Quoth Pantagruel, That sort of lottery is deceitful, abusive, illicitous, and exceedingly scandalous.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

XXV THE SPIRIT OF LIFE I did as I was bid, and in fear and trembling felt myself guided over the edge of the stone.
— from She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

In aristocratic armies the officers are the conservative element, because the officers alone have retained a strict connection with civil society, and never forego their purpose of resuming their place in it sooner or later: in democratic armies the private soldiers stand in this position, and from the same cause.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville

A letter lay upon the bier, And this the word it bare: "O love is sweet, O love is dear, And followeth everywhere Whoso has drained the chalice stained With its red wine and rare.
— from The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various

At some future period Congress might find it necessary to enter on a system of legislation in detail, and to have established numerous police regulations.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16) by United States. Congress

Its Puritan (or rather, Impuritan) tradition was depressed still further (if that were possible) by contact with the low standard of living introduced during a century of reckless and promiscuous immigration.
— from The Love Chase by Felix Grendon

Lamb broth, à la Grecque. Cut a pound of raw lamb, from the shoulder or leg, in dices about one-half inch square.
— from The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler

"For my own part," he added, "when I wish to enjoy the very high sublime of luxury, I dine alone, order a mutton cutlet,
— from Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 1 (of 3) With Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson

Curiously enough, Prof. Garstang does not appear to appreciate the important bearing of his discovery, for on a later page (p. 134) in speaking of Lepsius’ illustration, discussed above, he says: “the weavers are seen at work at an upright loom.”
— from Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms by H. Ling (Henry Ling) Roth

Reuben looked upon love as the biggest curse and snare of life; if David and William fell in love they would lose interest in Odiam, they would do something silly like Robert, or mad like Caro, or bad like Rose.
— from Sussex Gorse: The Story of a Fight by Sheila Kaye-Smith

As did Brian Hawksworth, William Hawkins adopted the Indian style of life in dress and diet, much to the astonishment of his European contemporaries.
— from The Moghul by Thomas Hoover