I was a man of camps, and rested not; hating peace, I grew old under thy standard, O War-god, in utmost peril; conquering fear, I thought it comely to fight, shameful to loiter, and noble to kill and kill again, to be for ever slaughtering!
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

The Wall now leads up to the gateway of Cilurnum, which we have already visited; and after leaving the park, it goes on up the hill to Walwick.
— from Northumberland Yesterday and To-day by Jean F. (Jean Finlay) Terry

A painted iron gate opened upon the road, and against the opposite wall, inside, was built a small mortuary chapel.
— from Corleone: A Tale of Sicily by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

That is a privilege I grant only unto the man who weddeth me.”
— from The Story of Rustem, and other Persian hero tales from Firdusi by Elizabeth D. Renninger

His name will be placed in General Orders upon the Roll of Honor."
— from History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. (Richard Biddle) Irwin

Is not his God merely his own shadow, projected in gigantic outlines upon the clouds?
— from Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

They were certainly not lacking in the instincts of imagination; and, year by year, they must have taken pleasure in gazing out upon the landscape from the grottos constructed to receive them when they died.
— from Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2 of 2) The Turkish Provinces by H. F. B. (Harry Finnis Blosse) Lynch