But not only had the Cortes been obscured by the long spell of autocracy under the Hapsburg and Bourbon kings, but it was by its very constitution unsuited to represent a nation seeking for a new and vigorous executive.
— from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 From the Treaty of Fontainbleau to the Battle of Corunna by Charles Oman

And further, when these merchants stretched their rights as neutrals so far as to establish regular bases almost in the enemy's waters from which to conduct their revolutionary operations, it was obvious that some latitude must be granted to the blockading power.
— from Running the Blockade A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War by Thomas E. Taylor

Is not this what the Great Teacher would have us learn when He declares that the spirit of a little child is the right and necessary spirit for those who would receive the kingdom of God?
— from The Harvest of a Quiet Eye: Leisure Thoughts for Busy Lives by John Richard Vernon

Having been to the theatre, and being on my way back home late at night, half a dozen men, whom I scarcely had time to recognise as negroes, sprang from a dark corner, and, without saying a word, or giving the least chance of escape or defence, biffed and banged at my face and head until I fell unconscious at their feet.
— from The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W. H. (William Henry) Davies

"On the left side of the oval you must paint Mercury in the ordinary manner, with the little winged cap, with the winged sandals on the feet, with the Caduceus in the left hand, and with the purse in the right; altogether nude, save for his little mantle on the shoulder; a most beautiful youth, but with a natural beauty, without any artifice; of a cheerful countenance, spirited eyes, beardless, or with the first down, with reddish hair, and narrow in the shoulders.
— from Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero by Giorgio Vasari

he says; and off he stumped out the room, and never set foot in it ag'in.
— from Mrs. Tree's Will by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

Two movements were started at once: one to raise a National Salvation Fund to be applied towards strengthening the nation in any way the government might decide; the other, to boycott all Japanese articles of commerce.
— from The Fight for the Republic in China by B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale

In every department of State they were obliged to make ruins, to remove them, and to raise a new structure from the foundation.
— from Lectures on the French Revolution by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

While Munson was speaking the great Waller had risen from his seat for the first time, gathered his gorgeous raiment closer about him, crossed the room, and now stood filling a thin glass from a Venetian flagon that graced the demoralized table.
— from The Fortunes of Oliver Horn by Francis Hopkinson Smith