But so meekly obedient were the minds of men at that time to authority combined with superior merit, that this army, mindful of the kindness (conferred) rather than of the slur (cast on them), both voted a golden crown of a pound weight to the dictator, and saluted him as their patron when setting out.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

But in this kind to come, in braving arms, Be his own carver and cut out his way, To find out right with wrong-it may not be; And you that do abet him in this kind Cherish rebellion, and are rebels all. NORTHUMBERLAND.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Now as soon as the first ranks were gone by, [for Herod brought on the rear,] those that lay in ambush, who were about five hundred, fell upon them on the sudden, and when they had put the foremost to flight, the king came riding hard, with the forces that were about him, and immediately drove back the enemy; by which means he made the minds of his own men courageous, and imboldened them to go on, insomuch that those who ran away before now returned back, and the barbarians were slain on all sides.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

"Master is too kind," Conseil replied.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

So, soon after, there came one on horseback, and knocked at the gate in great haste, and when Sir Launcelot heard this, he arose up and looked out at the window, and saw by the moonlight three knights came riding after that one man, and all three lashed on him at once with swords, and that one knight turned on them knightly again, and defended him.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, An abbot on an ambling pad, Sometimes a curly shepherd-lad, Or long-hair'd page in crimson clad, Goes by to tower'd Camelot; And sometimes thro' the mirror blue The knights come riding two and two: She hath no loyal knight and true, The Lady of Shalott.
— from The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

[ Contents ] III All these people have not only special posts and modes of occupation assigned to them, but they have also to keep certain rules.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

The Kindhart children run to the guest houses to call out that "the gong means dinner is ready!"
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

Whilst he concerned himself to make his garden goodlier every day, it befell that King Charles repaired to Castellamare, to rest himself awhile in the hot season, and there hearing tell of the beauty of Messer Neri's garden, he desired to behold it.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

It has since come so far that King Canute rules over Denmark and England, and has conquered for himself a great part of Scotland.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

By this time the boat had reached the side of the galley, and as Sir John and his two companions stepped on board, the knights crowded round to hear the details of the news.
— from A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

Jemmy recounted to the children the sad mishaps and disastrous chances that had befallen unskilful or unfortunate navigators in these dangerous passes, and the kind captain repeatedly fired his signal gun, which seemed to wake the spirits of these deep solitudes, to send back the greeting in echo and re-echo, till their voices died away on the most distant shores.
— from The Travellers: A Tale, Designed for Young People. by Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Home-made measures of this kind can readily be formed by weighing the water contained in any given measure, and marking on any tall glass the space it occupies.
— from The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

You will have to use a good deal of ingenuity to keep chickens, rats, squirrels, and other thieves away from your seed corn.
— from The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work by Mary Rogers Miller

On the 28th we had a strong and piercing wind from North-West in our faces and much snow-drift; we were compelled to walk as quick as we could and to keep constantly rubbing the exposed parts of the skin to prevent their being frozen, but some of the party suffered in spite of every precaution.
— from The Journey to the Polar Sea by John Franklin

How much the influence of the crown has operated upon all publick councils since the advancement of this gentleman, how zealously it has been supported, and how industriously extended, is unnecessary to explain, since what is seen or felt by almost every man in the kingdom cannot reasonably be supposed unknown to your lordships.
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Samuel Johnson

"The gates of the Bastille," says Rocquain, "were opened wide for Abbés, savants, brilliant intellects, professors of the University and doctors of the Sorbonne, all accused of writing or reciting verses against the King, casting reflections on the Government, or publishing books in favor of Deism, and contrary to good morals.
— from The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. 1. (of 2) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway

Before the king could reply, another had commenced.
— from Cross Purposes and The Shadows by George MacDonald

[Pg 140] "need"—whatever the owner or the disciples thought—was not so much to aid in Christ's journey as to make true the prophetic words concerning Him, "Thy King cometh ... riding upon ... a colt."
— from A Life of St. John for the Young by George Ludington Weed

Hardly was the weaving finished when the knaves came riding up.
— from I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Peter Rosegger