Art is simply a bringing into relief of the obscure thought of Nature.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

By various agencies, unintentional and designed, a society transforms uninitiated and seemingly alien beings into robust trustees of its own resources and ideals.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

But this is not a fairy story, and besides, it really was four and not three, and I am nothing if not strictly truthful.
— from The Railway Children by E. (Edith) Nesbit

I cannot recast her Majesty’s speech and bring in rebellion and closed mills, instead of loyalty and a good harvest.”
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

As, when in tumults rise th’ ignoble crowd, Mad are their motions, and their tongues are loud; And stones and brands in rattling volleys fly, And all the rustic arms that fury can supply: If then some grave and pious man appear, They hush their noise, and lend a list’ning ear; He soothes with sober words their angry mood, And quenches their innate desire of blood:
— from The Aeneid by Virgil

And Mr Tow-wouse is real, and Mrs Tow-wouse is more real still, and Betty is real; and the coachman, and Miss Grave-airs, and all the wonderful crew from first to last.
— from Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 by Henry Fielding

Thereat the knight spake not, but took his shield and buckled it round his neck, and leaping on his horse caught a spear from his squire’s hand.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

"You must know then, she is kept by a young Genoes merchant, whom his uncle, who is immensely rich, and whose darling he is, on a pretex of settling some accounts, but in reality to humour his inclinations for travelling, and seeing the world.
— from Memoirs of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) by John Cleland

Adrian tore off his military scarf and bound it round the sufferer—it was too late—the man heaved a deep sigh, his head fell back, his limbs lost their sustaining power.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

At first we laughed until our sides ached, but in reality it was no laughing matter.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

That I was very much annoyed may be easily supposed; but at the same time I could not help being somewhat amused, bearing in recollection how I had tried to satisfy the unreasonable dame, who had evidently more money than wit, seeing she was ready to waste it on so hopeless a case.
— from Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 729, December 15, 1877 by Various

Several days are spent at Brussels in revelry.
— from Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

And so, all being in readiness, they calmly awaited the attack.
— from On the Pampas; Or, The Young Settlers by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

To perform this feat without detection is a very simple affair, but it requires practice.
— from The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 2 (of 2) by Andrew Steinmetz

He made no secret of his opinions in favour of negotiation, said that the contracts made by monarchs should always be interpreted reasonably, and pronounced a warm eulogy on the course pursued by the King of France.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) by John Lothrop Motley

See also Boscana , in Robinson's Life in Cal.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

They now impose upon the country an intolerable yoke, sack and burn it right and left and butcher its people.
— from The Executioner's Knife; Or, Joan of Arc by Eugène Sue

It is true that the smart sometimes make an absurd distinction between the older generation and the new; sometimes a barrier is raised for the daughter that checks the mother; but caprice was ever one of the qualities of smartness.
— from The Imitator: A Novel by Percival Pollard

At Orange, St. Rémy, Avignon, Arles, and Nîmes there were monumental arches, theatres, and arenas, quite the equal of those of Rome itself, not in splendour alone, but in respect as well to the important functions which they performed.
— from Rambles on the Riviera by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

All the detached items that have been selected are brought into related groups, each governed by a central thought, and these again are held in strict subordination to the supreme idea.
— from Extempore Speech: How to Acquire and Practice It by William Pittenger