He had been scarce ever seen to smile; was unaffectedly pious; and all the time he could spare from the avocations of his employment, he spent in educating his daughter, and in studying for his own improvement.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett

For there are two classes of souls who undergo punishment—the curable and the incurable.
— from Gorgias by Plato

Sections are busy, in their permanent Deep; and down, lower still, works unlimited Patriotism, seeking salvation in plot.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

Marya Shatov was unmistakably pleased at her husband’s haste and fell upon the tea almost greedily, but there was no need to run for the samovar; she drank only half a cup and swallowed a tiny piece of bread.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Dalágan,1 illustrates a verb of class c which refers to motion. 7.231 Subclasses of class c verbs The symbol c1 indicates verbs for which the direct and the instrumental passive are synonymous (i.e. occur with -un 1 in meaning 1 and with i- 1 in meaning 1 ; and the meaning of the form composed of i- plus the base is synonymous with -un plus the base).
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

“Prithee,” cries the squire, “wout unt persuade me canst not ride in a coach, wouldst?
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

I looked in admiration at this highborn Englishwoman whose true Christian humility enables her to do the scavengering work usually performed only by "untouchables.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

" Then she went back to Olympus; but Telemachus stirred Pisistratus with his heel to rouse him, and said, "Wake up Pisistratus, and yoke the horses to the chariot, for we must set off home."
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

But when many came forward from the several nationalities at the same time; and, moved by Gesco’s former kindnesses to themselves, would have deprecated at least the infliction of torture, not a word of what they said was understood: partly because many were speaking at the same time, and partly because each spoke in his own language.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

On Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner's coming up they were all pressed to go into the house and take some refreshment; but this was declined, and they parted on each side with utmost politeness.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The weather cleared, and across a sparsely wooded undulating plain, in some parts open moorland, in other parts under tillage, we could descry distant peaks that rose sharp and clear in the less humid air.
— from South America: Observations and Impressions New edition corrected and revised by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

Pakanke regarded the growing attachment of his English friend and sister with undisguised pleasure, and did all in his power to increase it.
— from The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam by John Frost

Whether she was under punishment, or was so fortunate as to make her escape, I do not know.
— from Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal An Authentic Narrative of the Horrors, Mysteries, and Cruelties of Convent Life by Sarah J. Richardson

The value and use of guano are now so well understood, [Pg 214] that it is scarcely necessary to enlarge on the mode of its application.
— from Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Thomas Anderson

Pateley signed assent, and Sir William unfolded [Pg 169] the map of Africa and held it up with a trembling hand.
— from The Arbiter: A Novel by Bell, Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe, Lady

The old woman spoke with unaccountable passion.
— from Making Over Martha by Julie M. Lippmann

Dr. Quilp's quarrel with his victim, it appeared, was that she was "unnaturally passionless."
— from Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1 by Frank Harris

You ought not to get so wrought up, papa.
— from Magda: A Play in Four Acts by Hermann Sudermann

The gentlemen accompanied the ladies to the drawing-room, and then Maurice lured Madeleine to the piano, and was soon in [Pg 38] raptures over the wild, sweet melodies which she sung with untutored pathos.
— from Fairy Fingers A Novel by Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie

How attractive must have been his deportment at this era, before care sat upon his brow, and ill health, vexation of spirit, a consciousness of deserved unpopularity, and a heart sated with unsatisfactory pleasures, had changed into anxiety the eager enjoyment of his dazzling fortunes!
— from The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 1 (of 3) From original and authentic sources by Thomson, A. T., Mrs.