But not so easily did Elinor recover from the alarm into which it had thrown her.
— from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Pompeio cedere videbatur; parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi; nec plus Africanus, singularis et vir et imperator, in exscindenda Numantia rei publicae profuit quam eodem tempore P. Nasica privatus, cum Ti. Gracchum interemit; quamquam haec quidem res non solum ex domestica est ratione (attingit etiam bellicam, quoniam vi manuque confecta est), sed tamen id ipsum est gestum consilio urbano sine exercitu.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

"Dey put out, dey did, en 't wa'n't long 'fo' dey come ter ole Brer B'ar bee-gums, en ole Brer Rabbit, he up'n gun um a rap [44] wid he walkin'-cane, des lak folks thumps water-millions fer ter see ef dey er ripe.
— from Nights With Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris

On the eventful day of young Radford's quarrel with Sir Edward Digby, Edith retired at the sober hour at which the whole household of Mr. Croyland usually sought repose; but there, for a considerable time, she meditated as she had often meditated before, on the brief intelligence she had received on the preceding day.
— from The Smuggler: A Tale. Volumes I-III by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

If England does not recognize the Southern Confederacy pretty quick, they will pass a resolution not to let her have any cotton, except, &c. Suppose England does ever recognize a Confederation based on the principles of the South, what guarantee is there that in her absolute dependence, if it exists, similar coercive steps may not be taken against her?
— from The Civil War in America Fuller's Modern Age, August 1861 by Russell, William Howard, Sir

Bend low, bend low the lofty brow and bring the sack-cloth gown; Throw dust and ashes on our heads, and through the sinful town; I think the green earth grows more gray, beneath its golden sun, Because the good God sits in heaven, and sees such evil done. — Edward Renaud .
— from The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

“Caracter, usos y costumbres de los Indios, tributos que pagan al soberano, metodo de sucobranza, estado de este ramo y reflexiones sobre los repartimientos antiguos y modernos” f. 75 8.
— from Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Spanish Language in the British Museum. Vol. 4 by Pascual de Gayangos

Seal engravers deservedly enjoy renown for learning and skill.
— from On the Laws of Japanese Painting: An Introduction to the Study of the Art of Japan by Henry P. Bowie

I næste slægtled af Skjoldungætten er det et ret gammelt sagnmotiv, at Hrörik overfalder og fælder Hroar; ban har sikkert været opfattet som
— from The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Oscar Ludvig Olson

From "Current Affairs," Boston, we quote the following significant editorial: "Do employers realize the waste and extravagance and actual money loss due to haphazard hiring and firing?
— from Analyzing Character The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life by Arthur Newcomb