Great part of the troubles which befell the gods arose from the antagonism of the sons of Iwalde and the brethren Sindre and Brokk (Cinder and Brank), rival artist families; and it was owing to the retirement of their artist foster-parents that Frey and Freya were left among the giants.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

Mean while upon the firm opacous Globe Of this round World, whose first convex divides The luminous inferior Orbs, enclos'd 420 From Chaos and th' inroad of Darkness old, Satan alighted walks: a Globe farr off It seem'd, now seems a boundless Continent Dark, waste, and wild, under the frown of Night Starless expos'd, and ever-threatning storms Of Chaos blustring round, inclement skie; Save on that side which from the wall of Heav'n
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

Indeed it is only in England that such a book could be produced.
— from Intentions by Oscar Wilde

In the centre of the estate was a well, indicated by the dark spot, and Benjamin, Charles, and David complained that the division was not "equitable," since Alfred had access to this well, while they could not reach it without trespassing on somebody else's land.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

Sometimes assisted by Canavas and the Abbe Palais, we had music in his apartment; or on holidays at his organ, and frequently
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

At that time Heracon was acquitted of the charge, but soon after, being convicted by the men of Susa of having pillaged the temple in that city, he also suffered punishment.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

In examoning our canoe found that by putting Knees & Strong peces pined to her Sides and bottom &c.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

With Anna Sergueyevna there came in a young man with short side-whiskers, very tall, stooping; with every movement he shook and bowed continually.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

He is called Peter, and you shall all be called Peter in future.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

Rom. similes a. bacculorum calculis, secundum computantis arbitrium, modo aerei sunt, modo aurei; ad nutum regis nunc beati sunt nunc miseri.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Herein he stated no more than the truth, for the blind man stood as a sort of perpetual palliative of human trouble at Bear Down; in his obscure, night-foundered passage through the world, he had soothed much sorrow and brought comfort to not a few sad, primitive hearts in the bosoms of man and maid.
— from Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts

“Aye, an’ it’s prettier within,” he continued; “it sheds such a bright colour on dark days.”
— from Through Welsh Doorways by Jeannette Augustus Marks

During the forenoon we marched to a point within about a mile and a half of Harrison's Landing and the brigade encamped on low ground on the border of a sluggish and boggy creek, where we were destined to remain for many weeks sweltering under the great heat of the summer.
— from Ten years in the ranks, U.S. Army by Augustus Meyers

He can do nothing, d'ye ken, to help, because he's not saved his siller and been carefu' with it.
— from Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir

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— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Go to-day into many a woman's club house, into many a drawing-room or studio at, let us say, the afternoon tea hour, and what will you see? One or probably more women in mannish suits and boots calmly smoking cigarettes while they talk, and talk well, about things in which women are not supposed to be interested, but which it is apparent they understand.
— from The Business of Being a Woman by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell

Mr. Read was for the commitment provided the clause concerning taxes on exports should also be committed.
— from The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 by Various

The murder led to disturbance between the settlers at Bassa Cove and the natives who were implicated; one or two of the latter were killed, several wounded, and some houses were destroyed.
— from Liberia: Description, History, Problems by Frederick Starr

The men were still aloft but coming in from off the yards.
— from Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" by Randall Parrish