These things were daily practised in that magnificent apartment, which L. (grown connoisseur since, we presume) praises so highly for the grand paintings "by Verrio, and others," with which it is "hung round and adorned."
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

; prife , H; pryuyd , pt. s. , H.—OF. priver ; Lat. priuare .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Rizal’s arrest discouraged those of this higher faith, for the peaceable policy seemed hopeless, while the radical element, freed from Rizal’s restraining influence and deeming the time for action come, formed a new and revolutionary society which preached force of arms as the only argument left to them, and sought its membership among the less-enlightened and poorer class.
— from Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Austin Craig

“They wait to see the procession pass,” said Hester.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I wondered really whether she is quite sane on that point.” Poirot shook his head energetically.
— from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

me ask you, sir, if you think this becomes your fine clothes, and a master's station: Why so serious, my pretty Pamela? said he: Why so grave?
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

She had a great desire for knowledge, but she really preferred almost any source of information to the printed page; she had an immense curiosity about life and was constantly staring and wondering.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

This charm of drawing him closer to her, which her favourite plays and pictures and places possessed, struck him as being more mysterious than the intrinsic charm of more beautiful things and places, which appealed to him by their beauty, but without recalling her.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Lingua mali pars pessima servi —His tongue is 15 the worst part of a bad servant.
— 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.

Nowadays, if you speak disrespectfully to a policeman, all that is left to the most romantic fancy is to conjecture in what particular police station he will land you.
— from Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million by O. Henry

That she was a reputed witch she knew, but far from being alarmed she was slightly flattered and amused at the notion, and deeming herself secure in the Duke's powerful protection she had no fear of any serious annoyance.
— from A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg by Hay, Marie, Hon. (Agnes Blanche Marie)

But there is evidence that it was practised long before, even anterior to the Athenian empire, during the times of Persian preponderance (see Herodot.
— from History of Greece, Volume 08 (of 12) by George Grote

And without another glance at the boy, and before he could possibly protest, Susan hurried from the room.
— from Dawn by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

"Give 'em a prayer, parson," said he; "but be brief, I adjure you, for we must up anchor and be off."
— from The Golden Galleon Being a Narrative of the Adventures of Master Gilbert Oglander, and of how, in the Year 1591, he fought under the gallant Sir Richard Grenville in the Great Sea-fight off Flores, on board her Majesty's Ship the Revenge by Robert Leighton

It took ten men with a powerful pulley several hours before they succeeded in getting the walrus out of the water on to the ice.
— from The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper

"Feel mv pulse, Pitsch," said he, noticing the Surgeon of his Giants: "tell me how long this will last.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10 by Thomas Carlyle

She sighs, as though overcome by the perfect picture she has so kindly drawn for their benefit.
— from Portia; Or, By Passions Rocked by Duchess

Peace, peace, peace; stay, hold, peace!
— from The Tragedy of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

The pestilence played such havoc with the labouring population that the beasts wandered untended in the pastures, and rich crops of corn stood rotting in the fields from lack of harvesters to gather them.
— from The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by T. F. (Thomas Frederick) Tout