That would be arguing that the fish that has swallowed the hook is not caught, till we see it boiled by the cook or sliced at table.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

The hour is now come for those high feats of arms that you have so long been pining for, therefore keep high hearts each one of you to do battle with the Trojans.
— from The Iliad by Homer

Though he often came to the house, I never could reconcile myself to his countenance.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

So, setting Roger down at the Temple, who tells me that he is now concluded in all matters with his widow, we home, and there hired my wife to make an end of Boyle’s Book of Formes, to-night and to-morrow; and so fell to read and sup, and then to bed.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

As Mr Lammle's address ends, Twemlow once more turns to her involuntarily, not cured yet of that often recurring impression that she is going to speak to him.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

On that occasion Professor Summerlee was the chief offender, and though he is now chastened and contrite, the matter could not be entirely forgotten.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

" Gauka-Thorer replies, that he is neither Christian nor heathen.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

I would remind the reader that the harp is not capable of double sharps or double flats.
— from Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

The three princesses have received very little, Prince Vasíli nothing, and it is Monsieur Pierre who has inherited all the property and has besides been recognized as legitimate; so that he is now Count Bezúkhov and possessor of the finest fortune in Russia.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

It may shock some people to find that the principal speaker in the book is a god who claims to have inspired, not Christ alone, but Pythagoras, Epicurus, Lucretius, St. Paul and Spinoza with the most valuable of their doctrines.
— from A Night in the Luxembourg by Remy de Gourmont

"Mr. Groomer, the mate of the Reindeer, is part owner of her, though he is not competent to navigate a vessel at sea, and he kept close watch of me all the time, on shore as well as on board."
— from Fighting for the Right by Oliver Optic

"You will be surprised to hear I now come from New York.
— from A Romance of Toronto (Founded on Fact): A Novel by Annie G. (Annie Gregg) Savigny

Kate stood watching the fading of the hills into night clouds, interested in her thoughts vaguely—her thoughts adrift and faded somewhat as the spectacle before her.
— from A Mummer's Wife by George Moore

It is clear, therefore, that those who reject the Divinity of Christ, as connected with the atonement, cannot believe in God’s benevolence; because God is really as benevolent as the self-denials of Christ (believed in as Divine) will lead men to feel that he is: nor can they believe in the mercy of God in any way that will produce an effect upon their hearts.
— from Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation: A Book for the Times by James B. (James Barr) Walker

This hill is now called Istakhar, and is quite distinct from Persepolis.
— from Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. 2 of 2) With General and Particular Accounts of Their Rise, Fall, and Present Condition by Charles Bucke

Though himself making quick time, he is not carelessly pursuing; on the contrary taking every precaution to ensure success.
— from The Death Shot: A Story Retold by Mayne Reid