The stern and severe philosophy taught by the Greek philosopher Zeno; he taught that men should always seek virtue and be indifferent to pleasure and happiness.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Little Snow-white was so hungry and thirsty that she ate some vegetables and bread from each plate and drank a drop of wine out of each mug, for she did not wish to take all from one only.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

“Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.
— from The Trees of Pride by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Here and there, however, little valleys opened, which sustained a scanty vegetation, and birds and other animals were occasionally seen.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXIX., October, 1852 by Various

There he arrived on the vigil of St. John, the 23rd of June, and there as usual golden keys were offered by kneeling citizens; silks and satins, velvets and brocades { 143} flaunted in the sun, and in the upper window of a house on the line of route sat the two English lords, their mantles before their faces, watching the progress of their future king to worship at the shrine of the Spanish patron saint, St. James.
— from The Year after the Armada, and Other Historical Studies by Martin A. S. (Martin Andrew Sharp) Hume

"Hey!" said a sarcastic voice, as, blinded with chagrin, he found himself attempting to force a locked wooden gate.
— from The Adventures of a Modest Man by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

But now the slatternly servant came in bearing upon a tray some refreshments that my mother had bade her fetch, there being some good salted beef, a stew and some vegetables, a bottle of Madeira and two fair-sized pots of London ale.
— from The Land of Bondage: A Romance by John Bloundelle-Burton

And seeing him whom she adored, so vile and base compared to him whom she had disdained, Micheline burst into bitter tears.
— from Serge Panine — Volume 03 by Georges Ohnet

He had been instrumental in starting out the band that had committed all the depredations in the Saline and Solomon valleys, and but a few months prior to this time had defiantly refused, when asked by General Sheridan to come into Fort Dodge with the promise that he would be properly cared for.
— from The Indians' Last Fight; Or, The Dull Knife Raid by Dennis Collins

And one thing was quite certain, that the Doones had never before received so rude a shock, and so violent a blow to their supremacy, since first they had built up their power, and become the Lords of Exmoor.
— from Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

Tip freed a hand, writhed his body sidewise and struck viciously at Billy's unprotected stomach.
— from The Rider of Golden Bar by William Patterson White