— N. fewness &c. adj.; paucity, small number; small quantity &c. 32; rarity; infrequency &c. 137; handful, maniple; minority; exiguity.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

I answered it within an hour; but from the confusion of my mind, and the multiplicity of business falling on me at once, my answer, instead of being sent with all the many other letters of that day, was locked up in my writing-desk; and I, trusting that I had written enough, though but a few lines, to satisfy her, remained without any uneasiness.—I was rather disappointed that I did not hear from her again speedily; but I made excuses for her, and was too busy, and—may I add?—too cheerful in my views to be captious.—We removed to Windsor; and two days afterwards I received a parcel from her, my own letters all returned!—and a few lines at the same time by the post, stating her extreme surprize at not having had the smallest reply to her last; and adding, that as silence on such a point could not be misconstrued, and as it must be equally desirable to both to have every subordinate arrangement concluded as soon as possible, she now sent me, by a safe conveyance, all my letters, and requested, that if I could not directly command hers, so as to send them to Highbury within a week, I would forward them after that period to her at—: in short, the full direction to Mr. Smallridge's, near Bristol, stared me in the face.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

( n ); neddre , S; nedyr , Voc.; nedyre , Voc.; naddren , pl. , S; nadres , S; nedris , HD; neddren , S. Comb.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

She lived in a poor street near Saint-Sulpice, in the Rue du Gindre.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Commoditie , sb. advantage, profit, S3, ND, Sh.—OF. commodité (Cotg.); Lat. commoditatem .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

She had got up you see, early and gone half a mile from the village that people should not see her. . . .
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

To power superior none such hatred bear: Strife and debate thy restless soul employ, And wars and horrors are thy savage joy, If thou hast strength, 'twas Heaven that strength bestow'd; For know, vain man!
— from The Iliad by Homer

I'd have you sober, and contain yourself, Not that your sail be bigger than your boat; But moderate your expenses now, at first, As you may keep the same proportion still: Nor stand so much on your gentility, Which is an airy and mere borrow'd thing, From dead men's dust and bones; and none of yours, Except you make, or hold it.
— from Every Man in His Humor by Ben Jonson

Algunas personas, a menudo ésas que tienen el poder dado por una institución que debería respectar precisamente el derecho de autor, no lo respetan, no dudan en poner su nombre sobre un texto escrito por otro.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

It is impossible that a man who destines himself to politics should not see Europe, not judge fundamentally of manners, morals, and interests.
— from Letters to Madame Hanska, born Countess Rzewuska, afterwards Madame Honoré de Balzac, 1833-1846 by Honoré de Balzac

Girls, 14 years of age, and above, residing outside of cities, may work at home in the district in which such girls reside, or at a place sufficiently near such girls' homes as to afford supervision by their parents.
— from Our Schools in War Time—and After by Arthur D. (Arthur Davis) Dean

But it was chiefly the Spanish Peninsula, in which the dominion {263} of its ancient and natural princes still nominally survived, which gave an extended vent to the objects of British commerce.
— from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III. by Walter Scott

These duties point out the prevailing sins, namely, slothfulness, forgetfulness and security.
— from Notes on the Apocalypse by David Steele

The prisoner showed no signs of life!
— from A Nest of Spies by Pierre Souvestre

He had thorough knowledge of the subject; he was in perfect control of his head and his temper; his extraordinary faculty for clear and pithy statement never showed to better advantage; he was, as always, moderate and reasonable; but above all the wonderful element was the quick wit and ready skill with which he turned to his own service every query which was designed to embarrass him; and this he did not in the vulgar way of flippant retort or disingenuous twistings of words or facts, but with the same straightforward and tranquil simplicity of language with which he delivered evidence for the friendly examiners.
— from Benjamin Franklin by John Torrey Morse