Cats All ardent lovers and all sages prize, —As ripening years incline upon their brows— The mild and mighty cats—pride of the house— That like unto them are indolent, stern and wise.
— from The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire

We invited Iguma to take some breakfast; she, pointing to some plantains and roast yams, signified that they would satisfy her hunger.
— from The Two Supercargoes; Or, Adventures in Savage Africa by William Henry Giles Kingston

They did not wait long for the meal; yet when served it proved excellent; the wines served with it, too, were of several kinds, and excellent likewise: as for the master of the house, he was so polite and respectful, yet without being ceremonious or eager, that it was evident he had frequented the best company.
— from Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 05 by Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de

"Has sudden prosperity also rendered you incapable of expressing your thoughts in speech?"
— from The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss

Although their supernatural pretensions are ridiculous, yet it must be confessed that the Māls have made snakes the subject of their peculiar study.
— from The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4 by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

On the one hand, were its exercise ever so abundant, if left without aliment, it would speedily sink into weakness and death; and, on the other, if its aliment be ever so plentiful and rich, yet if it
— from A Memorial of Mrs. Margaret Breckinridge by John Breckinridge

Will you stand, please, and raise your right hand so that you may be sworn?
— from Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Of course, she had an “at home” day, she made a selection among men of mark, receiving none but those of serious purpose and ripe years.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac