When I was young, the Sybils pledged eternal rule to thee; That Time himself would lay his bones before thy unbent knee.
— from Poems by Victor Hugo

The Arctic Store Ship Valorous Disco 93 Entrance to the Music Hall, Disco 96 Explorers Crossing Hummocks To face page 97 The Monument to Bellot 97 Winter Quarters of the Discovery 101 Winter Quarters of the Alert 104 An Alert Sledge Party en route to the Discovery 108 Sunshine in the Polar Regions 109 A Sledge Party starting for Cape Joseph Henry 112 Arrival of Lieutenant Parr on board the Alert 113 Sebastian Cabot 120 Frobisher passing Greenwich 124 An Arctic Scene:
— from The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper

St. Paul expressly refers to traditions and customs which he had delivered or intended to deliver, some of which we know, others of which we know not.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 by George Thomas Stokes

Falsam itaque reputamus opinionem illam quæ asserit, potestatem hanc immediate et proxime a Deo conferri regi, principi, et cuique supremæ potestati, excluso Reipublicæ tacito, aut expresso consensu.
— from Protestantism and Catholicity compared in their effects on the civilization of Europe by Jaime Luciano Balmes

Before leaving England, he and Freddy had been supplied with a small compact case of specially prepared emergency rations that would last them several days in a crisis.
— from Dave Dawson with the R.A.F. by Robert Sidney Bowen

With patient step now tread o'er rock and hill, Gaze on rough ocean, track the babbling rill[11], Then rapt in thought, with strong poetic eye, Read the great movement of the mighty sky?
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Charles Lamb

Beginning with the line, "Now comes a suitor with sharp, prying eye," read the two descriptions which follow, lending your voice to the atmosphere of each: ...
— from Vocal Expression: A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Katherine Jewell Everts