"Valiant captain," quoth Peter Palfrey, the ancient of the band, "what order shall be taken with the prisoners?" "I thought not to repent me of cutting down a Maypole," replied Endicott, "yet now I could find in my heart to plant it again and give each of these bestial pagans one other dance round their idol.
— from Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

" "I understand and heed you," replied Eumaeus; "you need instruct me no further, only as I am going that way say whether I had not better let poor Laertes know that you are returned.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

Besides Mitford, Siebold and myself, the other guests were the Prince of Bizen, the Court Noble Ohara Jijiû, Kido, Machida, Mori (afterwards known as Mori Arinori), Kanda Kôhei [pg 411] a professor at the School of Languages and editor of one of the recently established Yedo newspapers, and Tsudzuki Shôzô of Uwajima.
— 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

right, straight , KC 3·392 6 . rihtfædrencynn (e, y) n. direct paternal descent or pedigree .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

The three writers, moreover, do not always agree as to the order in which they record events; yet, notwithstanding the diversities which they exhibit, they were all received from the first as of equal authority.
— from Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows

She was less raw, evidently; yet not less individual.
— from Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

They admitted all strangers 36 that were confidingly introduced; for it was a main end of their Institution to make proselytes, especially of the raw estated youth, newly come to town.
— from Club Life of London, Vol. 1 (of 2) With Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries by John Timbs

By Senator Yutzy: Q. Did you, at any time during the riots, employ your night force in the day time?
— from Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 by 1877 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July

"Valiant captain," quoth Peter Palfrey, the Ancient of the band, "what order shall be taken with the prisoners?" "I thought not to repent me of cutting down a Maypole," replied Endicott, "yet now I could find in my heart to plant it again, and give each of these bestial pagans one other dance round their idol.
— from Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

[et] Up, up again, ye rents, exalt your notes, Or else the Ministry will lose their votes, And patriotism, so delicately nice, Her loaves will lower to the market price; [eu] For ah!
— from The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

(127) After he had reigned eleven years, Nebuchadnezzar put an end to his dominion.
— from The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Louis Ginzberg