Good fellowship prevailed, and after the first bumper had passed round everybody proposed somebody else’s health, and as each tried to say something different to his neighbour the most fearful nonsense prevailed.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

territory, state, kingdom, principality, realm, empire, protectorate, sphere of influence.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Ce quen ma memoire reuoluant enuiron mon partement, nat knowyng if I shall have grace to retourne in your servyce or no: ignorant se jaray grace de retourner en uostre seruyce ou non: have advised me of herte trewe and contrit in all mekenesse to requyre me suis aduisé de coeur loyall et contrit en toutte humilité uous requerir you forgyvenes and pardon of the rudenesse that I yvel manerd have used toward mercy et pardon de la rudesse que (je mal morigére) ay usé enuers your hyghnesse, administryng you my pore and unworthy servyce, uostre haultesse, uous administrant mon poure et indigne seruyce, supplyeng you humbly that specially for the love of him uous supliant humblement quespeciallement pour lamour de celluy please you to pardone me, for the whiche willyng to serve, I have right often passed me ueulles pardoner, pour lequel uoulloir seruir jay souuent transgressé the markes and lymytes of reason, having confidence assuredly that the syngular les limites et bournes de raison, me confiant asseuréement que la singuliere mekenes of your excellency, joined with the fulfullyng of all other benignité de uostre excellence conjoincte auec le comble de toutes aultres graces shall nat rejecte nor refuse this my lyttell request, and for a token graces ne rejectera ne refusera ceste ma petitte requeste, et pour signe of the graunt of the same, shal please you benignely to rede and understande this de lotroy dicelle uous plaira benignement lire et entendre ceste rude and unworthy letters, the whiche (as I hope) shall nat do you lytell rude et indigne lettres,
— from An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Giles Du Wés

From trisnitrate of bismuth and powdered rhubarb, equal parts; syrup of orange peel, q. s. to form a mass.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II by Richard Vine Tuson

“On conçoit, en effet, que l’étude rationelle de chaque science fondamentale exigeant la culture préalable de toutes celles qui la précèdent dans notre hiérarchie encyclopédique, n’a pu faire de progrès réels et prendre son véritable caractère, qu’ après un grand développement des sciences antérieures relatives à des phénomènes plus généraux, plus abstraits, moins compliqués, et indépendans des autres.
— from Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions. by Herbert Spencer

10 mm. measured from the top of "P," reaches "E." PROOF SET.
— from The Die Varieties of the Nesbitt Series of United States Envelopes by Victor Maximilian Berthold

The general effect was that of 'perambulating rainbows en petit surmounted by sable thunder-clouds.'
— from To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

It is my belief that a feasible and practical rural electrification program should be carried forward as rapidly as possible.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

When it is as dry as possible roll each piece separately in flour, and sauté separately, not in a mass, in butter, vegetable oil or drippings, with salt and pepper.
— from Practical Italian Recipes for American Kitchens Sold to aid the Families of Italian Soldiers by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti

Good fellowship prevailed, and after the first bumper had passed round everybody proposed somebody else's health, and as each tried to say something different to his neighbour the most fearful nonsense prevailed.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 20: Milan by Giacomo Casanova