A New Proposition from Captain Nemo ON JANUARY 28 , in latitude 9° 4' north, when the Nautilus returned at noon to the surface of the sea, it lay in sight of land some eight miles to the west.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

“I am Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov, formerly a student, I live in Shil’s house, not far from here, flat Number 14, ask the porter, he knows me.”
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

" No man struggles perpetually and victoriously against his own character; and one of the first principles of success in life is so to regulate our career as rather to turn our physical constitution and natural inclinations to good account than to endeavor to counteract the one or oppose the other.—BULWER.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

WHAT SELF IS LOVED IN 'SELF-LOVE'?
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

And now, when she was away, Dubechnia with its squalor, its litter, its slamming shutters, with thieves prowling about it day and night, seemed to me like a chaos in which work was entirely useless.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Obeying this order, we found, or rather I found—for the gamekeeper was a poor hand at reading anything but print—the following important news: Old Anchor Inn, Bristol, March 1, 17— Dear Livesey—As I do not know whether you are at the hall or still in London, I send this in double to both places.
— from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

In proportion as success in life is seen or believed to be the fruit of fatality or accident and not of exertion in that same ratio does envy develop itself as a point of national character.
— from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill

Under my Jaw-bone is snuggled the bony nose of Nig Our story is lost in silence.
— from Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

To excite the rising generation to depend upon their own exertions for success in life is surely a laudable endeavour; but, while the young mind is cautioned against dependence on the patronage of the great, and of office, it is encouraged to rely upon such friends as may be acquired by personal merit, good manners, and good conduct.
— from Tales and Novels — Volume 07 Patronage [part 1] by Maria Edgeworth

The scene is laid in Seville, time 1820.
— from The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton

The scene is laid in Scotland in the seventeenth century and illustrates the old Scottish legend of the Vampire, a phantom-monster which can only exist by sucking the heart-blood of sleeping mortals.
— from The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.

Though the siege is Long, I shall learn her wisdom if I can, Until in time she throws her nuptial ægis Over her Super-man."
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 by Various

Cut it out and say:— “'Your soul is like Ivory Soap, it's so white.'” I sent the poem to Kate by the next mail, and that evening I called.
— from Perkins of Portland: Perkins The Great by Ellis Parker Butler

SOCRATES: Indeed, Lysimachus, I should be very wrong in refusing to aid in the improvement of anybody.
— from Laches by Plato

I would have given much to have seen mother and child, but dared not trust myself to approach her while she was still impenitent, lest I should say hard things to her.
— from Mohawks: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

— Corinthian Regatta of New York Yacht Club—Club Course Entries and Record of the Regatta Rig Name Owner Tonnage Start S. Island L. Island S. W. Spit House stake boat Schooner Gimcrack John C. Stevens 25 10.00.00 12.19.23 — — — " Dream George L. Schuyler 28 10.02.00 — — — — " Spray Hamilton Wilkes 37 10.04.00 12.04.55 12.12.10 — 4.28.28 " Cygnet John R. Snydam 45 10.06.00 12.06.35 12.13.52 — — Sloop Una J. M. Waterbury 59 10.08.00 11.40.11 11.47.00 1.28.43 3.43.40 Schooner Siren W. E. Miller 72 10.10.00 12.07.02 12.14.22 2.02.05 4.23.00 " Cornelia William Edgar 94 10.12.00 12.21.11 — — — 'The Dream,' 'Gimcrack,' 'Cygnet,' and 'Cornelia' did not finish.
— from Yachting, Vol. 2 by Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of