Mr. Spenlow did not appear to know what the connexion between Mr. Murdstone and myself was; which I was glad of, for I could not bear to acknowledge him, even in my own breast, remembering what I did of the history of my poor mother.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Leviathan LEVIATHAN By Thomas Hobbes 1651 LEVIATHAN OR THE MATTER, FORME, & POWER OF A COMMON-WEALTH ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVILL Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Printed for Andrew Crooke, at the Green Dragon in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1651.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Having furnished himself with a knife, without the knowledge of any one he proceeds early in the morning into the city, and from the gate straightway to the house of Marcus Pomponius the tribune: he tells the porter, that he wanted to see his master immediately, and bid him to announce that he was Titus Manlius, son of Lucius.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

When I was in love I did not encourage my friends to cajole my sweetheart, but I became full of complaisance when time had cooled the heat of my passion.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

The hopelessness of my position did not at first reveal itself.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

What I now write I do not offer as any thing like a history of the important events of that time, but rather as my memory of them, the effect they had on me personally, and to what extent they influenced my personal conduct.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

Those persons who creep into the hearts of most people, who are chosen as the companions of their softer hours, and their reliefs from care and anxiety, are never persons of shining qualities or strong virtues.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

II 10 Who after that he had faire Una lorne, Through light misdeeming of her loialtie, And false Duessa in her sted had borne, Called Fidess', and so supposd to bee; Long with her traveild, till at last they see 15 A goodly building, bravely garnished, The house of mightie Prince it seemd to bee:
— from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser

Now, Sir John, here is the heart of my purpose: you are a gentleman of excellent breeding, admirable discourse, of great admittance, authentic in your place and person, generally allow'd for your many war-like, courtlike, and learned preparations. FALSTAFF.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

The next morning, in spite of our entreaties, after embracing the children, pressing the hand of my poor husband, who loved you so, and giving me a parting kiss, you galloped off, and soon disappeared in a whirlwind of dust.
— from The Prairie Flower: A Tale of the Indian Border by Gustave Aimard

As his last years were spent in my home community, and he was often in the home of my parents, I was intimately acquainted with him from my childhood's earliest recollection until I was past fifteen years of age, when he died.
— from Birth of a Reformation; Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. Warner by A. L. (Andrew L.) Byers

These amateurs are never troubled with the "how" of mediocre painting; neither are they troubled with the wiles of the outer world.
— from Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Marsden Hartley

“The Menai Bridge consists of about 2000 tons of iron, and its height above the level of the sea is 120 feet; its mass might be lifted from the [Pg 55] level of the water to its present position by the combustion of four bushels of coal.”— Dr. Lardner. (19) “In addition to the instances of combination between directly competing companies, recent experience has furnished numerous instances of the tendency of smaller lines, sanctioned as independent undertakings, to resign their independence into the hands of more powerful neighbours.”—
— from A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' by Robert Carmichael-Smyth

As he seemed trustworthy, I gave him Winter's address, with instructions to wire to him, telling him of my predicament, and asking him to come to my assistance.
— from The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster

She speaks, therefore, with precisely that air of authority to which she would have a right if her ideas with regard to her own mental power were based on solid fact.
— from My Contemporaries In Fiction by David Christie Murray

What moves the heart of Miss Precise To throw aside all prejudice, And gently whisper, It is nice?
— from The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various

The outlet which had brought so much relief and stimulus to his own mental powers is closed; the friendship on which he had unconsciously come to depend so much is broken before it had well begun.
— from Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Even in the history of Mr Pickwick (chapter xlii.)
— from Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Race, climate, soil, political organization, and many other causes, working through ever-varying combinations, must all be considered if we would understand the history of material progress.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 22, October, 1875, to March, 1876 A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various