“My part is played out,” said Prince Andrew.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Both were placed into polar orbits so that they could photograph all of the sunlit areas of the Moon.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution by Lynne C. Murphy

In this manner, though with frequent interruptions which were filled with certain threatening sounds from the recovered instrument, the pursuers were put in possession of such leading circumstances as were likely to prove useful in accomplishing their great and engrossing object—the recovery of the sisters.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

Accident and external stimuli must, as far as possible, be avoided: a sort of walling-of-one's-self-in is one of the primary instinctive precautions of spiritual pregnancy.
— from Ecce Homo Complete Works, Volume Seventeen by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

if not, unless on account of unharmed public commonwealth leap down, dismount lead across remain call together friendship footprint, trace each fear (noun) hope therefore behind, after so great equal in truth, indeed that (yonder) a certain fall down owe, ought measure, mode eye name wave, billow thing, matter exploits republic prosperity adversity former, old-time all, every any one (at all) this (of mine) heavy, serious hateful, detested true burn snatch from letter punishment inflict punishment on suffer punishment liberty sun sustain take up, assume hour reign, realm messenger part, direction body harbor faith, protection of himself also, too sufficiently burn that (of yours) before you (plur.)
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

prestigio m prestige, glamour. presumir t presume; i pride one's self ( de on being); —do presumptuous.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

This delectable fish, brought from a considerable distance in a state of almost perfect preservation, was first fried, then boned, then served in ice, with Madeira punch in place of sauce, according to a recipe known to a few men of the world.
— from The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property by John Galsworthy

must I then perform inglorious prank of sylvan ape in mountain forest caught!
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

Being come back, and weary with the walk, for as I made it, it was pretty long, being come back to our inne, there the women had pleasure in putting on some straw hats, which are much worn in this country, and did become them mightily, but especially my wife.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

(*) Their experience, the bent of their genius, the stamp of their character, influence their subordinates and comrades; and besides that, if they cannot be placed in positions of superior command, they may always be regarded as men acquainted with the country, who may be questioned on many special occasions.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

PLANTS IN POTS ONLY SUPPLIED.
— from Small Gardens, and How to Make the Most of Them by Violet Purton Biddle

It is very certain that both in 1586, and again, at this very moment, when Elizabeth was most vehement in denouncing such aspersions on her government, he had unequivocally declared to her his intention of getting possession, if possible, of several cities, and of the whole Island of Walcheren, which, together with the cautionary towns already in his power, would enable the Queen to make good terms for herself with Spain, "if the worst came to the, worst."
— from PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete by John Lothrop Motley

The universality of the mouse fear proves its prehistoric origin, showing how consistently and successfully women have been educating men in heroism; in earliest times it probably required a whole dinotherium ramping at the cave-mouth to induce primitive man to draw weapon in his mate’s defense, but now to evoke the quintessence of chivalry, all a woman has to do is to hop on a chair at sight of a mouse.
— from The Joys of Being a Woman, and Other Papers by Winifred Margaretta Kirkland

“Along the wall is our favourite walk, and Scruff—so awkward, so unfortunate—we did not think any one lived here—the shutters are cracked, the paint is peeling off so dreadfully.
— from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy

There is no doubt but the secret committee had its members well placed in positions of strategic importance for the coming event.
— from The Centralia Conspiracy by Ralph Chaplin

Even then it proceeds in plateaux or steps, on which the water has a level, and the next succeeding level below it has its connection with it, through a rapid.
— from The Indian in his Wigwam; Or, Characteristics of the Red Race of America From Original Notes and Manuscripts by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The rest of the plain is poor in point of soil, but throughout is generally short grass interspersed with aromatic shrubs, and a number of plants, the roots of which supply the chief sustenance of the natives.
— from History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. II To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by William Clark

You know about what I want, but put in plenty of shirts as I may be gone some weeks."
— from With Edge Tools by H. C. (Hobart Chatfield) Chatfield-Taylor

The otter hunter wore the fur in, because that was warmer; and the skin out, because cured in oil, that was waterproof; and the chimney-pot capote, because that tied tight enough around his neck kept the ice-water from going down his back when the bidarka turned heels up; and the skin boots, because they, too, were waterproof; and the sedge grass padding in place of stockings, because it protected the feet from the jar of rocks in wild runs through surf and kelp after the game.
— from Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Agnes C. Laut