11011 A peace, or rather a long truce, of thirty years, was stipulated between the hostile nations; the faith of the treaty was ratified by solemn oaths and religious ceremonies; and hostages of distinguished rank were reciprocally delivered to secure the performance of the conditions.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

(Isle Vache), this Island is large, opposit to the head on the S. S. is a (2) large Pond, a Bad Sand bar on the S. S. we attemptd without Success, & was oblige to Cross back, I Saw a White horse on the L. S. in view of the upper point of the Island, (3) passed a large Sand bar at the S. point, we halted to day about a mile above the Island and found a horse, which had been lost by the Indians, verry fat and jentle, Sent him on to join the others which was ahead on the L S at this place, the french had a tradeing house, for to trade with the Kanzes on a high bottom on the L. S. near the hills which is Prarie proceeded on round a large Sand bar on the L. S. & Camped (opposit a large Sand bar in the middle of the river).
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Some of them are unlawful, and yet admit of being chastened and weakened in various degrees by the power of reason and law.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

In his march from Oenoe to Constantinople, his slender train insensibly swelled to a crowd and an army: his professions of religion and loyalty were mistaken for the language of his heart; and the simplicity of a foreign dress, which showed to advantage his majestic stature, displayed a lively image of his poverty and exile.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

I believe in Pride of race and lineage and self: in pride of self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves; in pride of lineage so great as to despise no man's father; in pride of race so chivalrous as neither to offer bastardy to the weak nor beg wedlock of the strong, knowing that men may be brothers in Christ, even though they be not brothers-in-law.
— from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois

And we must contrive to get a peck of russet apples, late in the season as it is.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It is a lovely night, and why should we not prolong our ride a little?" "How could you be so treacherous!" said Tess, between archness and real dismay, and getting rid of his arm by pulling open his fingers one by one, though at the risk of slipping off herself.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

Let us pursue our reflections a little farther and in a different direction, my friend," he added, glancing at his watch.
— from The Great Prince Shan by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

So far, moreover, from adopting a policy of redemption, and looking for new forces where God puts them, these petty great folk took a dislike to any capacity that did not issue from their midst; and, lastly, instead of growing young again, the Faubourg Saint-Germain grew positively older.
— from The Thirteen by Honoré de Balzac

But give the doctor, when in good health, a plain pun or repartee, and let him have a day or two to think over it, and he would come in with uproarious merriment that well-nigh would choke him to death, if the paroxysm happened to take him with his mouth full of muffins.
— from Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage

Freshwater snails and mussels, in cold weather, bury themselves in the mud of ponds or rivers; and land-snails hide themselves in the ground or under moss and leaves.
— from Falling in Love; With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen

She took Juanna by the hand to show Their place of rest, and left to both their piques, The others pouting at the matron's preference Of Dudù, though they held their tongues from deference.
— from The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

[1073] EXPULSION As soon as the first shock was over, of abandoning home and possessions, the prospect of reaching a land, where they could openly {397} profess their faith and escape paralyzing oppression, stimulated them to intense eagerness to leave Spain.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 by Henry Charles Lea

The chief advantages of this practice are not only that several crops may be gathered, but each plant, being supplied with plenty of room and light, will have fewer yellow or dead leaves than when crowded.
— from Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by M. G. (Maurice Grenville) Kains

In this indefinite increase of light which is called civilization, the processes of reduction and levelling are accomplished.
— from William Shakespeare by Victor Hugo

“One blessing is, my Donald does not suffer,” continued Mrs. Duncan, with a quiver of her lip; “he is quite helpless, poor man, and can not stir himself, and Jean lifts him up as though he were a baby; but he sleeps most of his time, and when he is awake he never troubles—he just talks about the old time, when he brought me first to the Manse; and sometimes he fancies Robbie and Elsie are pulling flowers in the garden—and no doubt they are, the darlings, only it is in the garden of Paradise; and may be there are plenty of roses and lilies there, such as Solomon talked about in the Canticles.”
— from Wee Wifie by Rosa Nouchette Carey

The legislation of 1815 and 1816 showed to the Court that its view of the Constitution was accepted by the people; and it now began a series of great constitutional decisions, which put on record as legal precedents the doctrines of implied powers and of national sovereignty.
— from Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 by Albert Bushnell Hart