For in the first place, you remember one deluge only, and there were many of them, and you know nothing of that fairest and noblest race of which you are a seed or remnant.
— from Timaeus by Plato

these are furnished long sharp teeth on the pallet and tongue and have generally a small dash of red on each side behind the front ventral fins; the flesh is of a pale yellowish red, or when in good order, of a rose red.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Turning To turn your boat to the right, when pulling, you row only with the left oar; or, if you wish to make a sharp turn "pull" with the left oar and "back water" with the right.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

“Then put your rifles outside.”
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

We were beginning to see a little light coming out of the darkness that surrounded us, and an unexpected light was thrown on certain points; but other points yet remained obscure—for instance, the finding of the two seven-of-hearts.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

You don't know the value of money, you live hard, you'll knock up one of these days, and be ill and poor; you really ought to think about a nurse.”
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Then in the medley of his thoughts, he broke out: “Why I saw it in the paper yesterday: 'Run over in the fog!'
— from The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property by John Galsworthy

And when you leap into your place, you rest on that soft down as comfortably as in a bed; and when you start to gallop” —here the Notary Bolesta, who, as is well known, was extremely fond of gestures, spread out his legs as though he were leaping [pg 296] on a horse, and then, imitating a gallop, he swayed slowly to and fro— “and when you start to gallop, then light flashes from the housing as though gold were dripping from your charger, for the side bands are thickly set with gold and the broad silver stirrups are gilded; on the straps of the bit and on the bridle glitter buttons of mother of pearl, and from the breastplate hangs a crescent shaped like Leliwa, 201 that is, like the new moon.
— from Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Adam Mickiewicz

(Changing her tone): How mean you to play your revenge on Cyrano?
— from Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

You place your reliance on the favour of a crowned head, but that very favour shadows forth your ruin."
— from The Life of Marie de Medicis, Queen of France, Consort of Henri IV, and Regent of the Kingdom under Louis XIII — Volume 2 by Miss (Julia) Pardoe

I do not indeed deny, that I promised you remission of sins; but it was on no other terms than that you should first repent.
— from True Christianity A Treatise on Sincere Repentence, True Faith, the Holy Walk of the True Christian, Etc. by Johann Arndt

On the South American pampas you ride one horse and lead your fastest when you are after ostriches.
— from A Tramp's Scraps by H. I. M. Self

Mrs. Paine, would you please give us your reactions to and your concept of Marina Oswald as a person, your reflections on her personality generally, and her character and integrity, her philosophy?
— from Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

"I think you've proved your right, on this and other occasions," laughed Dick quietly.
— from Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Or, Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock