Don Quixote, finding himself free, strove to get on top of the goatherd, who, with his face covered with blood, and soundly kicked by Sancho, was on all fours feeling about for one of the table-knives to take a bloody revenge with.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

He then censured, with great freedom, every circumstance of the conduct of those who commanded the Allies; from thence made a transition to the ministry, which he honoured with many invectives for employing people who had neither experience nor capacity, to the prejudice of old officers, who had been distinguished for both; dropped many hints of his own importance, and concluded with observing, that the French and Spaniards knew better how to value generals of merit; the good effects of which are seen in the conquests they gain, and the discipline of their troops, which are at the same time better clothed and paid than any soldiers in the universe.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

He shall know, beggar and friendless as I am, that I will not tamely submit to injury!"
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

We have several times named the most general classes of interests which we find serviceable in sociology, viz.: health , wealth , sociability , knowledge , beauty , and rightness .
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Sherman Macmillan Co. Discovery of the Old Northwest J. Baldwin Essentials in Civil Government S. E. Formyn American Book Co Famous American Statesmen Sarah K. Bolton Crowell Co. Famous Voyages and Explorers Sarah K. Bolton Crowell Co.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

He recognized the influence of Mercédès, and saw why her noble heart had not opposed the sacrifice she knew beforehand would be useless.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

The spot is still known by a similar name, being called Marsa Sollern, or the “Port of the Ladder.”
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

d disorder of his soul has a mind, justly or unjustly, to expel from his family a son whom he has begotten and brought up, shall not lightly or at once execute his purpose; but first of all he shall collect together his own kinsmen, extending to cousins, and in like manner his son's kinsmen by the mother's side, and in their presence he shall accuse his son, setting forth that he deserves at the hands of them all to be dismissed from the family; and the son shall be allowed to address them in a similar manner, and show that he does not deserve to suffer any of these things.
— from Laws by Plato

La Salle knelt before the altar, in a mantle of scarlet bordered with gold.
— from France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West by Francis Parkman

There are seven stores kept by colonial traders, who did, before the Transvaal rebellion, a good trade with the natives in corn, cattle, feathers, ivory, skins, karosses, and other native produce, but which have been almost destroyed through the Boer disturbances.
— from Twenty-Five Years in a Waggon in South Africa: Sport and Travel in South Africa by Andrew A. Anderson

"You never let on about that, sir," said Samuel K. Billing reproachfully, "and the admiral has scored one.
— from Under the Star-Spangled Banner: A Tale of the Spanish-American War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

The body of a wretched swain, Killed by a cruel maid's disdain, In this cold bed neglected lies.
— from Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Trask stepped forward; Sesar Karvall brought Elaine up.
— from Space Viking by H. Beam Piper

“What?” said Kate, blushing furiously.
— from The Man from Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa by Ralph Connor

With a look of earnest affection she knelt before Clytie, took her hand, and kissed it.
— from Pictures of Hellas: Five Tales of Ancient Greece by Peder Mariager

The grotto is still kept by his widow, his Page 648 {648} eldest son William, and one daughter, assisting Mrs. Allan in the management The son William is an experienced blaster, and occupies himself in excavations and improvements; the daughter, a brunette, is a first-rate shot, and a girl of extraordinary spirit and gaiety.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

If your desire after spiritual knowledge be sincere, and from the Spirit of God operating on your heart, you will bear searching.
— from The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. by Isabella Graham