In that part of Upper Saxony, beyond the Elbe, which is at present called the Marquisate of Lusace, there existed, in ancient times, a sacred wood, the awful seat of the superstition of the Suevi.
— 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

It is the act of a tyrant to inflict injury, and so to maintain his power over unwilling subjects by terror,—hated, and hating those under him: but it is the glory of a king to secure, by doing good to all, that he should rule over willing subjects, whose love he has earned by humanity and beneficence.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

For hast thou not observed How eyes, essaying to perceive the fine, Will strain in preparation, otherwise Unable sharply to perceive at all?
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

Commerce , attempts to control by force, 1 , 62 , 63 , 100 , 101 , 107 , 245 , 247 ; trade routes, 25 , 32 , 33 , 37 , 38 , 141 , 142 ; water carriage easier and cheaper than land, 25 ; advantages of rivers and inlets to, 25 , 35 , 36 ; secure seaports and a navy necessary to security of, 26-28 , 74-76 , 82 , 83 , 134 , 135 ; the basis of a healthy navy, 28 , 45 , 46 , 82 ; war upon (see commerce-destroying); influence of Baltic trade upon sea power, 32 , 62 , 239 , 240 , 405 ; effect of Central American Canal on, 33 , 325 ; effect of physical conditions on, 36-39 ; decay of Spanish, 41 , 50-52 ; effect of national character on, 50-55 ; solicitude of English government concerning, 60 , 62 , 63 , 65 , 66 , 143 , 206 , 218 , 220 , 240 , 241 , 247 , 269 , 270 ; the Navigation Act, 60 ; influence of the wealth of England on history, 64 , 187 , 197 , 216 , 218 , 227 , 279 , 295 ; commercial spirit of the Dutch, 49 , 52 , 55 , 57 , 68 , 69 , 98 ; Colbert's policy for developing, 70 , 71 , 101 , 102 , 105 , 106 , 169 ; decay of French, under Louis XIV., 73 , 107 , 167 , 169 , 170 , 198 , 199 , 219 , 226-228 ; improvement of French, under Louis XV., 74 , 242 , 243 ; government influence on, 70 , 71 , 82 , 101 , 105 , 106 ; dangers to United States, by blockades, 84-87 ; commercial policy of United States, 84 , 88 ; French, in 1660, 93 ; Dutch, in 1660, 95-97 , 131 ; rivalry of English and Dutch, 100 , 107 ; Leibnitz's proposition to Louis XIV. to seize Egypt, 141 , 142 ; influence of Dutch wealth, 167 , 176 , 187 , 197 , 270 , 279 ; sufferings of Dutch, 38 , 160 , 167 , 168 ; gains to English, by policy of Louis XIV.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Commerce-Destroying (Cruising Warfare), a strategic question, 8 ; dependence on geographical position, 31 ; diffusion of effort, 31 ; disadvantageous position of United States, 31 , 540 (note); Spanish treasure-ships, 41 , 51 , 207 , 262 , 313 , 316 ; English and Dutch commerce defy, 51 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 206 , 229 , 297 , 317 , 318 , 319 , 539 , 540 ; Charles II.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

—Madison made President of United States.
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

The remarkable friendship which existed between Theseus and Pirithöus originated under such peculiar circumstances that it is worthy of mention.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

2 [A23] put oneself under s.o.’s influence or protection.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

VASISTAS On appelle ainsi une ouverture pratiquée dans une porte, ou une sorte de judas permettant de répondre aux visiteurs sans ouvrir la porte.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

The winter proved of unusual severity.
— from The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various

But why need we seek for other instances, while the present subject of philosophical probabilities offers us so obvious an one, in the opposition betwixt the judgment and imagination arising from these effects of custom?
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

Now, in the angels there is no power of understanding save the intellectual power, as is evident from what was said above (Q. 54, A. 5).
— from Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Other specimens, mostly obtained in 1944 by personnel of United States military units, are stored in the United States National Museum and have been available for study.
— from Systematics of Megachiropteran Bats in the Solomon Islands by Carleton J. Phillips

[George ODLUM]; Saint Lucia Freedom Party or SFP [Martinus FRANCOIS]; Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Kenneth ANTHONY]; Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini or STAFF [Christopher HUNTE]; United Workers Party or UWP [Sir John COMPTON] Saint Pierre and Miquelon Left Radical Party or PRG; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR (now UMP); Socialist Party or PS; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines New Democratic Party or NDP [Arnhim EUSTACE]; Unity Labor Party or ULP
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

II Beneath the shadow of his purple wings Rested a golden harp;—he touched the strings; And, after prelude of unearthly sound Poured through the echoing hills around, He sang— 25 "No wintry desolations, Scorching blight or noxious dew, Affect my native habitations; [Pg 140] Buried in glory, far beyond the scope Of man's inquiring gaze, but to his hope 30 Imaged, though faintly, in the hue
— from The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 6 (of 8) by William Wordsworth

Here the ponies of U Saw and his men had been picketed, and were now left without watchers, for all had been drawn to the courtyard.
— from Jack Haydon's Quest by John Finnemore

well do I remember That loved and lonely hour when a party of us started one moonlight night to ride from Port Fairy to Portland (fifty miles) for the purpose of boarding an emigrant vessel, from which we hoped to be able to hire men-servants and maid-servants, then, as now, exceeding scarce.
— from Old Melbourne Memories Second Edition, Revised by Rolf Boldrewood