In the first stage the result is pleasurable emotions; in the second, mere intoxication; and in the third, madness."
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

They were to wear a distinctive dress, with no ornaments of gold, silver, or silk; to reside in places expressly designated by the bishops, at a distance from cathedrals; to avoid taverns and hostelries.
— from The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World by William W. Sanger

“Is it possible,” thought I, “that love disappointed can turn to such fury—can so harden the heart to all better feelings—induce a woman to shorten the days of her parent—to allow a sister to remain in painful error on her death-bed, and wreak vengeance upon an innocent being, regardless of all justice?
— from Valerie by Frederick Marryat

Hovey would not answer the question: "Who is the greatest poet born on Canadian soil?"—"but," he writes, "when I say that Roberts is par excellence the 'Poet of Canada,' I have little fear that anyone will contradict me."
— from Famous Authors (Men) by E. F. (Edward Francis) Harkins

Note 750 ( return ) [ See the representation in Perrot et Chipiez, iv.
— from History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson

2.] Note 1126 ( return ) [ See the representation in Perrot et
— from History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson

The nerves of civilized men are too sensitive, the brains developed by hereditary culture and constant exercise are too restless, to obtain from sleep that relief in pain, especially prolonged pain, that nature apparently intended.
— from Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, April 1885 by Various

Mardulin immediately went to the spot where he had buried Meurice, enlarged the hole, and replaced in it our unfortunate companion, whom these barbarians would not suffer to rest in peace, even after death.
— from The French in Algiers The Soldier of the Foreign Legion; and The Prisoners of Abd-el-Kader by Clemens Lamping

Wolfe Tone, one of the leading members of the Irish Revolutionary party, had been for some time resident in Paris, engaged in negotiations with the Directory, with the view of obtaining French support for the Irish in their intended attempt to throw off the yoke of England.
— from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Fanny Burney

37 Through all the political changes to which other voters were subject, they remained in practical effect an organization by themselves.
— from The Fall of the Great Republic (1886-88) by Henry Standish Coverdale