and heaving so lustily at the lid of the tomb with his head that he stirred it, for that it was eath to move, and had begun to move it away, when the monks, having now made an end of saying matins, ran thither and knew Ferondo's voice and saw him in act to come forth of the sepulchre; whereupon, all aghast for the strangeness of the case, they took to their heels and ran to the abbot, who made a show of rising from prayer and said, 'My sons, have no fear; take the cross and the holy water and follow after me, so we may see that which God willeth to show forth to us of His might'; and as he said, so he did.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

And hence the opponents of the utilitarian standard deem that they have a right to infer that there are other ends of human action besides happiness, and that happiness is not the standard of approbation and disapprobation.
— from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

Short was the time, however, in which that fear could affect her, for within half an hour after Willoughby's leaving the house, she was again called down stairs by the sound of another carriage.—Eager to save her mother from every unnecessary moment's horrible suspense, she ran immediately into the hall, and reached the outward door just in time to receive and support her as she entered it.
— from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

audî- audî´ re , to hear audî rî , to be heard 1.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

It would be a nice business indeed if all these illustrious cities were to take huff and revenge themselves and go about perpetually making trombones of their swords in every petty quarrel!
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

That moment the crows cawed; the watch of the prince came to an end; his three companions were roused; and after a short time they mounted their horses, and resumed their journey, each one thinking of the strange sight seen in the temple.
— from Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

The whole use, then, of things temporal has a reference to this result of earthly peace in the earthly community, while in the city of God it is connected with eternal peace.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

All the blinds were pulled down at the Hall and Rectory: the church bell was tolled, and the chancel hung in black; and Bute Crawley didn't go to a coursing meeting, but went and dined quietly at Fuddleston, where they talked about his deceased brother and young Sir Pitt over their port.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

It is true they are not so low that they have any reason to be ashamed of their condition, but neither are they so high as to remove from my mind the impression that my mishap comes of their humble birth.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

He grinned silently if they spoke to him, and retired to his shell, busying himself with his own thoughts, all concentrated on the impending battle.
— from Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

They went back to the house, and Rush took his rifle and started on the track of the bear, vowing that he would not come back without either the child or the bear's hide.
— from The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 by Various

We, at the height, are ready to decline."
— from The World War and What was Behind It; Or, The Story of the Map of Europe by Louis Paul Bénézet

At the roll of the drums, all citizens were to repair at once to their homes and remain there two days, during which time they would be personally visited by a committee of surveillance.
— from When a Cobbler Ruled the King by Augusta Huiell Seaman

I had reason to be thankful that my taste had always run to the picturesque rather than to the chic .
— from The Claw by Cynthia Stockley

When you look down on the Pacific, you will be craving to go to the Gallapagos, after Darwin; and then to the Marquesas, after Herman Melville; and then to the Fijis, after Seeman; and then to Borneo, after Brooke; and then to the Archipelago, after Wallace; and then to Hindostan, and round the world.
— from At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley

Aramis threw his arm round the musketeer's neck, and said, "A friend like you is the brightest jewel in the royal crown."
— from The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" by Alexandre Dumas

Suddenly there came over Reimers an irresistible desire to stretch himself out in the hay and rest there for a little.
— from 'Jena' or 'Sedan'? by Franz Adam Beyerlein

They have a right to a certain condescension of manner.
— from Excuse Me! by Rupert Hughes