This system of grouping the oars, and putting only one man to an oar, continued down to the 16th century, during the first half of which came in the more modern system of using great oars, equally spaced, and requiring from four to seven men each to ply them, in the manner which endured till late in the last century, when galleys became altogether obsolete.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Accordingly she came to Jerusalem with great splendor and rich furniture; for she brought with her camels laden with gold, with several sorts of sweet spices, and with precious stones.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

He had come to Kotlovitch to find in the lap of nature, as he said, a rest from family life.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

However, my preparations were superfluous; for as soon as Raton felt from my mode of attack that the trick would be of no avail she met my desires half-way, without trying the device which had made her seem to be what she was no longer to her inexpert lovers.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

He seyde, `O frend of frendes the alderbeste That ever was, the sothe for to telle, Thou hast in hevene y-brought my soule at reste Fro Flegitoun, the fery flood of helle; 1600 That, though I mighte a thousand tymes selle, Upon a day, my lyf in thy servyse, It mighte nought a mote in that suffyse.
— from Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

And I shall share your love the less The longer you your hand repress: The sooner you the boon insure, The more the tenure must endure; And if I quick possession take, The greater profit must I make, While yet declining age subsists, A room for friendly aid exists.
— from The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Phaedrus

the work after making 3 rows of plain stitches, make 3 stitches more in the 4th stitch of the 1st row, * 6 trebles, drop the last stitch of the 6th treble, put the needle into the stitch between the last plain stitch and the 1st treble, take the dropped loop of the last treble and draw it through the one on the needle; miss the stitch under the dot, make 5 plain stitches and repeat from *. Fig.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

The peasants in the crowd were similarly impressed when they saw Rostóv’s rapid, firm steps and resolute, frowning face.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

The answer to this question has come in the most surprising and romantic fashion from the archæological discoveries of the last forty years.
— from The Sea-Kings of Crete by James Baikie

Bears and wolves had been slain in it; and thinking how it was still a refuge for foxes, martens and badgers and hawks, he made his way along the shore through the rough fields.
— from The Lake by George Moore

“There’s no chance of making a pile in the country,” said Amos Topper, who raised ten acres of “forage” regularly every season, and “rode” firewood for a living in the balance of the year.
— from Tales from the Veld by Ernest Glanville

A general cheer was the reply, and, forming column, I was on the point of giving the order to charge, when a loud yell was heard, a cloud of smoke enveloped the fort, and for a time concealed it from our sight; a roar was heard like that of a furnace in full blast, and as it cleared away we saw a red flag floating proudly above the dismantled walls.
— from Under Sentence of Death; Or, a Criminal's Last Hours by Victor Hugo

In his boyhood he showed a remarkable faculty for acquiring and retaining knowledge, together with no small dialectical ability.
— from The Sonnets of Michael Angelo Buonarroti and Tommaso Campanella; Now for the First Time Translated into Rhymed English by Michelangelo Buonarroti

ones, not counting the revolving guns, which constitute the small artillery reserved for fighting torpedo boats.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various

Guilt, shame and remorse fought for the mastery of his feelings, and during the space of two or three minutes he thought he would at once follow Delicia, throw himself on her mercy, declare everything, and ask her forgiveness.
— from The Murder of Delicia by Marie Corelli

They were very highly prized by the Romans and since their times the rulers of India have shown a remarkable fondness for them.
— from Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals For identifying the Rocks and Minerals of the United States and interpreting their Origins and Meanings by Frederic Brewster Loomis