew Argoch, a. reddening, blushing Argochedd, n. ruddiness Argochi, v. redden, to blush Argoed, n. a shelter of wood Argoel, n. an omen, a token Argoeliad, n. a betokening Argoelio, v. to portend Argoelus, a. ominous, portending Argof, n. remembrance Argofio, v. to call to memory Argoll, n. perdition, total loss Argolli, v. to lose; to condemn Argor, n. a high circle Argospi, v. to punish, openly Argraff, n. an impression; a print, or stamp; an inscription Argraffadwy, a. impressible Argraffdy, n. printing office Argraffedig, impressed, printed Argraffiad, n. an impression Argraffol, a. impressive; Argraffu, v. to imprint, to print Argraffwasg, n. printing press Argraffwr, n. printer Argraffydd, n. printer Argraffyddiaeth, n. printer’s art Argrap, n. slight touch Argre, n. origin Argreol, a. incipient, primeval Argrëu, v. to inchoate, to originate Argrwm, a. protuberant Argrwn, a. outwardly round Argrych, a. ruffled over Argryn, a. tremulous, shivering Argu, a. very precious; lovely Argudd, n. a covering Argurio, v. to pain greatly Argyfenw, n. paronomisia Argyfio, v. to equalize Argyflëad, n. location Argyfludd, n. an impediment Argyfnerth, n. a corroborative Argyfnod, n. a conjuncture Argyfran, n. an allotment Argyhoeddadwy, a. reprehensible Argyhoeddi, v. to reprimand Argyhoeddiad, n. reprehension Argyhoeddol, a. reprehensive Argyhoeddwr, n. admonisher Argyhuddiad, n. impeachment Argyhuddo, v. to impeach Argylchedd, n. alternity Argylchol, a. alternate Argyllaeth, n. ardent desire Argymhelliad, n. impulsion Argymhenu, v. to debate Argymhwyso, v. to make equable Argynal, v. to uphold Argynelwi, v. to characterize Argynil, a. very saving Argynyddu, v. to increase greatly Argynygiad, n. a venturing Argysgodi, v. to oyershadow Argywain, v. to carry upon Argyweddiad, n. a detrimenting Argyweithas, n. intercourse Arhawl, n. interrogatory Arhoew, a. very sprightly Arholi, v. to interrogate Arhudo, v. to fascinate Arhudd, n. an overshadow Arhwyliad, n. progression Ariad, n. a ploughing, aration Arial, n. vigour, wantonness Arian, n. silver; money Ariana, v. to gave money Arianaid, a. silvery Ariandag, n. silver quinsy; a bribery Ariandal, n. payment in money Arian-glawdd, n. silver mine Arianigar, a. loving money; covetous Arianllu, v. mercenary host Arianllys, n. rue Arianof, n. silversmith Arianog, a. monied, wealthy Arianol, a. of a silver quality Arianrod, n. the constellation called corona septentrionalis Ariant, n. silver; money Arianu, v. to silver Arianwaith, n. silverwork Arianydd, n. money-changer Arien, n. hoarfrost, dew Aries, n. an omen, a foreboding Arlachar, a. very glittering Arlafar, n. faculty of speech Arlafariad, n. enunciation Arlain, n. a foremost rank Arlais, n. the temple Arlamu, v. to bound up Arlanw, n. an overflowing Arlas, a. tipped with blue Arlathru, v. to polish highly Arlaw, a. contiguous Arlechu, to seclude, to skulk Arlechwedd, n. slope of a hill Arlediad, n. extension Arlef, n. an exclamation Arlefariad, n. enunciation Arlen, n. an envelopement Arlenwi, v. to overflow Arlesgu, v. to enfeeble Arlesiant, n. great advantage Arlethu, v. to overlay Arlithio, v. to allure, to entice Arliw, n. a glazing, a varnish Arlochi, v. to protect safely Arloesi, v. to empty, to evacuate Arlog, n. compound interest Arloni, v. to please highly Arlosgiad, n. a singing Arlost, n. a stock, shaft, or butt Arluched, n. radiation Arlud, a. oppressed with anxiety Arluddiad, n. interception Arluddias, v. to intercept, to hinder Arluddiol, a. intercipient Arlun, n. a portrait, a likeness Arluniaeth, n. prefiguration Arluniaethu, v. to prefigure Arlunio, v. to delineate Arluo, v. to obstruct, to hinder Arlwm, a. very bare, or exposed Arlwnc, n. a great indraught Arlwrw, n. a deposit; ad.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

We shall better appreciate Shakespeare's work if we glance for a moment at the plays that preceded him, and note how he covers the whole field and writes almost every form and variety of the drama known to his age.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

But the first Epistle of Claudian proves him a native of Alexandria, (Fabricius, Bibliot.
— 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

The Count Rousillon cannot be my brother: I am from humble, he from honoured name; No note upon my parents, his all noble.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Next day he granted a commission under the great seal to several peers, for passing the bills to which both houses of parliament had agreed; namely, the act of attainder against the pretended prince of Wales, and another in favour of the quakers, enacting, That their solemn affirmation and declaration should be accepted instead of an oath in the usual form.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II. by T. (Tobias) Smollett

A week later, however, the provident prince had a new siege-train of thirty-six guns and four mortars brought up from Waterford, pouring red-hot shot on the devoted city.
— from A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2 by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

My complexion has been admired for its fairness, a quality it still possesses—by comparison; I have searched long and vainly among the surrounding inhabitants for even one barbarian; I have failed to [Pg 54] feel either sea-sickness or home-sickness; I have never been more perfectly healthy, and no dread fever seems to have selected me for a victim; I have found no snake coiled within my shoe of a morning, nor have I discovered one as an unwelcome bedfellow at night.
— from Six Days on the Hurricane Deck of a Mule An account of a journey made on mule back in Honduras, C.A. in August, 1891 by Almira Stillwell Cole

The priest had a nephew, a smith, a good-hearted, bright-eyed, burly kind of a fellow, beloved by all the village, except by his uncle, whom he had greatly displeased because he had married a bonny lass of the neighbouring village of Smarje, instead of taking as a wife the——, well, the cook's niece, though, between us and the wall, the cook was never known to have had a sister or a brother either, and the people——, but, as I said before, the people were apt to say nasty things about their priest.
— from The Pobratim: A Slav Novel by P. Jones

Born to little or no fortune of his own, he was bred to the bar, at which, having many friends to push him and no mean natural abilities of his own, he doubtless would in process of time, if he could have borne the drudgery of that study, have been rapidly made King’s Counsel at the least; but things were disposed of otherwise, and he never went the circuit but twice, and then made no figure for want of a fee, and being unable to speak in public.
— from Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth

When Mithridanes heard him speake, and looked advisedly on his face, he knew him immediately to be the same man, that had entertained him so lovingly, conversed with him so familiarly, and counselled him so faithfully: all which overcomming his former fury, his harsh nature became meerly confounded with shame: So throwing downe his drawne sword, which he held readily prepared for the deede: he prostrated himselfe at Nathans feet, and in teares, spake in this manner.
— from The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10) Containing an hundred pleasant Novels by Giovanni Boccaccio

“No,” said Guest, who distrusted Thorbiorn, “thou shalt pay here, and now, fully; and I myself will pay [Pg 111] one wergild, to help thee in atonement.”
— from Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt

These problems, however, are not insurmountable.
— from Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania