See Chin Chia Golden Mother of the Tortoise , 136 Golden-bearded Turtle .
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

College. ] Is prepared in the same manner of Apricots, so is also Oils of the Kernels of Cherry stones, Peaches, Pine-nuts, Fistic Nuts, Prunes, the seeds of Oranges, Hemp, Bastard Saffron, Citrons, Cucumbers, Gourds, Citruls, Dwarf Elder, Henbane, Lettuce, Flax, Melons, Poppy, Parsley, Radishes, Rape, Ricinum, Sesani, Mustard seed, and Grape stones.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

Iangle , v. to jangle, chatter, murmur, argue, quarrel, S2, PP, Sh. , S3, C2, C3; gangle , SkD; iangland , pr.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

SYN: Uneven, harsh, bristly, scabrous, rugged, knotty, unpolished, boisterous, tempestuous, stormy, coarse, craggy, gruff, crude, severe, shaggy, disordered, unrefined, uncourteous, rude, unshaped, churlish, blunt.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

Defendi rem publicam adulescens , non 5 deseram senex: contempsi Catilinae gladios, non pertimescam tuos.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Any number of fabrics—all woolens, soft silks, canton crepe, georgette and chiffon, dye perfectly.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

But nothing seemingly could convert George Hoskins.
— from Green Valley by Katharine Yirsa Reynolds

[Pg 105] I nodded agreement, and we spent most of that day in sitting down and smoking, while, as it happened, a sudden breeze blew the tent over upon us at midnight, and anybody who has crawled clear of the thrashing canvas in such circumstances can guess what followed.
— from The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss

Booths were built in these places, to which native and foreign merchants came, and goods—furs, skins, costly cloths, garments, grain, slaves, &c., &c.—were sold or exchanged.
— from The Viking Age. Volume 2 (of 2) The early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

According to the San Francisco Bulletin , indeed, it was $2.15 a ton cheaper to send California canned goods from San Francisco to Kansas City by sea and rail than to ship them by rail direct.
— from Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific by Stuart Daggett

‘The following is the General Staff of the army advancing into Oude: ‘Commander-in-chief.—His Excellency General Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.B., Her Majesty’s service.
— from The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia, China and Japan, 1856-7-8 by George Dodd

She liked a party at quadrille, and sent out her servant every morning to invite the ladies required to make up the game, and her directions were graduated thus:--"Nelly, ye'll ging to Lady Carnegy's, and mak my compliments, and ask the honour of her ladyship's company, and that of the Miss Carnegys, to tea this evening; and if they canna come, ging to the Miss Mudies, and ask the pleasure of their company; and if they canna come, ye may ging to Miss Hunter and ask the favour of her company and if she canna come, ging to Lucky Spark and bid her come ."
— from Reminiscences of Scottish Life & Character by Edward Bannerman Ramsay

He was, as we have said before, in succession, soldier, captain, councillor, general, and Grand Cross; he was as wise in council as he was terrible in battle; he was as much esteemed by his brethren as he was feared 310 by the infidel.
— from Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs by E. Hamilton (Edward Hamilton) Currey

Tu eri allor si` del tutto impedito sovra colui che gia` tenne Altaforte, che non guardasti in la`, si` fu
— from La Divina Commedia di Dante: Complete by Dante Alighieri