On the other hand, they should see that each man uttered a sonorous shout, where it would be advantageous to shout, and to raise as terrible a battle-cry as possible, when a suitable opportunity occurred of raising the battle-cry.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

Four equal Seasons, Twelve equal Months of thirty days each: this makes three hundred and sixty days; and five odd days remain to be disposed of.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

Soon after the hour appointed for performance of the rite what was his Majesty's surprise to see calmly approaching the throne the man who should have been at that time ten minutes dead! "Seventeen hundred impossible dragons!" shouted the enraged monarch.
— from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

Let us go help the townspeople; for it would appear shameful to every man who heard of it, if we sit here sipping our ale, while good men in the town are losing their lives by our neglect.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

It made him sick, he said, SICK; this everlasting mother-mother-mothering.
— from Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Articles of furniture began to fall about, and it became needful to lash them to their places; the passengers grew sicker than ever; Miss Fanshawe declared, with groans, that she must die.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë

[20] The French text which forms the basis of my translation says that, excluding mariners, there were 600 souls, out of whom only 8 survived.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

So there are in every profession: the error lies in supposing that every member of them sounds these depths.
— from Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw

At noon comes Mr. Clerke, my solicitor, and the Auditor’s men with my account drawn up in the Exchequer way with their queries, which are neither many nor great, or hard to answer upon it, and so dined with me, and then I by coach to the King’s playhouse, and there saw “The English Monsieur;”’ sitting for privacy sake in an upper box: the play hath much mirth in it as to that particular humour.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

After giving some idea of the various forms of tiles in use, it is, however, proposed to examine the question upon its merits, so that each may judge for himself which is best.
— from Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French

In writing to Mr. Jefferson upon the subject, the commodore said: “This event may, I believe, surprise some of our fellow-citizens.
— from The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Commonly Called Paul Jones by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

The third argument is taken from the Scriptures, just as the second was taken from reason and the first from folly, so that everything may be done in proper order.
— from Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther

She spent the entire morning answering the note, and discovered that it was as easy to write a book.
— from The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

She seemed to enjoy meeting him, and constantly found opportunity to do so.
— from Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe

He is—or has been—having his usual social triumphs in London, was as vivid and beautiful as ever about them—also seems to enjoy much this humble but picturesque little place and sails for the U.S. on Aug. 22nd.
— from The Letters of Henry James (Vol. I) by Henry James

Finally, however, she, too, passed through the ordeal safely, the examining ministers, one of whom was her old and beloved pastor, Mr. Cotton, declaring themselves satisfied with her answers.
— from The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees by Mary Caroline Crawford

This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives.
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency