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In the afternoon then next after the intended rape of Sophia, his lordship, as we have said, made a visit to Lady Bellaston, who laid open so much of the character of the squire, that his lordship plainly saw the absurdity he had been guilty of in taking any offence at his words, especially as he had those honourable designs on his daughter.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
In the Receiver-General’s Department of the Inland Revenue Office ( Somerset House , W.C.) 3.
— from The Aristocracy of London: Part I: Kensington Titled, Untitled, Professional, & Commercial by Anonymous
In the Warehouse-Keeper’s Department of the Inland Revenue Office ( Somerset House , W.C.) 14. BOURCHER, Mrs. Widow of the Late Capt.
— from The Aristocracy of London: Part I: Kensington Titled, Untitled, Professional, & Commercial by Anonymous
[203] See the interesting remarks of Sprengel ( Hist. de la Médecine , vol.
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle
The question that inevitably rose on seeing him was, "Is he such a one?"
— from At Home And Abroad; Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe by Margaret Fuller
"That is right, Otto," said his father.
— from Rico and Wiseli by Johanna Spyri
The implacable ropes of steel held her in bondage.
— from The Lamp of Fate by Margaret Pedler
The inevitable results of such horrors followed.
— from A Century of Dishonor A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes by Helen Hunt Jackson
Hence, even in such a country as Hellas, where woman was excluded from so many lines of human activity, we find that in religious observance she had equal freedom with man, and far exceeded him in devoutness and religious fervor.
— from Greek Women by Mitchell Carroll
The inevitable result of such high living was occasional illness and veterinary attentions.
— from Kate Greenaway by M. H. (Marion Harry) Spielmann
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