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By his side, on the present occasion, stood Sir Everard Digby.
— from Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth
Resistance is a thing that no traveller in certain parts of Spain should ever dream of: before setting out, he must make up his mind to the probability of being robbed, and provide accordingly; not by hiring an escort, or by loading his pistols; but, by putting about twenty dollars into a separate purse, to buy civility in case of need; and by obtaining a letter of credit upon the next town.
— from Spain in 1830, vol. 2 by Henry D. (Henry David) Inglis
As the birds have their nests in which to hide themselves when needful, so our heart should select and take possession of some spot every day, either on Calvary or in the Sacred Wounds of Our Lord, or near Him, whither it may retire on every occasion to defend itself in temptations and recreate itself after the many exterior affairs of the day.
— from The Month of Mary, According to the Spirit of St. Francis of Sales Thirty-One Considerations With Examples, Prayers, Etc. by Francis, de Sales, Saint
MARCO PAULO omnia singula suprascripta exolvenda dixisset, non obstante absenciâ ipsius PAULI GERARDO cum sibi ex parte Domini Ducis proministeriale Curie Palacii
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Rustichello of Pisa
to 'almost wondering at first what Augusta meant.' 4. page 130—corrected typo 'spedily' to 'speedily' in phrase '...fit a mast to it, which was spedily done.' 5. page 143—corrected typo 'brightnesss' to 'brightness' in phrase '...the beauty and brightnesss of that sweet...' 6. page 153—corrected typo 'stong' to 'strong' in phrase '...or some stong emotion...' doc>
— from Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 by Various
It is often used unconsciously, and springs into existence spontaneously, under the power of some strong emotion, desire or will.
— from Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing by William Walker Atkinson
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