In "Deor" we have another picture of the Saxon scop, or minstrel, not in glad wandering, but in manly sorrow.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

our people hunting Shall be glad to here of your being here & they will all Come to See, as you Cannot Stay they must wate for your return to See you, we are pore take pity on our wants The road is for you all to go on, who do you think will injure a white man when they come to exchange for our Roabes & Beaver after you Set out many nations in the open plains may Come to make war against us, we wish you to Stop their guns & provent it if possible.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Unless the tone ( shêng ), or musical note, is simultaneously correctly given, either the wrong meaning or no meaning at all will be conveyed.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

The world has been deceived in that respect; and I am happy to say, there will be some little money, even when all his debts are discharged, to settle on my niece, in addition to her own fortune.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

A jealous sense of my new individuality arose in me.
— from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw

Fault-finding and blame arises, either solely or most naturally, in Friendship of which utility is the motive: for they who are friends by reason of goodness, are eager to do kindnesses to one another because this is a natural result of goodness and Friendship; and when men are vying with each other for this End there can be no fault-finding nor contention: since no one is annoyed at one who entertains for him the sentiment of Friendship and does kindnesses to him, but if of a refined mind he requites him with kind actions.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle

Lakshmaṇ's left hand he took, and then In gentle tones the prince of men, Though sharp and fierce their tenour ran, Thus to his brother chief began: “O Lakshmaṇ, thou art much to blame Leaving alone the Maithil dame, And flying hither to my side: O, may no ill my spouse betide!
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Now mentioned only as the smallest conceivable sum of money; not in actual circulation.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Your decision on the subject of my name is irrevocable, I suppose?
— from The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde

Why, it’s turning into a sort of mist now, I declare!
— from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

The chief tenet of the society of “Madre Natura” is denoted by its name.
— from Lothair by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

"Thereupon the Pirate observed, 'I think, sir, there is so much wisdom in your remark that, in spite of my necessities, I almost feel inclined to forego my usual toll in your case.
— from The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster

But, my darling child, society demands, as our good abbe has told us, the sacrifice of many natural inclinations.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

Defense expenditures: 23 billion koruny, NA% of GNP (1993 est.); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results @Denmark, Geography Location: Nordic State, Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea on a peninsula north of Germany Map references: Arctic Region, Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World Area: total area: 43,070 sq km land area: 42,370 sq km comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Massachusetts note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark, but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland Land boundaries: total 68 km, Germany 68 km Coastline: 3,379 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 4 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes:
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Seated upon the companion-way, that evening I watched the receding shores of my native isle, and as the sunlight went out on its white cliffs, leaving them in sombre shade, I felt that so had the light of my life gone out, leaving the darkness of despair forever.
— from Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 by Various

The Spaniards of Mexico name it “tasajo,” while those of Peru style it “charqui.”
— from The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family by Mayne Reid

Finally I reached the spot where the light threw a splash on the walls and floor, and I made my gun ready and stuck out my neck in what was the most breathless silence I ever tried to listen to.
— from Friar Tuck Being the Chronicles of the Reverend John Carmichael, of Wyoming, U. S. A. by Robert Alexander Wason

"No, but I remember what M. le Duc d'Orléans condescended to write, by the side of my name, in his own handwriting, a month ago: 'Suppress his bonuses,' etc. etc."
— from My Memoirs, Vol. III, 1826 to 1830 by Alexandre Dumas