This, however, does not, in my opinion, constitute an objection to Hedonism: it rather seems obvious, from the hedonistic point of view, that “as soon as intelligence discovers that there are fixed objects, permanent sources of pleasure, and large groups of enduring interests, which yield a variety of recurring enjoyments, the rational will, preferring the greater to the less, will unfailingly devote [136] its energies to the pursuit of these.”
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

The actions and attitude of a helpless man are, in every one of these respects, exactly the reverse.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

But at length, under the reign of Hadrian, the desperate fanaticism of the Jews filled up the measure of their calamities; and the Romans, exasperated by their repeated rebellions, exercised the rights of victory with unusual rigor.
— 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

“No, I thank you,” she replied, endeavouring to recover herself.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

And now, this dew-drop in the sky, this ball, ponderous with mountains, lucent with waves, passing from the short tyranny of watery Pisces and the frigid Ram, entered the radiant demesne of Taurus and the Twins.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“The road will be uneasy to find,” answered Gurth, who broke silence for the first time, “and the family of Cedric retire early to rest.”
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

Curiously populous that part of the field looked, where the shocks rode erect; the rest was open and prostrate.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Her anxious attention was not cheered by any reply; every thing remained silent.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

And instead of setting up a 'righteousness' which is peculiar to itself, and has nothing to do with the world's morality, Christianity says, as Christ has taught us, 'Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of God.'
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren

For a time he rather enjoyed the rôle of the misanthrope, and cynic.
— from Jane Lends A Hand by Shirley Watkins

He made no reply, except to repeat: "Don't hurry it, mother--don't hurry it."
— from The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

He has considerable connections and relations; but whether any of them are resigned enough to resign with him, is another matter.
— from Letters to His Son, 1759-65 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman by Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of

“Have with thee, then,” returned Edmund, “the rather that Giles is no small weight, and the guard might come on us ere we reached the Dragon.”
— from The Armourer's Prentices by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

These reports really embody the results of three years’ labors.
— from The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 1 (of 2) by Hazard Stevens

The six counties having the largest population have three representatives each; the twenty-six counties having the next largest population have two representatives each; the remaining one hundred sixteen counties have one representative each.
— from Elements of Civil Government A Text-Book for Use in Public Schools, High Schools and Normal Schools and a Manual of Reference for Teachers by Alexander L. Peterman

He is ready enough to risk his skin, but he is equally ready that some one shall pay for the risk, and he makes him pay by fair means if he can—if not, by foul.
— from South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Louis Creswicke