It may not be amiss to observe on this occasion, that the influence of general rules and maxims on the passions very much contributes to facilitate the effects of all the principles, which we shall explain in the progress of this treatise.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

<>, diss'io, <priego vaglia mille, che non mi facci de l'attender niego fin
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

Instead of rectangular ports there are openings in the tube in which the piston valve moves, communicating with the steam-ways into the cylinder and with the exhaust pipe.
— from How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Archibald Williams

[184] capti aut postremo, ut saepe in nostra re publica videmus, mercede conducti.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

national savings bank Posttarif mail rates Posttarif postal rate Postversandbescheinigung certificate of posting Postwaggon (US) postal car Postwerbung postal advertising Postwertzeichen postal stamps Postwurfsendung bulk mail Postzug mail train Postzustellbezirk postal zone Postzustellung postal delivery potentielle Konkurrenz; mögliche Konkurrenz potential competition Potenzial; potenziell potential Prägedruck embossed printing Prägemaschine embossing machine prägen emboss Prägen minting Prägen von Münzen coinage Praktikant student apprentice praktische Anwendung practical application praktische Erfahrung know-how praktische Erfahrung practical knowledge praktische Erfahrung; Praxis practical experience praktischer Arzt general practitioner praktizieren practise Prämie premium Prämie für unfallfreie Arbeit safety award Prämie für unfallfreies Verhalten safety award Prämie; Aufgeld premium Prämie; Bonus; Gutschein bonus Prämie; Leistungsprämie premium Prämie; Option option money Prämienabrechnungsblatt bonus sheet Prämienabrechnungsbogen bonus sheet Prämienaktien bonus shares Prämiengeschäft option business Prämiengeschäft; Optionsgeschäft option business Prämienhöhe amount of premium Pramienlohn premium pay Prämienlohnplan incentive plan Prämienlohnsystem bonus scheme Prämienlohnsystem bonus wages system Prämienlohnsystem incentive system Prämiensatz premium rate Prämiensatz rate of option Prämiensatz rate of premium Prämiensystem bonus scheme Prämiensystem incentive plan Prämiensystem incentive scheme Prämiensystem premium bonus system Prämiensystem premium system Prämiensystem prmium bonus system Prämiensystem production bonus system Prämienverdienstzettel bonus sheet Prämienvereinbarung bonus agreement Präsident president Praxis
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Verrechnungsstelle der Banken banker's clearing house verringern diminish verrufene spekulative Wertpapiere cats and dogs versagen; verfehlen fail Versammlung der Belegschaft staff meeting Versammlungsfreiheit freedom of assembly Versandabteilung; Expedition mailing department Versandabteilunjg shipping department Versandanschrift mailing addresss Versandanweisungen shipping instructions Versandanweisungen erteilen to give instructions for dispatch Versandanzeige advice of dispatch Versandanzeige forwarding advice Versandanzeige shipping advice Versandanzeige; Verladeschein dispatch note Versandart mode of dispatch Versandaufkleber forwarding label Versandauftrag mail-order Versandauftrag shipping order versandbereit ready for despatch Versandbescheinigung certificate of dispatch Versanddatum mailing date Versandgeschäft mail-order business Versandgroßhändler mail-order wholesaler Versandhaus mail-order house Versandhaus; Versandgeschäft mail-order business Versandhaus; Versandunternehmen mail-order establishment Versandhaus; Versandunternehmen mail-order firm Versandhauskatalog mail-order catalogue Versandhauswerbung mail-order advertising Versandkatalog mail-order catalogue Versandkosten forwarding charges Versandkosten forwarding expenses Versandkosten mailing expenses Versandland country of dispatch Versandpapiere shipping documents Versandpapiere shipping papers Versandschachtel mailing carton Versandtag; Versandtermin date of dispatch Versandvorschriften forwarding instructions Versäumnisurteil judgement by default Versäumnisurteil judgment by default versäumte es anzuzeigen failed to inform versäumte es zu handeln failed to act verschenken give away verschieben postpone Verschiebung postponement verschieden miscellaneous verschiedenartig various verschiedene Regeln miscellaneous provisions Verschiedenes sundries verschiffen; Schiff ship verschifft shipped Verschiffung shipment Verschiffungshafen port of shipment Verschiffungskosten
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

FL [Claudia HEEB-FLECK and Egon MATT]; Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei (Progressive Citizens' Party) or FBP [Marcus VOGT]; Vaterlaendische Union (Fatherland Union) or VU [Adolf HEEB] Lithuania Civil Democracy Party or PDP [Viktor MUNTIANAS]; Coalition of Labor Party and Youth or KDP+J
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Kozeluch (a relation of Mozart's opponent living in Vienna, Leopold Kozeluch), Wenzel Praupner, Vincenz Maschek, &c. There was, however, one artistic couple in Prague of peculiar interest from their influential position and their intimate friendship with Mozart.
— from Life of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Otto Jahn

Now as divers guests of the house came into the roome to listen, so among the rest entered an artificial Cony-catcher, who as occasion served, in the time of ceasing between the severall toies and fancies be plaied: very much commended his cunning, quick hand, and such qualities praiseworthy in such a professor.
— from The Third and Last Part of Conny-Catching. (1592) With the new deuised knauish arte of Foole-taking by Robert Greene

Transcriber’s Note : Archaic spelling of pourtrayed, viranda, Magna Charta, stupified, shewn and Auld have been retained as they appear in the original publication.
— from The Boarding School: Familiar conversations between a governess and her pupils. Written for the amusement and instruction of young ladies. by Unknown

It illustrates the tension of the King's mind on the subject that, when he was told that if the Reform Bill did not pass it would bring about a rebellion, he replied that if it did bring about a rebellion he did not care: he should defend London and raise the Royal Standard at Weedon (where there was a military depôt); and that the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria might come in if they could.
— from The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Queen of Great Britain Victoria

In the Telugu country, the Pailmāns wrestle, and perform various mountebank, conjuring, and juggling feats.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 5 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

Goes to Verona—death of Laura—he returns again to Parma—his autograph memorandum in the [Pg viii] Milan copy of Virgil—visits Manfredi, Lord of Carpi, and James Carrara at Padua.
— from The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca