This usurpation excited the jealousy of the Roman government; but the rising disputes were soon terminated by an amicable, though unequal, partition of the ancient kingdom of Armenia: 8712 and a territorial acquisition, which Augustus might have despised, reflected some lustre on the declining empire of the younger Theodosius.
— 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

In answer to all this, they said to Cortes: "Malinche, we have heard all this from you on former occasions, and willingly believe that this your God and this illustrious woman are right good beings.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

“The Turks are really getting beaten, though.
— from Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

As they traversed that short distance, not a voice was heard among them; but a slight exclamation proceeded from the younger of the females, as the Indian runner glided by her, unexpectedly, and led the way along the military road in her front.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

Cut loose, then, in high spirits, and rose gently but steadily, with a light breeze at North, which bore us in the direction of the British Channel.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Ger bron, in presence of, before; Yn mron, almost Brona, v. to give the breast Bronaidd, a. swelling as a breast Bronallt, n. a smooth declivity Bronawg, a. full-breasted Brondor, n. breast-plate Bronddu, a. black-breasted Broneg, n. breast-plate Bronfraith, a. mottled breasted; n. a thrush Bron-gengl, n. a breast-leather Bron-glwm, n. a breast-knot Bron-gul, a. narrow-chested Bronisel, a low-chested Bronliain, n. breast-cloth Bronlydan, a. broad-chested Bronrain, a. high-breasted Bronrhuddyn, n. the redbreast Bront, a. filthy; surly Bronten, n. a dirty wench Bronuchel, a. high-chested Bronwen, a. white-breasted Bronwst, n. pain of the breast Bronwyn, a. white-breasted; n. the small celandine Broth, n. a stir, a tumult Bru, n. the womb, the belly Bruawl, belonging to the womb Brud, n. a chronicle; a surmise Brudai, n. a chronicler Brudiaeth, n. chronology Brudio, v. to record; to surmise Brudiol, a. chronological Brwchan, n. caudle, flummery Brwd, a. hot, acrid, warm Brwnt, a. foul, nasty, dirty; surly Brwyd, n. a brooch, a braid; a. full of holes Brwyden, n. the reeds of a loom Brwydo, v. to make interstices; to embroider Brwydrad, n. a battling Brwydrin, n. a combating Brwydro, v. to battle, or to fight in war Brwydrol, a. battling Brwydwaith, n. embroidery Brwydweithydd, an embroiderer Brwydydd, n. an embroiderer Brwydr, n. a battle, a conflict Brwyn, n. a pricking; a smarting rushes; a. pricking, smarting Brwynad, n. a pricking Brwyneg, n. a place where rushes grow Brwynen, n. a rush; a track Bywyniad, n. a smelt Brwyno, v. to prick; to throb Brwynog, a. having rushes Brwys, a. luxuriant, fertile Brwysg, a. unwieldy; drunk Brwysgedd, n. inebriety Brwysgo, v. to become drunk Brwysgol, a. unwieldy; drunk Brwyso, v. to grow luxuriantly Bry, a. high: ad. upwards, above Brycan, n. a rug Brych, n. a rough covering; the afterbirth of a cow; a. brindled freckled Brychau, n. motes, flue Brychell, n. a trout Brychen, n. a bubbling, a spring Brycheuad, n. a gathering of flue Brycheulyd, a. full of dirty spots Brycheuo, to pick; to maculate Brycheuog, a. full of dirt Brycheuyn, n. a mote, a hair Brychiad, n. a salmon trout Brychni, n. freckliness Brychog, a. brindled, freckled Brychu, v. to brindle, to freckle Brychwyn, a. of a brindled white Brychyn, n. a speckled one Brychynu, v. to speckle Bryd, n. impulse; mind, thought Brydai, n. a heating iron, a heater Brydain, a. of a heating quality Brydaint, n. inflamation Brydaniaeth, n. inflamation Brydian, v. to inflame; to throb Brydiannol, a. simmering Brydiannu, to simmer; to throb Brydiannus, a. heating Brydiant, n. a heating Brydio, v. to heat; to throb Brydiog, a. heated; throbbing Brydiol, a. of a heating quality Brydiolrwydd, n. inflamatoriness Brydlon, a. resolute, intent Brydlonedd, n. resoluteness Brydd, a. feeble, weak, sickly Brygawthan, v. to babble, or prate Brygawthwr, n. a babbler Brygu, to grow out, to overspread Bryn, n. a hill, a mount Brŷn, n. grudge, malice Brynar, n. ploughed land Bryncyn, n. a clod Bryncynog, a. full of clods Bryncynu, v. to break clods Brynial, v. to be heaping Bryniog, a. full of hills, hilly Brynti, n. filthiness, nastiness; a filthy animal Brys, n. quickness, haste; a hasty quick, speedy Brysg, n. a track, or mark Brysgar, a. quickening; hasty Brysgyll, n. a truncheon Brysiad, n. a hastening Brysio, v. to hasten Brysiol, a. hastening, hurrying Bryste, Caerodor, n. Bristol Brysyll, n. a truncheon Brythai, n. a rioter Brytheirio, v. to belch Brython, n. tumultuous ones; one of three primitive tribes of the Cymry Brythoneg, n. the Brython speech Brythonig, a. relating to the tribe of Brython Brythu, v. to quarrel, to brawl Brywes, n. bread steeped in broth or pot liquor Brywio, v. to invigorate Brywiog, a. vigorous, lively Brywusder, n. wantoness Bu, n. a being; a cow; v. was, it came to pass Buach, n. a churl, a clown Bual, n. a buffalo, a bison, a bugle Bualgen, n. buff-leather Bualgorn, n. a bugle horn Buan, n. that is quick; a hare; a. swift, nimble, fast Buanog, a. full of swiftness Buanol, a. accelerative Buander, n. swiftness, speed Buandroed, a. swift-footed Buanedd, n. fleetness, velocity Buarth, n. a cattle yard, a fold Buarthfa, n. a folding place Buarthiad, n. a folding Buarthog, a. folded, penned Buarthu, v. to shut in a fold Buch, n. life; cattle, kine Buchedd, n. course of life Bucheddiad, n. a leading, a life Bucheddol, a. living; moral Bucheddoldeb, n. morality Bucheddu, v. to lead a life Buches, n. a milking fold Budr, a. dirty, nasty, vile Budràd, n. defilement Budredd, n. filthiness, dirt Budreddi, n. nastiness, filth Budreddu, v. to defile Budriaith, n. obscene speech Budro, v. to dirty, to soil Budrog, a. abounding with dirt Budrogen, n. a filthy wench Budrol, a. dirtying, soiling Budd, n. profit, gain Buddai, n. a churn; a bittern Buddeilw, n. cowhouse posts Buddfawr, a. advantageous Buddiant, n. advantage, gain Buddio, v. to profit, to avail Buddiol, a. profitable Buddioldeb, a. profitableness Buddioli, v. to make profitable Buddugol, a. victorious, triumphant Buddugoliaeth, n. victory Buelin, a. of horn: n. a bugle Bugad, n. a confused noise Bugadu, v. to threaten, to vaunt Bugail, Bugeiliwr, Bugeilydd, n. a shepherd, a herdsman Bugeilio, v. to tend a flock Bugeiliad, n. a tending of flock Bugeileg, n. a bucolic Bugeilffon, n. a shepherd’s crook Bugeilgan, n. a pastoral song Bugeilgi, n. a shepherd’s dog Bugeiliaeth, n. pastoral care Bugeiliaidd, a. pastoral Bugloddi, to turn up the ground Bugunad, n. a belowing Buguned, v. to bellow, to roar Buguno, v. to bellow, to roar Bugunwr, n. one who roars Bul, n. a seed-vessel, hull Buladd, n. the herb cameleon Bulwg, n. cockle weed, corn-rose Bumustl, n. the ox-bane Bun, n. a woman: a maiden Buna, a. ten hundred thousand Bur, n. violence, rage Burgun, n. a carcase Burgunio, v. to mangle to death Burguniol, a. cadaverous Buria, n. a carcase Burth, n. a violent thrust Burthiad, n. a driving off Burwy, n. a cow fetter Bury, n. a carnivorous bird Burym, n. barm, yeast, froth Bus, n. the human lip Bustach, n. a steer, a bullock Bustachu, v. to buffet about Bustl, n. gall, bile, choler Bustlaidd, a. like gall Bustlo, v. to yield gall Buwch, n. a cow Büyn, n. a bullock Bw, n. a threat; terror; bugbear interj.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Columbus gave them quantities of little bells, brass rings, glass beads, and other toys, which they eagerly accepted.
— from Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. The Exploration of the World by Jules Verne

By Robert Gordon Blaine , M.E., Assoc.M.Inst.
— from International Language and Science Considerations on the Introduction of an International Language into Science by Richard Lorenz

Or is it because the remedy of olive oil, applied and recommended generally by me, and by some other Europeans during the plague of 1799, is now made public and generally administered?
— from An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Shabeeny, Abd Salam, active 1820

My ladye wears upon her breast A knot of ribbon gay, But who her heart doth love the best— My ladye will not say.
— from Heart Songs by Jean Blewett

Rev. George B. Cheever, whose soul was in the Antislavery cause, wrote from New York:— [Pg 263] “I bless you from the bottom of my heart, and praise God for his goodness in sparing you and returning you to your place in the Senate for that great work.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 06 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

Crabb smiled rather grimly, but he generously passed the opportunity by.
— from The Maker of Opportunities by George Gibbs

By Roy G. Blakey & associates.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1960 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The black river goes by with only a rare ripple breaking its silence, and disturbing the reflections of the lights that swim upon its surface.
— from The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells