Henceforth no new batteries to be constructed, the old ones not to be repaired, and no guns to be mounted in them.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

You were best say these robes are not gentlemen born.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

But this blemish is perhaps unavoidable in any plan; and the operation of the government on the people, in their individual capacities, in its ordinary and most essential proceedings, may, on the whole, designate it, in this relation, a NATIONAL government.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

'Tis not ten years gone Since Richard and Northumberland, great friends, Did feast together, and in two years after Were they at wars.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Pedem tendite Cursum addite “This starveling snub-nosed dancer was old, repulsive, and nastily gay.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

169 After the decease or deposition of Witiza, his two sons were supplanted by the ambition of Roderic, a noble Goth, whose father, the duke or governor of a province, had fallen a victim to the preceding tyranny.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

His forces, united to those of Butler, had as yet been unsuccessful before Richmond, and nothing gave the prisoners any hope of a speedy deliverance.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

Our statement, then, is true, that the very rich are not good, and, if they are not good, they are not happy.
— from Laws by Plato

better; rather Amgenaeth, n. difference Amgeneirio, v. to paraphrase Amgenu, v. to differ, to alter Amglawdd, n. an entrenchment Amgloddiad, n. entrenchment Amgledru, v. to rail round Amgludo, v. to carry about Amglwm, n. a clasper Amglywed, v. to apprehend Amgasifio, r. to clip round Amgnoi, v. to bite round, to correde Amgreiaio, v. to roll about Amgrom, a. convex Amgron, a. globular Amgud, n. a curly lock Amgudyn, n. a ringlet of hair Amgudd, n. treasure: a. hidden on all sides Amguddio, v. to inwrap Amgudd, a. a choice rarity Amguddfa, n. a museum Amgyff, a. support on everyside Amgyffrawd, n. imagination Amgyffred, n. comprehension Amgyffrediad, n. comprehending Amgyffredol, a. comprehensible Amgyffredu, v. to comprehend Amgyffroad, thorough agitation Amgyffroi, v. to agitate all round Amgylch, n. a circuit; an environ; a. round about Amgylchedd, n. circumference Amgylchiad, n. a surrounding Amgylchiadol, a. circumscribing Amgylchu, v. to surround Amglchyn, n. circumferentor Amgylchyniad, n. encompassing Amgylchynu, v. to surround Amgylchynol, a. encompassing Amgylchynwr, n. circumscriber Amgyaniwair, v. to hover round Amgynull, v. to collect again Amgynnulliad, sub. a collection from all sides Amgyrhaeddu, v. to extend Amgywain, v. to carry round Amhad, n. mixed seed Amhafal, a. parallel Amherawdr, n. an emperor Amhir, a. lengthened round Amhwedd, sub. intreaty: v. to crave Amias, n. a sensation round Amig, n. greediness Aml, a. often; plentiful Amlhâd, n. an increasing Amlhau, v. to multiply Amlbrïod, n. a polygamist Amlbriodas, n. polygamy Amlder, n. frequency Amldroed, n. polypui Amlddull, a. multiform Amldduw, n. polytheist Amlediad, n. expansion Amledd, n. abundance; store Amleglwys, n. pluralist Amleiriog, a. loquacious Amlenw, a. multinomial Amlenwi, v. to fill around Amlew, a. devouring on all sides Amlewyrchiad, n. a shining on every side Amlgell, a. having many cells Amliaith, a. polyglot Amlieithog, a. of many languages Amlifeiriant, n. circumfluence Amlifiad, n. circulation Amlifo, v. to flow about Amlinell, n. surrounding line Amliw, n. a stain: a. stained Amliwiad, n. discolouring Amliwiog, a. motley, coloured Amlochrog, a. multilateral Amlosgi, v. to burn round Amlran, n. many shares Amlryw, n. miscellany: multifarious Amlsill, a. polysyllabical Amlwedd, a. of divert forms Amlwg, a. apparent, evident Amlygder, n. conspiciousness Amlygedig, a. manifested Amlygedd, n. apparentness Amlygiad, n. manifestation Amlygiadol, a. explanatory Amlygol, a. demonstrative Amlygrwydd, n. obviousness Amlygu, v. to manifest Amlynu, v. to adhere around Ammaeth, n. dainty Ammau, Ammheu, v. to doubt Ammawr, v. placidity Ammeuthu, v. to make dainty Ammeuthyn, a. rare, dainty Ammheuad, n. a doubting Ammheuaeth, n. doubt Ammheugar, a. hesitating Ammheüus, a. doubting Amheuol, a. doubtful Amheuwr, n. a sceptic Ammod, n. a contract Ammodi, v. to corenant Ammodiad, n. a contracting Ammodol, a. conditional Ammodwr, n. a contractor Ammwyth, n. a carousal Amnaid, n. a beck Amneidiad, n. a beckoning Amner, n. a purse Amnerydd, n. a purser Amorchudd, n. a cover around Amrafael, n. contention Amrafaelgar, a. contentious Amrafaeliad, n. a bickering Amrafaelio, v. to contend Amrafaelus, a. contentious Amran, n. circular division Amraniad, n. division round Amrant, n. the eye-lid Amrant-hun, n. a short nap Amrantu, v. to wink, to blink Amranu, v. to divide round Amrentyn, n. close of the eye Amrith, a. of various aspects Amrosgo, a. vast, unwieldy Amrwygiad, n. dilapidation Amrwym, a. a bandage round Amrwymo, v. to bind round about Amryallu, v. multipotent Amrydwll, a. full of holes, porous Amrydyb, n. a parados Amryddarn, a. of various pieces Amryddull, a. multiform Amryfal, a. divers, sundry Amrafaeledd, n. diversity Amryfaliad,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Now Zedekiah was twenty and one year's old when he took the government; and had the same mother with his brother Jehoiakim, but was a despiser of justice and of his duty, for truly those of the same age with him were wicked about him, and the whole multitude did what unjust and insolent things they pleased; for which reason the prophet Jeremiah came often to him, and protested to him, and insisted, that he must leave off his impieties and transgressions, and take care of what was right, and neither give ear to the rulers, [among whom were wicked men,] nor give credit to their false prophets, who deluded them, as if the king of Babylon would make no more war against them, and as if the Egyptians would make war against him, and conquer him, since what they said was not true, and the events would not prove such [as they expected].
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

There are several horses spoken of as "rods in pickle," but as a rule, these animals stop at "rods" and never get to "poles" much less "perches!"
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 29, 1892 by Various

After the buffalo has been brought into the ring, a native, generally a chief, approaches the tiger’s cage with a dancing step, accompanied by music, opens it, and retires in the same manner, keeping his eyes fixed upon the tiger.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 by Various

Ha!” exclaimed the stranger, as shouts and other vociferations resounded at no great distance along the thoroughfare, “not a moment is to be lost.
— from Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 3) by William Harrison Ainsworth

Revolution and new government get rid of all big landowners.”
— from Mystery of the Chinese Ring: A Biff Brewster Mystery Adventure by Andy Adams

Self-setting piston rings are now generally used.
— from Farm Engines and How to Run Them: The Young Engineer's Guide by James H. Stephenson

Roderic was unable to decide what the man was up to, since Spanish soldiers as a rule are not given to exert themselves overly much.
— from Miss Fairfax of Virginia: A Romance of Love and Adventure Under the Palmettos by St. George Rathborne

Their slopes have fine pastures of rich and nutritious grasses, and the green and rounded summits present a striking contrast 302 to the lofty, bare and often jagged peaks of the White Mountains of New Hampshire beyond them.
— from America, Volume 4 (of 6) by Joel Cook

“How do you do, Harriet?” said Mr. Gooch dryly, entering from the outer room and not glancing at Connie.
— from A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice

Specific references are not given in the text, but the names of investigators or institutions are found with nearly all statements of fact.
— from Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by John Andreas Widtsoe