It is a question how far the new impulse arose independently among the Anglo-Saxons, or is to be connected with Old Saxon religious poetry of which the “Heliand” is the only extant specimen (cf.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

For the purpose of testing his real condition, Mr Swiveller, after some reflection, pinched himself in the arm.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

And particularly Air, which is 3500 Times rarer than the Pseudo-Topaz, [Pg 274] and 4400 Times rarer than Glass of Antimony, and 2000 Times rarer than the Selenitis, Glass vulgar, or Crystal of the Rock, has notwithstanding its rarity the same refractive Power in respect of its Density which those very dense Substances have in respect of theirs, excepting so far as those differ from one another.
— from Opticks Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Isaac Newton

Whereas I now see that the intention was to attribute to Love every species of greatness and glory, whether really belonging to him or not, without regard to truth or falsehood—that was no matter; for the original proposal seems to have been not that each of you should really praise Love, but only that you should appear to praise him.
— from Symposium by Plato

"She was a governess in the family of some Roman prince, and the son of the house seduced her.
— from The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

"We can't get there anyhow, without walking right through it, or else going round the Turnpike way; and that would make us so very late!" said Retty, pausing hopelessly.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

On n'est jamais si ridicule par les qualités que l'on a que par celles que l'on affecte d'avoir —We are never so ridiculous by the qualities we have as by those we affect to have.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

He was not aware of the silent respect paid to him.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

A small reflector placed behind the vernier and moving with it, so as to assist in throwing the light through the back slit of the brass frame on to the glass tube, is advantageous; and the observer’s vision may be further assisted by the aid of a reading lens.
— from A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Enrico Angelo Lodovico Negretti

Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam, haec, quae dicta sunt, rerum probantur effectibus, quia in Sede Apostolica immaculata est semper catholica reservata religio, et sancta celebrata doctrina.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 11, April, 1870 to September, 1870 by Various

If it had not been for polygamy and concubinage, the great harvest so recklessly promised would have been meagre indeed.
— from The Woman's Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

And again there were several restrictions placed by some States—such as those of the Church—upon female performers, only to be overcome by heavy fees to the officials.
— from The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Maurice Hewlett

Go see Sir Robert— P .
— from The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Alexander Pope

With the other it is a loose-fitting garment, worn on the outside, and he seems rather pleased than otherwise that he is thus rendered a spectacle to his fellow-men.
— from K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic Treating the More Important Events of the Ku-Klux-Klan Movement in the South. With a Discussion of the Causes which gave Rise to it, and the Social and Political Issues Emanating from it. by James Melville Beard