WHICH TREATS OF THE STRANGE AND DELIGHTFUL ADVENTURE THAT BEFELL THE CURATE AND THE BARBER IN THE SAME SIERRA Happy and fortunate were the times when that most daring knight Don Quixote of La Mancha was sent into the world; for by reason of his having formed a resolution so honourable as that of seeking to revive and restore to the world the long-lost and almost defunct order of knight-errantry, we now enjoy in this age of ours, so poor in light entertainment, not only the charm of his veracious history, but also of the tales and episodes contained in it which are, in a measure, no less pleasing, ingenious, and truthful, than the history itself; which, resuming its thread, carded, spun, and wound, relates that just as the curate was going to offer consolation to Cardenio, he was interrupted by a voice that fell upon his ear saying in plaintive tones: "O God!
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

WHICH TREATS OF THE STRANGE AND DELIGHTFUL ADVENTURE THAT BEFELL THE CURATE AND THE BARBER IN THE SAME SIERRA Happy and fortunate were the times when that most daring knight Don Quixote of La Mancha was sent into the world; for by reason of his having formed a resolution so honourable as that of seeking to revive and restore to the world the long-lost and almost defunct order of knight-errantry, we now enjoy in this age of ours, so poor in light entertainment, not only the charm of his veracious history, but also of the tales and episodes contained in it which are, in a measure, no less pleasing, ingenious, and truthful, than the history itself; which, resuming its thread, carded, spun, and wound, relates that just as the curate was going to offer consolation to Cardenio, he was interrupted by a voice that fell upon his ear saying in plaintive tones: “O God!
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Towards evening, when I had eaten of the fruits of the island and drunk of its streams, I bound a long piece of wood crosswise upon the soles of my feet and another crosswise upon my head; I secured a wide flat piece to my right side, another to my left side, and another to the front of my body; and there, having thrust my arms under the side pieces, I lay encased.
— from Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights by Anonymous

He was something of a painter, but he really had had no set purpose in life except the pleasures of his intellectual diversions.
— from Over the Pass by Frederick Palmer

A near approach discovered the speaker to be Mr. Joe Parsons, who was saying:— "——strike pay is little enough at the time, of course, but don't forget what it will lead to!
— from Tales of Mean Streets by Arthur Morrison

The four following chapters are extracted from the Millennial Star , published in Liverpool, England, Numbers 9, 10 and 11, Vol.
— from The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry, and Travels by Parley P. (Parley Parker) Pratt

523 4. (m): jul: satyri penic illum LENE EX OVO .—
— from Archæological Essays, Vol. 2 by James Young Simpson

I have said that there are several places in Lancashire, even, which answer to Brunan or Brun.
— from On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire And Their Historical, Legendary, and Aesthetic Associations. by Charles Hardwick