But I do like the way of these lords, that they admit nobody to use many words, nor do they spend many words themselves, but in great state do hear what they see necessary, and say little themselves, but bid withdraw.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

But four or five of these magnificent arms have proved superior to the ravages of time, and naturally tell us more than any weapons whose renown survives in written records merely.
— from The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 1 (of 3) by Leonard Williams

No one will disturb or molest his belongings, as there are no thieves upon Mars.
— from Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

But I do like the way of these lords, that they admit nobody to use many words, nor do they spend many words themselves, but in great state do bear what they see necessary, and say little themselves, but bid withdraw.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys

Alsa thi Asega nimth tha unriuchta mida and tha urlouada panninga, and ma hini urtinga mi mith twam sine juenethon an thes Kyninges bonne, sa ne hoch
— from The English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

Above all, there appears notably that universal mark of the medieval movement; the voluntary liberation of slaves.
— from The New Jerusalem by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

They affected not to understand me, when I drew my pistol from my belt, and said to them in Mexican, " parreti, amigos !"
— from The Scout and Ranger Being the Personal Adventures of Corporal Pike of the Fourth Ohio cavalry by James Pike

A party of brancardiers approached; they were warned off; one of the execution party levelled his rifle and fired at him as he lay struggling on the ground; then another; then a third, and now the unhappy man lies still in death.
— from Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army Gwalior and the Battle of Maharajpore, 1843; the Gold Coast of Africa, 1847-48; the Indian Mutiny, 1857-58; the expedition to China, 1860-61; the Siege of Paris, 1870-71; etc. by Gordon, Charles Alexander, Sir