Dropping of its own accord upon his exit (or perhaps purposely closed), it had become fastened by the spring; and it was the retention of this spring which had been mistaken by the police for that of the nail,—farther inquiry being thus considered unnecessary.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

; pliȝte , S; plyghte , pt. s. , PP; plyȝhten , pl. , PP; pliht , pp. , PP, S2; plyht , S2; pliȝt , PP; plyȝt , S3; plight , PP; plyght , C3; i-pluht , S; y-pliȝte , PP; i-pliȝt , S2.—AS.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

When the idea of private property came into existence sacrifice was conceived as a gift to the deity, as a transfer from the property of man to that of the god.
— from Totem and Taboo Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics by Sigmund Freud

Coffee consumption in the United States had, moreover, increased from one pound per capita in 1790 to nine pounds per capita in 1882.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

They argue that Shakespeare's coarseness is the result of the age and not personal predilection, completely ignoring the work of men like Sir Philip Sidney and Spenser, indeed practically all the pre-Shakespearean writers, in whom none of this so-called grossness exists.
— from Lysistrata by Aristophanes

When Mr. Power presently came in, followed by the others, they found their soldier standing very erect in his old place on the rug, with the firelight gleaming on his bright buttons, and Bran staring at him with a perplexed aspect; for the uniform, shorn hair, trimmed beard, and a certain lofty carriage of the head so changed his master that the sagacious beast was disturbed.
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

The old woman placed perfect confidence in what she had said, and continued chatting with her for some time.
— 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

Est aviditas dives, et pauper pudor —Covetousness is rich, while modesty is poor.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

After we had spent two hours in that place, P—— C—— invited all his new friends to supper, and it was a scene of gaiety and profusion.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

of commoveō , move ], aroused, moved com-parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ com- , intensive, + parō , prepare ], prepare; provide, get com-pleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētus [ com- , intensive, + pleō , fill ], fill up complexus, -ūs , m. embrace com-primō, -ere, -pressī, -pressus [ com- , together , + premō , press ], press together, grasp, seize con-cidō, -ere, -cidī , —— [ com- , intensive, + cadō , fall ], fall down concilium, conci´lī , n. meeting, council con-clūdō, -ere, -clūsī, -clūsus [ com- , intensive, + claudō , close ], shut up, close; end, finish con-currō, -ere, -currī, -cursus [ com- , together , + currō , run ], run together; rally, gather condiciō, -ōnis , f. [ com- , together , + dicō , talk ], agreement, condition, terms con-dōnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus , pardon con-dūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductus , hire cōn-ferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātus , bring together .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

As the road advances the valley widens out into a kind of basin, into which flow two streams, the one through the as yet unperceived gorge of the Via Mala rather to the right, the other through an opening in the mountains directly in front of us, which allows us a charming view of the snowy heights above the Julier Pass, drinking in the last red rays of the setting sun, long since passed away from the ground on which we stand; then there is a long ascent, and, passing peasants coming in from hay-making, merrily laughing and singing, we drive up the straight ugly street of Thusis to the Via Mala Hotel.
— from Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages: Notes of Tours in the North of Italy by George Edmund Street

Mrs. Bates shrugged her shoulders "Yes," she proceeded, presently, "Cecilia Ingles and her immediate set are about the only real butterflies we have.
— from With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller

He could do it in an hour, and how many times had he, for pure pastime, continued in the water for more than twice as long!
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

After a moment’s pause, Philip Chater, in a nervous voice, called out—“Come in!”
— from The Second Dandy Chater by Tom Gallon

In this way they crept along the coast line, crossing all the rivers and creeks in full flood, and by the time they reached the Batavia River they had to do most of the travelling on foot, so many horses having died from the fatal effects of the poison plants common in this despicable country.
— from Early Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer

The identification is confirmed by a slip on the part of the authoress, who, in a single passage, printed Cobham in place of Highbury.
— from Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Valvæ testæ 6; æquali latitudine; parietes tenues, profundè plicati, plicis cavitates infrà solùm apertas efficientibus; valvæ operculares orificio testæ multo minores.
— from A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) The Balanidæ, (or Sessile Cirripedes); the Verrucidæ, etc., etc. by Charles Darwin

A · – B – · · · C – · – · D – · · E · F · · – · G – – · H · · · · I · · J · – – – K – · – L · – · · M – – N – · O – – – P · – – · Q – – · – R · – · S · · · T – U · · – V · · · – W · – – X – · · – Y – · – – Z – – · · NUMERALS 1 · – – – – 2 · · – – – 3 · · · – – 4 · · · · – 5 · · · · · 6 – · · · · 7 – – · · · 8 – – – · · 9 – – – – · 0 – – – – – PUNCTUATION Period · · · · · · Comma · – · – · – · Interrogation · · – – · · THE MORE IMPORTANT
— from Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss

1 When the caller is about to leave the city for a protracted absence, it is usual to put the letters P. P. C. in the left hand corner of the card; they are the initials of the French phrase, " pour prendre congé "—to take leave, and may with equal propriety stand for presents parting compliments .
— from Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness by Arthur Martine

The circumstances under which Rishyaçrińga is lured from his Hermitage are curiously paralleled by the account, found in the Queste and Manessier, of Perceval's temptation by a fiend, in the form of a fair maiden, who comes to him by water in a vessel hung with black silk, and with great riches on board.[13] In pointing out these parallels I wish to make my position perfectly clear; I do not claim that either in the Rig-Veda, or in any other early Aryan literary monument, we can hope to discover the direct sources of the Grail legend, but what I would urge upon scholars is the fact that, in adopting the hypothesis of a Nature Cult as a possible origin, and examining the history of these Cults, their evolution, and their variant forms, we do, in effect, find at every period and stage of development undoubted points of contact, which, though taken separately, might be regarded as accidental, in their ensemble can hardly be thus considered.
— from From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston