Whilst entirely rejecting the doubts that had been raised as to the age of the Mongol instruments, he said that he had seen those of Tycho Brahe, and the former are quite unworthy to be compared with Tycho's in scientific accuracy.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

He writhed, and his long, thin limbs quivered under the blows.
— from The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

Before he gave it over to her, he said to it, "When the King's daughter goes to the window, creep quickly under the braids of he hair."
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

The pavilion is a feature of heraldic art which is quite unknown to British heraldry, and one can call to mind no single instance of its use in this country; but as its use is very prominent in Germany and other countries, it cannot be overlooked.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

He remained quiet until they began their retreat; then taking 700 of the body-guards and shield-bearing infantry, he was the first to scale the rock at the part of it abandoned by the enemy; and the Macedonians ascended after him, one in one place another in another, drawing each other up.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

Crowfoot, King-kob, Gold-cups, Gold-knobs, Butter-flowers, &c. they are of a notable hot quality, unfit to be taken inwardly: If you bruise the roots and apply them to a plague-sore, they are notable things to draw the venom to them.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

His knees tottered beneath a load of years, and his entire frame quivered under the burthen.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

Everything was quiet under the blinking stars.
— from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Aloud, he quoted:- “‘Under the bludgeoning of Chance My head is bloody but unbowed.’” “You like Henley,” Brissenden said, his expression changing swiftly to large graciousness and tenderness.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

As soon as all the pirates had quitted us, the brig sheered off.
— from The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston

Quite unlikely things became more likely than not.
— from The Ambulance Made Two Trips by Murray Leinster

But it remains always true, that what we do not know is not yet part of Science, and that if our scientific information, so far as it goes, is adverse to the Law of Continuity, it is quite unscientific to bring arguments for the law not from our knowledge, but from our lack of it.
— from The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer by John Gerard

Experienced mariners, and even learned geographers, were quite unaware that beyond the Western Sea lay two great continents peopled by red men; of Africa they knew only the northern coast; and in respect of Asia a thousand absurd tales passed current.
— from A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. (Carlton Joseph Huntley) Hayes

"Yes, I quite understand that, but I'd rather go too."
— from The End of Her Honeymoon by Marie Belloc Lowndes

I would have engaged the fellow in my service but for his monstrous size, which rendered him quite unfit to be the attendant of any gentleman of condition; and so I presented him with a handsome gratuity, and promised to stand godfather to his next child: the eleventh since my absence.
— from Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

As I was quite used to being suspected, I only thought the episode funny; but my two acquaintances were so much upset about it that I was sorry they had been told.
— from Through the Land of the Serb by M. E. (Mary Edith) Durham

And the dignified, self-complacent Miss Lancaster fairly bolted from the room; conscious that her face was quite unfit to be seen, and that it was absolutely necessary to have her cry out somewhere.
— from The Quiver, Annual Volume 10/1899 by Various

As Jan had never before been shown and was quite unaccustomed to being at close quarters with numbers of strange dogs, Betty asked the Master to take him into the ring for her.
— from Jan: A Dog and a Romance by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson