At Diguvemetta in the Kurnool district, I came across a number of bells, both large and small, tied to the branches of a tamarind tree, beneath which were an image of the deity Malalamma, and a stone bull (Nandi).
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

Thy duty bids thee, King, defend The suffering guest, the suppliant friend.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Such was the life of the Romans under the kings during the much-praised epoch of the state which extends to the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus in the 243d year, during which all those victories, which were bought with so much blood and such disasters, hardly pushed Rome's dominion twenty miles from the city; a territory which would by no means bear comparison with that of any petty Gætulian state.
— from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

Ay kug hadlúkag búnù kay utángun ta ka sa hárì (utángun ta ka), Don’t try to scare me with a talk of a fight because I will kill you.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

And then he let ordain privily a little vessel, and therein they went, Sir Tristram, Kehydius, Dame Bragwaine, and Gouvernail, Sir Tristram's squire.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

The hereditary horror of the kidnapper displayed in this droll superstition may possibly have been assisted by the familiarity with all things infernal represented in the language of the white sailors visiting the coast.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

[67] This passage fully proves the kind disposition of the monarch, for he even overcame his religious scruples to please the very men who came to take his kingdom from him.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Once Betty stood in the kitchen door for fully a minute, watching him speculatively, and twice old Malcolm passed him on the way to do some chore, eyeing him curiously.
— from The Boss of the Lazy Y by Charles Alden Seltzer

Farnsworth, too, was in good spirits, though both the Kenerleys detected a roving eye and an alert ear that made them think he suspected, or at least hoped, that Patty was there.
— from Patty Blossom by Carolyn Wells

The latter of these is conducted by an indefatigable little landlady, who is full of civilities, assisted by a good-natured, gigantic husband, who seems to superintend the kitchen department, and generally was seen during our visit lounging somewhere about the entrance, conspicuous in white trousers and a shirt of violet flannel, trimmed with scarlet.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 05, April 1867 to September 1867 by Various

I would say to him as Daniel said, 2426 years ago, to King Darius, who visited, very early in the morning, the cavern where he was confined.
— from The Bark Covered House Or, Back In the Woods Again; Being a Graphic and Thrilling Description of Real Pioneer Life in the Wilderness of Michigan by William Nowlin

“We have a published protocol for describing changes to the ride—it’s built on Git3D’s system for marking up and syncing three-d models of objects; it’s what we used all through the Kodacell days for collaboration.
— from Makers by Cory Doctorow

D'Artagnan, upright, pale, and still trembling, let the king do all to the very end.
— from The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" by Alexandre Dumas

The launching being done, the King and company went down to take barge; and I sent for Mr. Pett, and put the flaggon into the Duke's hand, and he, in the presence of the King, did give it, Mr. Pett taking it upon his knee.
— from Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 31: October/November 1664 by Samuel Pepys

In these days of high prices, when home-makers are striving to feed their families well, at as low cost as possible, it is often the saving of little things that keeps down the provision bill.
— from The Boston Cooking-School Magazine (Vol. XV, No. 2, Aug.-Sept., 1910) by Various