Here I saw the Duke of Buckingham sit in Council again, where he was re-admitted, it seems, the last Council-day: and it is wonderful to see how this man is come again to his places, all of them, after the reproach and disgrace done him: so that things are done in a most foolish manner quite through.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

I am very glad to hear that General Sheridan did such good service between Richmond and Lynchburg, and hope he will keep the ball moving, I know that these raids and dashes disconcert our enemy and discourage him much.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

The current here was quite rapid, and drifted down some dead wood.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

The fish wriggled about the table, to the marvellous diversion of the king, who took of them in his turn and sportively cast them back to the damsels; and on this wise they frolicked awhile, till such time as the servant had cooked the fish which had been given him and which, Messer Neri having so ordered it, were now set before the king, more as a relish than as any very rare and delectable dish.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

Q.E.D. Note.—This disposition of the mind, which arises from two contrary emotions, is called vacillation; it stands to the emotions in the same relation as doubt does to the imagination (II. xliv.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

ANT: Reject, decline, repudiate, disavow, discard, renounce, abandon, disown, disclaim.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

A pretty affair, indeed, when you attempt to come between me and my legal rights and duties." "Duties!"
— from True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Conduct research and develop drip, hydroponics and other agricultural systems, protein synthesis and manufacture, and ship to Coldfield, the Slingshot work site and the Logistics Depot high-quality foodstuffs suitable for storage and consumption.
— from The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven

Meantime, in the Persian room, keepers and attendants hurriedly cleared away the more valuable ornaments and mosaics, so that Muzaffr-ed-Din should not feel any too cruel regrets; and at last the King of Kings, far from revealing any disappointment, declared himself delighted to find in Paris so well-arranged a collection of curious remains of ancient Persian architecture and art.
— from Their Majesties as I Knew Them Personal Reminiscences of the Kings and Queens of Europe by Xavier Paoli

This shot was still life, but from this moment nothing further occurred; the whole itinerary resembled a descent down black steps, but for all that Marius did not the less advance.
— from Les Misérables, v. 4/5: The Idyll and the Epic by Victor Hugo

It was known at the French Court that Lauzun was ‘extrêmement ulceré avec raison’ against Dover, De Sourches, April 24/May 4.
— from Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 3 (of 3), 1660-1690 by Richard Bagwell

“He came to the steps of the Rheingold, a disreputable drinking cellar, and disappeared from my sight down its steps.
— from The Sword Maker by Robert Barr

He could run a deer down and haul it home by the reluctant skull.
— from Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens

M. Rothelet ( Archives des Découvertes , v, p. 239) has given some new observations on the use of acetate of lead for the preparation of combustible match-rope.
— from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush