He commended them for the respects they paid him at so great a distance, and gave them good hopes of his favor.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

As a preacher he acquired so great a reputation that, in 1669, he was appointed court-preacher in Vienna, where he died in 1709.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

Two years afterwards he obtained a slightly better appointment of the same kind at Denino, still pursuing his academical studies, gathering, as is evident from his own memoranda, a considerable knowledge of men and things, and forming friendships that proved life-long.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

Madame was tired; but the position had pleased her, and she gave away the toys with a charming grace.
— from Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Some of you perhaps, knew, in your time, better than the doctor, how a kite stopped; but I do not doubt that a great many of you also know, now, what is much more to the purpose, how a ship gets along.
— from Love's Meinie: Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds by John Ruskin

They left Dollan at exactly ten minutes of ten; it is now just half-past; with my powerful horses and so good a driver as Hinrich they will not need more than an hour, in spite of the horrible weather; so in twenty minutes, ladies, we shall hear the carriage drive up."
— from What the Swallow Sang: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen

While in Ottawa his employes presented him a silver goblet and tray as a mark of esteem.
— from Montreal from 1535 to 1914. Vol. 3. Biographical by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

His 'Sonate Militaire,' and other pieces, have a southern glow about them, but this hero of the violin cannot dispense with the roll of the drum; and completely as he may annihilate his less showy colleagues, I long for a little of Spohr's earnestness, Baillot's power, and even Mayseder's piquancy."
— from Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work by Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel) Stratton

France is indebted, not to the Revolution, but to a great Protestant historian and statesman, Guizot, and to King Louis Philippe for the foundation [Pg 48] of her system of public education.
— from France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by William Henry Hurlbert

This ruffian, who had menaced and insulted and pursued her, a single glance at whose guilty and frightful aspect was enough to warn and terrify, was in league and close alliance with her own brother to entrap and deceive her—Heaven only could know with what horrible intent.
— from The Cock and Anchor by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

It is to be observ’d, that those People have a separate Government among themselves, in the Philippine Islands.
— from The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands. Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts. by Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola

Peace had been maintained there chiefly by the influence of Queen Eleanor, who was the representative of the ancient lords of the province, and to whose person the people had always shown great attachment.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses by Anonymous

Even should the weather moderate, the polacca brig would probably have a still greater advantage; but then again, his principle was to struggle to the last—never to yield to death or misfortune, while the faintest gasp remains—never to let hope expire—so he determined still to drive the ship through it.
— from The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston