They say that Romulus resented this with less severity than the case required, either by reason of their association in the kingly power being devoid of cordiality, or because he believed that he was justly killed.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

[170] rationis expertia sunt, alia ratione utentia; expertes rationis equi, boves, reliquae pecudes,
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Except as to the rule of appointment, the United States has an indefinite discretion to make requisitions for men and money; but they have no authority to raise either, by regulations extending to the individual citizens of America.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

Public-houses, Trust, 85 R Railways, their rapid growth, 127 ; a carefully planned system of, 130 ; chaos in London, 131 ; construction of railway system was “a large order;” a larger one remains to be executed, 139 , 140 Railway rates, reduction in, 32 , 51 , 60 , 141 “Rate rent,” meaning of term, 34 , 35 ; revenue raised entirely by rate-rents, which are fixed by competition, 21 , 26 , 28 , 73 ; tenants in occupation have some preference, 34 ; assessed by a committee, 73 ; estimate of, from agricultural estate, chap.
— from Garden Cities of To-Morrow Being the Second Edition of "To-Morrow: a Peaceful Path to Real Reform" by Howard, Ebenezer, Sir

If the most reasonable excuse be rejected, few acts of obedience will be found impossible; and guilt must tremble, where innocence cannot always be secure.
— 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

He thanked us for the address, and said he was very much pleased to see us, especially as such friendly relations existed between Russia and the United States.
— from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough; But riches fineless is as poor as winter To him that ever fears he shall be poor.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Animals have been repeatedly excited by rage and terror during many generations; and consequently the direct effects of the disturbed nervous system on the dermal appendages will almost certainly have been increased through habit and through the tendency of nerve-force to pass readily along accustomed channels.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

Now let vs sée what was doone by Edward Balioll, wherof our chronicles doo report, that in the yéere of our Lord 1326, Edward the third, king of England, was crowned at Westminster, and in the fift yeare of his reigne Edward Balioll right heire to the kingdome of Scotland came in, and claimed it as due to him.
— from Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete by William Harrison

Robinson, Edward, Biblical Researches in Palestine .
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

This was something that she had read about and heard about; a real English baronial residence.
— from The End of a Coil by Susan Warner

Then the implicit reliance entertained by Rigolette on the stability [Pg 19] of her employ, and her youthful courage, her sole treasures, struck Rodolph as breathing the very essence of pure and contented innocence; for the confidence expressed by the young dressmaker arose neither from recklessness nor improvidence, but from an instinctive dependence and belief in that divine justice which would never forsake a virtuous and industrious creature,—a simple girl, whose greatest crime was in relying too confidently on the blessed gifts of youth and health, the precious boon of a heavenly benefactor.
— from The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Eugène Sue

The nine hundred and odd letters of the Ciceronian collection are most of them neither mere communications nor yet rhetorical exercises, but real letters, the intercourse of intimate friends at a distance, in which their inmost thoughts can often be seen.
— from Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero by W. Warde (William Warde) Fowler

Louis Young's grand-daughter married the Rev. Edward Burton, Richard Burton's grandfather.
— from The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright

The Making of Women By A. MAUDE ROYDEN, “THE ROUND TABLE,” ELEANOR RATHBONE, ELINOR BURNS, RALPH ROOPER, and VICTOR GOLLANCZ. Edited by VICTOR GOLLANCZ.
— from Mountain Meditations, and some subjects of the day and the war by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby