And seeing the Rays which differ in Refrangibility may be parted and sorted from one another, and that either by Refraction as in the third Experiment, or by Reflexion as in the tenth, and then the several sorts apart at equal Incidences suffer unequal Refractions, and those sorts are more refracted than others after Separation, which were more refracted before it, as in the sixth and following Experiments, and if the Sun's Light be trajected through three or more cross Prisms successively, those Rays which in the first Prism are refracted more than others, are in all the following Prisms refracted more than others in the same Rate and Proportion, as appears by the fifth Experiment; it's manifest that the Sun's Light is an heterogeneous Mixture of Rays, some of which are constantly more refrangible than others, as was proposed.
— from Opticks Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Isaac Newton

They produce the great charter of their liberties, the treaty of Selim the First with the republic: 103 and the Othman emperor still accepts from Egypt a slight acknowledgment of tribute and subjection.
— 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

Agamemnon reproaches Menelaus with unmanly softness, when he is on the point of sparing a fallen enemy, and himself puts the suppliant to the sword.
— from The Iliad by Homer

The competition will generally be most severe, as formerly explained and illustrated by examples, between the forms which are most like each other in all respects.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

When she was intending to distribute what was thus set apart for each, and the public approved, who knew them well; Æsop suddenly stood up in the midst of the multitude, and exclaimed : “O!
— from The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Phaedrus

Starvation, suffocation, privation of food, drink and sleep, work when exhausted, burns, wounds, inflammation, the effects of poison, are as disagreeable as filling the hungry stomach, enjoying rest and sleep after fatigue, exercise after rest, and a sound skin and unbroken bones at all times, are pleasant.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

This is why she is worthy of respect in the midst of her conjugal infidelity; this is why her lover, in taking her, should also foresee everything, and prefer her to every one else whatever may happen.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

For indeed a wise man cannot in a moment of time change from absolute badness to perfect goodness, and suddenly abandon for ever all that vice, of which he could not during a long period of time divest himself of any portion.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

An annual surplus available for home investment can only be converted into a surplus available for export abroad by a radical change in the kind of work performed.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

Be warned, then, by me, James Tomlinson—be warned by one who for four days was snatched away from earth, and, during that period was initiated in the mighty secrets of Eternity!"
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

Sketches of shooting and fishing experiences are introduced in a manner which should stimulate the faculty of observation, and give a healthy love for country life; while the record of the fenman’s stealthy resistance to the great draining scheme is full of the keenest interest.
— from Under the Flag of France: A Tale of Bertrand du Guesclin by David Ker

It fires a wooden cylinder about an inch long, and has a screw adjustment for elevation and depression.
— from Little Wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books. by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Thence passing Margarita, they sailed on towards the mountains which Columbus had seen, and finally entered a gulf, where they saw some pile dwellings of the natives.
— from Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery by Justin Winsor

For this he was put to death on this spot, and for ever after Borgo San Donino has been one of the most frequented places of pilgrimage in Italy.
— from Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

MARCET’S CONVERSATIONS ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY: In which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained, and adapted to the comprehension of Young Persons.
— from An Alphabetical Catalogue of New Works in General and Miscellaneous Literature, Published by Messrs. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Paternoster Row, London by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans

The Germans felt deeply the humiliation to which they were exposed owing to the fact that they did not enjoy the protection of a powerful Government; they wished to belong to a national State, as Frenchmen, Englishmen, and Russians did.
— from Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by James Wycliffe Headlam