Sir W. Coventry told me, it is much to be pitied that the King should lose the service of a man so able and faithfull; and that he ought to be brought over, but that it is always observed, that by bringing over one discontented man, you raise up three in his room; which is a State lesson I never knew before.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

These delicately "chambered" shells were once the homes of creatures which lived in the sunless depths of the ocean, for though it is totally dark at the bottom of the deep, deep sea, life is now known to exist at all depths below the surface of the ocean; on the ocean-floor starfishes and their relations abound, and some of those brought from a great depth are very beautiful indeed—telling to those who have eyes to see, the same tale as the little fern buried in the coal—that it is the glory of every created thing to show forth something of its Creator, even in hidden places where no human eye can trace its loveliness.
— from Twilight and Dawn; Or, Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation by Caroline Pridham

Whether tired of the poet's incessant complaints, irritated at his incautious conduct—going the length on two occasions of drawing his [293] sword, when provoked, upon members of the ducal household,—or whether his suspicions were aroused regarding the relations between him and his sister Leonora, is not known, but from this time he began to treat Tasso as if he were a madman.
— from Roman Mosaics; Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Hugh Macmillan

Sir W. Coventry told me, it is much to be pitied that the King should lose the service of a man so able and faithful; and that he ought to be brought over, but that it is always observed, that by bringing over one discontented man, you raise up three in his room; which is a state lesson I never knew before.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys

Save this concise but not unsatisfactory summary, little is now known touching the reverend gentleman.
— from Flute and Violin, and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances by James Lane Allen

It is a matter for accuracy of observation, therefore, to decide whether the minutest trace of such deviation can be detected, i.e. within what limits of accuracy Kepler's second law is now known to be obeyed.
— from Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir

Whether he ran in danger of being decapitated for "hanging about" Cremona so long is not known, but one thing is certain, that patrons royal, illustrious, of high social standing and refined tastes, wanted the newly made violins of Stradivari that could never have been played upon, almost in the absolute sense of the term, while they could have easily obtained well seasoned, well tried instruments of makers who had lived long before.
— from Antonio Stradivari by Horace Petherick

"Yes, my Lord," said Lens, "I never knew a Judge refuse to do so, upon a verdict of trespass after notice."
— from Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 by Henry Hunt