It is to comprehend "all cases in law and equity arising under the Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority; to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to controversies to which the United States shall be a party; to controversies between two or more States; between a State and citizens of another State; between citizens of different States; between citizens of the same State claiming lands and grants of different States; and between a State or the citizens thereof and foreign states, citizens, and subjects."
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

Lett shott, and boggs, and skeines 10 With bodies deale, as fate bids and restreynes; Ere sicknesses attack, yong death is best, Who payes before his death doth scape arrest.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

In Il Mattino , Parini sings: Should dreary hypochondria's woes oppress thee, Should round thy charming limbs in too great measure Thy flesh increase, then with thy lips do honor To that clear beverage, made from the well-bronzed, The smoking, ardent beans Aleppo sends thee, And distant Mocha too, a thousand ship-loads; When slowly sipped it knows no rival.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

When a sewer was broken in under the pressure of the houses, the mischief was sometimes betrayed in the street above by a sort of space, like the teeth of a saw, between the paving-stones; this crevice was developed in an undulating line throughout the entire length of the cracked vault, and then, the evil being visible, the remedy could be promptly applied.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Let kindred be always reckoned in this way: if a person leaves daughters the relationship shall proceed upwards through brothers and sisters, and brothers' and sisters' children, and first the males shall come, and after them the females in the same family.
— from Laws by Plato

The student no doubt had blown out his candle and gone to bed; but the little goblin remained standing there nevertheless, and listening to the music which still sounded on, soft and beautiful, a sweet cradle-song for the student, who had lain down to rest.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

The Carthaginians were huddled together in the citadel and sent for Hannibal, whereupon Scipio also set sail with speed and by a sudden sally repulsed Hannibal when the latter was close to the city.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Cassius Dio Cocceianus

Hubert kneels before the stag, and becomes a saint, as the fishermen left their nets and became apostles.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

“Aye, well, dad darlin’,” she said, as bravely as she could, “they’re good words indeed, over-cheerful, I’m thinkin’, but Holy Writ, aye, Holy Writ.”
— from Through Welsh Doorways by Jeannette Augustus Marks

There was the sharp clatter of steel as Barrington and Seth drew their sabres.
— from The Light That Lures by Percy James Brebner

It is seldom that she is so strongly attracted by a stranger, and if you can but retain your influence over her I am sure you cannot fail to do her good.
— from His Heart's Queen by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

In no instance are the resources of instinct more admirable: in order to make it difficult for the dog to trace him, the animal doubles, goes over its own steps again, by a single spring will clear a hedge or highway, and swims over brooks and rivers; but being still pursued and unable to annihilate himself, he endeavours to put another in his place; for this he seeks an unexperienced neighbour, with whom he keeps close until he supposes their steps are sufficiently intermixed to confound the scent of his, when he suddenly leaves him to become a victim to his deceived enemy.
— from Buffon's Natural History. Volume 05 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c by Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de

The reverend fathers, with their hoods hanging over their [Pg 126] shoulders, are booted and spurred, many wear helmets and cuirasses, and all carry such halberts, lances, swords, and bucklers as they had been able to lay hands on.
— from Old Court Life in France, vol. 2/2 by Frances Minto Dickinson Elliot

But later it chanced—just how, no one knew— That the lines slipped a bit, and some ’gan to crowd through;
— from The Red Cross in Peace and War by Clara Barton

Of course, much more can be made by the raising of several staples, and by a systematic rotation of crops.
— from One Thousand Ways to Make Money by Page Fox

But we are keeping the reader from the inscription upon his tomb in the Episcopal cemetery at Harrisburg, on the banks of the Susquehannah; 'as beautiful a spot as the god of day ever shone upon:' 'Beneath this marble are deposited the ashes of Joseph Jefferson ; an actor whose unrivalled powers took in the whole extent of comic character, from Pathos to heart-shaking Mirth.
— from The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 by Various

Courts are esteemed the source of politeness and good manners; theatres of ingenuity, churches of sanctity; yet all are infected with the evil of scandal. Seems to prefer the gaming-table as freest from irony and slander; avarice being a spirit that allows of no rival.
— from The Gentleman's Magazine, January 1731 Or, Trader's Monthly Intelligencer by Various

Game-hawks should also be allowed sometimes to take their pleasure on their own grouse, partridge, pheasant, or even woodcock; but in practice they are seldom lucky enough to get more than the heads and necks, though modern falconers who fly mostly for sport, and not “for the pot,” are often more liberal in this respect than their predecessors of the Middle Ages.
— from The Art and Practice of Hawking by E. B. (Edward Blair) Michell