But however Observations of this Nature may sometimes hold, a wise Man should be particularly cautious how he gives credit to a Man's outward Appearance.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

And the first soldan was Zarocon, that was of Media, as was father to Saladin that took the Caliph of Egypt and slew him, and was made soldan by strength.
— from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

It is very singular that my imagination never rises so high as when my situation is least agreeable or cheerful.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

" Feeling my determination she made no further resistance, and I half supported her as we moved slowly forward through the mist, her face turned away, her arm trembling beneath the firm clasp of my fingers.
— from Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune by Randall Parrish

It was a fine sight, the stalwart man swinging his axe with magnificent strength and skill, each blow sending a thrill through the stately tree, till its heart was reached and it tottered to its fall.
— from Proverb Stories by Louisa May Alcott

And, placing his sword and his revolver in the hands of a soldier, he advanced with measured step, his eye fixed on the windows, as if he expected to see a gun or a cannon pointed at him.
— from A Selection from the Writings of Guy De Maupassant, Vol. I by Guy de Maupassant

Mr. Bates sed "he agreed with Mr. Smith, except in one pint.
— from Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Seba Smith

Beyond being sober, honest, and willing, make sure he is strong enough for such heavy work, that he is reasonably intelligent and, most important of all, that he is not "working to accommodate.
— from If You're Going to Live in the Country by Thomas H. (Thomas Hamilton) Ormsbee

He soothed his afflictions with many speeches of a like nature, which had so good an effect that the king daily recovered;[*] and thenceforth employed himself in concerting with the ministers of the emperor the terms of his treaty. * Herbert.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary by David Hume

Mr. Scott sent her a white merino shawl, with a border of red flowers and green leaves.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various

The commissions that finally necessitated his establishment in Amsterdam showed him also, we may suppose, that other people appreciated the fact, and we may, perhaps, refer to this growing confidence in himself the great increase in the number of pictures signed that year.
— from Rembrandt van Rijn by Malcolm Bell