When the Russians entered Vienna in 1945 the remains of Herzl were still there.
— from The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl

I also noticed some wrasse known as the tapiro, three decimeters long, bony fish with transparent scales whose bluish gray color is mixed with red spots; they're enthusiastic eaters of marine vegetables, which gives them an exquisite flavor; hence these tapiro were much in demand by the epicures of ancient Rome, and their entrails were dressed with brains of peacock, tongue of flamingo, and testes of moray to make that divine platter that so enraptured the Roman emperor Vitellius.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

Subito allor, com’acqua il foco ammorza, D’un lungo e grave sonno mi risveglio: E veggio ben che ’l nostro viver vola, E ch’esser non si può più d’una volta; E ’n mezzo ’l cor mi sona una parola Di lei ch’è or dal suo bel nodo sciolta, Ma ne’ suoi giorni al mondo fu sì sola, Ch’a tutte, s’i’ non erro, fama ha tolta.
— from Fifteen sonnets of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca

ANT: Lively, animated, gay, brisk, nimble, active, restless, energetic, vivacious, sensitive, alive.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

Now come tidings of weddings, maskings, entertainments, jubilees, embassies, sports, plays; then again, as in a new-shipped scene, treasons, cheatings, tricks, robberies, enormous villainies in all kinds, funerals, deaths, new discoveries, expeditions; now comical, then tragical matters.....
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Besides disdain of the mean condition of his guest, Robin entertained violent suspicion of his intentions, which were, he supposed, to watch some favourable opportunity of robbing the house.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

We thus obtain fifteen excellent examples of the use of this word, with the full context and an exact reference (easily verified) in every case.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

ANT: Extravagant, intemperate, rigorous, excessive, violent, extraordinary.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

ANT: Honor, regard, esteem, venerate, respect, applaud, salute.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

Respicere exemplar vitæ morumque jubebo / Doctum imitatorem, et veras hinc ducere voces —I would recommend the learned imitator to study closely his model in life and manners, and thence to draw his expressions to the life.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

they are placed in a position so false that it would require extraordinary virtue not to become false along with it!
— from Hall Caine, the Man and the Novelist by C. Fred (Charles Frederick) Kenyon

upport of this view is very clear and conclusive; for, while the volcanic craters formed of ash, lapilli, and scoriæ, together with the rounded domes of trachytic rock of which the Puy de Dôme group is composed, preserve the form and surface indications of recently extinguished volcanoes, those which we may assume to have been piled up in the region of Mont Dore and Cantal have been entirely swept away by prolonged rain and river action, and the sites of the ancient craters and cones of eruption are only to be determined by tracing the great sheets of lava up the sides of the valleys to their sources, generally situated at the culminating points of their respective groups.
— from Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull

A seeming contradiction exists in the case of the water supply of cities where water for domestic use is commercially supplied, but a moment's reflection will show that it is not the water, but the social service of bringing it to a desired location for the consumer's convenience that represents economic value.
— from Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by John Spargo

It came right up to me, rubbed its soft round ear very gently against the small hand I held out and purred.
— from The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

cit., § Ad illud; e rationem recitat ex Vallesio Archia.
— from Demoniality; or, Incubi and Succubi by Ludovico Maria Sinistrari

Ritter, Erdkunde , vol.
— from Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2 of 2) The Turkish Provinces by H. F. B. (Harry Finnis Blosse) Lynch

Such labor required eternal vigilance.
— from Washington and His Comrades in Arms: A Chronicle of the War of Independence by George McKinnon Wrong