In front, at the distance of 120 stadia from Rhodes, lies Eleussa.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

Thus Śúrpaṇakhá made reply: “'Tis Daśaratha's sons, a pair Strong, resolute, and young, and fair: In coats of dark and blackdeer's hide, And like the radiant lotus eyed: On berries roots and fruit they feed, And lives of saintly virtue lead: With ordered senses undefiled, Ráma and Lakshmaṇ are they styled.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

These allegations I shall neither attempt to confirm nor to refute: let every one believe concerning them as he is disposed. 4. I concur in opinion with those who deem the Germans never to have intermarried with other nations; but to be a race, pure, unmixed, and stamped with a distinct character.
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus

ANT: Keep, retain, find, recover, locate, earn, guard, treasure, economize, utilize, preserve, abandon, discard, reject.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

They gave notice that every young man who was handsome was free to visit the castle and speak with the princess; and those who could reply loud enough to be heard when spoken to, were to make themselves quite at home at the palace; but the one who spoke best would be chosen as a husband for the princess.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

well I know You hear, like a sweet refrain, Lullabies ever soft and low
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

Non est res laudabilior eo, vel cura melior; qui melancholicus, utatur societate hominum et biberia; et qui potest sustinere usum vini, non indiget alia medicina, quod eo sunt omnia ad usum necessaria hujus passionis.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

We could find no dairy and so we went into a huckster’s shop and bought a bottle of raspberry lemonade each.
— from Dubliners by James Joyce

"I've wanted to tell you that, when two people really love each other, I understand that there may be situations which make it right that they should—should go against public opinion.
— from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Plant healthy and of vigorous habit, often twenty feet and upwards in length; fruit oblong, gathered in deep folds or wrinkles at the stem, near which it is the smallest, abruptly shortened at the opposite extremity, prominently marked by large, rounded, lengthwise elevations, and corresponding deep furrows, or depressions; skin, or shell, cream-white; flesh pale-yellow, not remarkable for solidity, or fineness of texture, but well flavored; the seeds are yellowish-white, and readily distinguished from those of other varieties by their long and narrow form.
— from The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr

53 Randolph, too, would "rather lose the bill, he had rather lose all the bills of the session, he had rather lose every bill passed since the establishment of the Government, than agree to the provision contained in this slave bill."
— from The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America 1638-1870 by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois

You saw the life I led in Naples,—always going, rushing, looking, examining, observing, and talking!
— from Letters to Madame Hanska, born Countess Rzewuska, afterwards Madame Honoré de Balzac, 1833-1846 by Honoré de Balzac

Coming Of The Saxons. —Compelled by the increasing dangers and troubles immediately around the city of Rome to abandon their distant dependencies, the Roman legions evacuated Britain, and left the people, who had become enervated, spiritless, and unaccustomed to the use of arms, a prey to their fierce neighbors, both from Scotland and from the continent.
— from English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Henry Coppée

All along our route lay evidences of the enemy's rout.
— from With the British Army in The Holy Land by H. O. (Henry Osmond) Lock

The volumes in question consist principally of a splendidly-illuminated Bible of the sixth century; the most ancient version of the Septuagint; the earliest Greek version of the New Testament; the 'Assertio Septem Sacramentorum,' written by Henry VIII.—a royal literary effort in defence of the seven Roman Catholic sacraments that procured the title of Defender of the Faith for the author, which descended to the Protestant monarchs of England; and a most curious and authentic collection of original correspondence between Henry VIII.
— from The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various

In truth, it requires a larger and deeper experience than any that Madelon could have acquired, or reasoned out, to recognise how much of the charm of these tales of our childhood can be traced to the eternal truths that lie hidden in them, or to perceive that the shining fairy concealed beneath the frequent guise of some crabbed old woman, is no mere freak of fancy, but the symbol of a reality, less exceptional perhaps amongst us poor mortals, than amongst the fairies themselves, who, finding their presence no longer needed, vanished from our earth so many centuries ago.
— from My Little Lady by E. Frances (Eleanor Frances) Poynter

Robert Livingston Esq. and Captain William Kidd agree that if they catch no Pyrates, they will refund to the said Earl of Bellomont all the money advanced by him on or before March 25th, 1697, and they will keep the said ship.
— from The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Ralph Delahaye Paine