This period is generally regarded as the greatest in the history of our literature.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

MINOR PROSE WRITERS The Puritan Period is generally regarded as one destitute of literary interest; but that was certainly not the result of any lack of books or writers.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

For though private humanity can, by no means, be the origin of justice; since the latter virtue so often contradicts the former; yet when the rule of separate and constant possession is once formed by the indispensable necessities of society, private humanity, and an aversion to the doing a hardship to another, may, in a particular instance, give rise to a particular rule of property.
— from An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume

He commonly proves, however, a kindly and responsive being, and in offering to him a few sheaves of corn, some barley-cakes, or a libation from the vintage, the public is grateful rather than calculating; the sacrifice has become an act of thanksgiving.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

The assumption on which this is grounded, is that the oath is worthless, of a person who does not believe in a future state; a proposition which betokens much ignorance of history in those who assent to it (since it is historically true that a large proportion of infidels in all ages have been persons of distinguished integrity and honour); and would be maintained by no one who had the smallest conception how many of the persons in greatest repute with the world, both for virtues and for attainments, are well known, at least to their intimates, to be unbelievers.
— from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

And in Hebron be all the sepultures of the patriarchs, Adam, Abraham, Isaac, and of Jacob; and of their wives, Eve, Sarah and Rebecca, and of Leah; the which sepultures the Saracens keep full curiously, and have the place in great reverence for the holy fathers, the patriarchs that lie there.
— from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

One important point about self-evidence is made clear by the case of memory, and that is, that self-evidence has degrees: it is not a quality which is simply present or absent, but a quality which may be more or less present, in gradations ranging from absolute certainty down to an almost imperceptible faintness.
— from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

For satisfaction or pleasure of some kind results from gratifying any impulse; thus when antagonistic impulses compete for the determination of the Will, we are prompted by the desire for pleasure in general to compare the pleasures which we foresee will respectively attend the gratification of either impulse, and when we have ascertained which set of [94] pleasures is the greatest, Self-love or the desire for pleasure in general reinforces the corresponding impulse.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

Προδίδωμι, ( πρό & δίδωμι ) f. δώσω, to give before, precede in giving, Ro. 11.35; to give up, abandon, betray: whence Προδότης, ου, ὁ, a betrayer, traitor, Lu 6.16.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

Traders are resuming their business, and peace is gradually returning to all this region.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 09, September, 1879 by Various

I travelled for many years, and at length returned home, but never from the day of the duel up to the present time have I once neglected to wear the pious relic of that poor Italian girl round my neck.
— from Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume I by M. Y. Halidom

On Saturday, the 22nd, I and my ladies were much pleased in going round it.
— from The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri: or, Memoirs of Jahangir (Volume 2 of 2) by Emperor of Hindustan Jahangir

The T RUE P ENDULINE T ITMOUSE ( Ægithalus pendulinus ) is greyish red on the upper part of its body, on the under side whitish, shaded with rust-red on the breast; a black stripe, beginning at the cheeks, passes across the eyes to the region of the ear; the quills and tail-feathers are blackish, with light borders; the eye is brown, the beak of various shades of black, whitish at its margins; the feet are black or greyish black.
— from Cassell's Book of Birds, Volume 2 (of 4) by Alfred Edmund Brehm

At the very time, however, when this disorganisation of dramatic blank verse was at its worst, and when it had as yet only been used on the rarest occasions for any other purpose, its great restorer began, though he did not for a long time continue, the process of restoration.
— from Historical Manual of English Prosody by George Saintsbury

When, as if moved by one impulse, all joined in:— On the Curragh of Kildare, And the boys will all be there, With their pikes in good repair— Says the Shan Van Voct !
— from The Life Story of an Old Rebel by John Denvir

the posset is got ready and given to the married couple.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

The young man's pleasantly indifferent glance rested on one object after another, not unintelligently, but without particular interest.
— from The Business of Life by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

He remained there long, plunged in gloomy reflections.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine—Volume 62, No. 386, December, 1847 by Various

As a rule (and one which it will be well to remember) if you cannot find payable metal, particularly in gold "reef" prospecting, at or near the surface, it is not worth while to sink, unless, of course, you design to strike a shoot of metal which some one has prospected before you.
— from Getting Gold: A Practical Treatise for Prospectors, Miners and Students by J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Francis) Johnson