So when he had obtained such a kind reception, and had, beyond all his hopes, procured his crown to be more entirely and firmly settled upon him than ever by Cæsar's donation, as well as by that decree of the Romans, which Cæsar took care to procure for his greater security, he conducted Cæsar on his way to Egypt, and made presents, even beyond his ability, to both him and his friends, and in general behaved himself with great magnanimity.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

To General L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C. Sir: On my arrival at Camp Dick Robinson, I found General Thomas had stationed a Kentucky regiment at Rock Castle Hill, beyond a river of the same name, and had sent an Ohio and an Indiana regiment forward in support.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

As it rolled clanging into the street, Jimmie began to scream and kicked repeatedly at his father's shins.
— from Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane

The old fellow slipped the bairagi's crutch under his armpit and sat down on a patch of ruddy leopard's skin as Kim rose at the call for the Benares train.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling

somewhere Rhywiaeth, n. distinction of kind Rhywiogaeth, n. a species, a sort, a kind Rhywiogaethol, a. generical Rhywiogi, v. to render or be come genial Rhywiogrwydd, n. generality Rhywrys, a. over ardent Rhywun, n. somebody Rhywynt, n. a hurricane Sa, n. a fixed state; a standing Sach, n. a sack Sachaid, n. sackful, bagful Sachell, n. a small sack, a bag Sachellu, v. to bag; to stuff Sachliain, n. sackcloth Sachu, v. to put in a sack Sad, a. firm, steady; discreet Sadell, n. a dorser, a packsaddle Sadellu, v. to put on a dorser Sadio, v. to make firm Sadrwydd, n. firmness, steadiness Sadwrn, n. Saturn.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

At length the sun rose so high that it struck a kindly ray as of hope or protection, directly down upon the old prisoner's head.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

It is probable they scented their stable, and knew rest and food would shortly reward them for terrible toil and tribulation.
— from The Red River Half-Breed: A Tale of the Wild North-West by Gustave Aimard

Some years before leaving Edinburgh, S. J.-B. had a heart attack which caused Dr. Balfour grave uneasiness, and, 535 although she rallied in the course of a week, similar attacks kept recurring at considerable intervals.
— from The Life of Sophia Jex-Blake by Graham Travers

Sometimes it partakes of a floral character in the Shiraz and Kirman rugs and is very commonly found in the Shemakha weaving, where it is a talismanic design.
— from The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs by G. Griffin (George Griffin) Lewis

In conclusion, through counsell and perswasion of diuers about the French king, agreement at last was made, so that king Philip did acquite king Richard from this bond of marrying his sister, and king Richard againe should be bound to pay to him euery yeere for the space of fiue yeeres, two thousand markes, with certaine other conditions besides, not greatly materiall for this place.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe by Richard Hakluyt

Any attempt of the ladies to join in the conversation was replied to with a condescending levity that reduced Ethel to her girlhood's awkward sense of forwardness and presumption; Mary was less disconcerted, because her remarks were never so aspiring, and Harry's wristbands sufficed her; but the never-daunted Daisy rebelled openly, related the day's events to her papa, fearless of any presence, and when she had grown tired of the guest's regular formula of expecting to meet Richard, she told him that the adult school always kept Richard away in the winter evenings; '
— from The Trial; Or, More Links of the Daisy Chain by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

He wore a red shirt, a Kirghis robe, and wide Cossack pantaloons.
— from Marie; a story of Russian love by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

He had dismounted to shoot a Kafir running a short distance in front of him, when the latter turned and rushed at him shaking his shield in front of him.
— from Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland Both Before and During the Recent Native Insurrection Up to the Date of the Disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force by Frederick Courteney Selous