[Sidenote:1123a] and of private ones such as come but once for all, marriage to wit, and things of that kind; and any occasion which engages the interest of the community in general, or of those who are in power; and what concerns receiving and despatching strangers; and gifts, and repaying gifts: because the Magnificent man is not apt to spend upon himself but on the public good, and gifts are pretty much in the same case as dedicatory offerings.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle

There of necessity must fall whatever In bosom of Benaco cannot stay, And grows a river down through verdant pastures.
— from Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell by Dante Alighieri

Yes, I said; but small and great are relative terms, and no crimes which are committed by them approach those of the tyrant, whom this class, growing strong and numerous, create out of themselves.
— from The Republic by Plato

After this it is easy to teach the falcon to strike at game, always remembering to 'faire courtoisie á l'oiseau' , that is, to allow the bird to taste the quarry."
— from The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

I went to Sinnings' Hardware Store and got a rule.
— from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson

She, thinking him to be Gisippus, answered, 'Yes'; whereupon he set a goodly and rich ring on her finger, saying, 'And I choose to be thy husband.'
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

Jos came on purpose from the Star and Garter at Richmond, whither he retreated after the deplorable event.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Upon the downfall of Marius he fled to Spain and gained a refuge with the Lusitanians, among which barbarous but brave people he acquired immense influence.
— from Spain by Frederick A. (Frederick Albion) Ober

Astonishment might have amounted to awe for one who appeared to me gifted with the power of performing miracles, if the good-nature of the man had not obviated my dread of the magician; but, from that time, whenever the doctor came to visit my father, 'I pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile; a game at romps constantly ensued, and we were always cordial friends, and merry play-fellows.
— from Bentley's Miscellany, Volume I by Various

The eighth advantage is social, inasmuch as it brings men of different degrees together, and promotes their intimacy and friendship; and 'advantage the ninth, is in wisdom and knowledge, and that wise men do play chess; and to those who object that foolish men also play chess, and, though constantly engaged in it, become no wiser, it may be answered, that the distinction between wise and foolish men in playing chess, is as that of man and beast in eating of the tree—that the man chooses its ripe and sweet fruit, while the beast eats but the leaves and branches, and the unripe and bitter fruit; and so it is with players at chess—the wise man plays for those virtues and advantages which have been already mentioned, and the foolish man plays it but for mere sport and gambling, and regards not its advantages and virtues.
— from Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 by Various

We may therefore conceive Socrates as arguing thus: "You clever Sophists, when we let you take {111} us into the region of abstract talk, have a knack of so playing with words that in the end we don't seem to know anything for certain, especially on such subjects as we have hitherto thought the most important, such as God and right and truth and justice and purity.
— from A Short History of Greek Philosophy by J. (John) Marshall

In Paris the streets were blocked by crowds standing before the bakers' shops; the passers-by stood discussing at the street corners, the tradesmen came out of their shops and gave and received the news before their doors; the agitators gathered together at the Palais-Royal: Camille Desmoulins began to distinguish himself in the throng
— from The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England, Volume 1 (of 6) Mémoires d'outre-tombe, volume 1 by Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de

Looking, primarily, to the first editions of old English authorities on out-door sports, I have been unable to find any record that such a game as "rounders" was known.
— from Base-Ball How to Become a Player, With the Origin, History and Explanation of the Game by John Montgomery Ward