It will be noticed that Joly in his preface never claimed to have originated the scheme described in his book; on the contrary he distinctly states that it "personifies in particular a political system which has not varied for a single day in its application since the disastrous and alas!
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

Pinara was near Pagræ, in Pieria, last mentioned.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

The vehicle earned the distinction of being the first to place a payload in polar orbit, and was also the first to achieve circular orbit.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution by Lynne C. Murphy

Being now wealthy and distinguished, Mr. O’Riley, still bearing the legislative “Hon.” attached to his name (for titles never die in America, although we do take a republican pride in poking fun at such trifles), sailed for Europe with his family.
— from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Charles Dudley Warner

One parcel I put away at the time, but the others I mixed with my own money.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

possim, possīs, possit possīmus, possītis, possint Imp. possem, possēs, posset possēmus, possētis, possent INFINITIVE.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

The meaning, not the name, I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwellest; but, heavenly-born, Before the hills appeared, or fountain flowed, Thou with eternal Wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy sister, and with her didst play In presence of the Almighty Father, pleased With thy celestial song.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

Hos non ita pridem perstrinxi, in Philosophastro Commaedia latina, in Aede Christi Oxon, publice habita, Anno 1617.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Only it must not allow truth to appear in its naked form, because its sphere of activity is not a narrow auditory, but the world and humanity at large, and therefore it must conform to the requirements and comprehension of so great and mixed a public; or, to use a medical simile, it must not present it pure, but must as a medium make use of a mythical vehicle.
— from Essays of Schopenhauer by Arthur Schopenhauer

Francisco Lopez de Gomara, in his account of this battle, says, that previous to the arrival of Cortes with the cavalry, the holy apostle St. Jacob or St. Peter in person had galloped up on a gray-coloured horse to [Pg 77] our assistance.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Now is the time to put in practice the proverb, "Let us hope and we shall see."
— from Letters of John Calvin, Volume II Compiled from the Original Manuscripts and Edited with Historical Notes by Jean Calvin

That the deliberations at that house were not wholly peaceful appears from a long secret memorandum of October 24th, 1803, in which the Comte d'Artois reviews the career of "that miserable adventurer " (Bonaparte), so as to prove that his present position is precarious and tottering.
— from The Life of Napoleon I (Complete) by J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

He has taken an active part in public affairs and many improvements in Dayton have been brought about largely through his indefatigable work in their behalf.
— from Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties by William Denison Lyman

Far from it; he is convinced that "it will stand as firm as aught that ever was produced in philosophy, backed by ingenious argumentation or buttressed by mathematical demonstration."
— from Makers of Electricity by Brother Potamian

A month later we parted in Paris, Miss Starr to go back to Italy, and I to journey on to London to secure as many suggestions as possible from those wonderful places of which we had heard, Toynbee Hall and the People's Palace.
— from Twenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical Notes by Jane Addams

Beechy was also convinced—before she crossed the Bridge of Sighs—that many people, especially Americans, would pay large sums or even commit crimes, in order to be put in prison at Venice.
— from My Friend the Chauffeur by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

The paper is placed in the jaws of the instrument, and the screw {199} advanced until it touches the paper.
— from A Text-book of Paper-making by C. F. (Charles Frederick) Cross

“The boundary of the Park is patrolled, but the man on duty last night declares that he saw nobody of whom he could entertain, any suspicion.”
— from In White Raiment by William Le Queux

From an age too prolific in parasitical literature and in shameless morals, there has descended to us a name radiant with genius, and unsullied in reputation.
— from Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630 by James Dennistoun

Soon projects formed by the Roman emigrants against the life of the general were reported to him; they sounded credible enough, especially as various officers of the insurgent army, and Perpenna in particular, had submitted with reluctance to the supremacy of Sertorius, and the Roman governors had for long promised amnesty and a high reward to any one who should kill him.
— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen