la Marque and Perronet, surgeons, who examined the body for marks of violence, but found none except the mark of the ligature on the neck; they found also the hair of the deceased done up in the usual manner, perfectly smooth, and without the least disorder; his clothes were also regularly folded up, and laid upon the counter, nor was his shirt either torn or unbuttoned.
— from Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe

Paghúbù níya, mitindug dáyun si Pidru, When she started to undress, my peter stood up.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

At first, they obliged them to furnish a greater quantity of provisions; and, seeking an occasion of quarrel, protested, that unless more plentiful supplies were brought them, they would break the league, and ravage all the island; nor were they backward in putting their threats into execution.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

Behind one of these clumps I took up my position, so as to command both the gateway of the Hall and a long stretch of the road upon either side.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

No; dark shall be my light and night my day; To think upon my pomp shall be my hell.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

The World Program as outlined in these strange documents turns upon many points, some of which have already been discussed.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous

Beroaldus, Erasmus, Alpheratius, twenty-four times printed in Spanish, &c. Give me leave then to refresh my muse a little, and my weary readers, to expatiate in this delightsome field, hoc deliciarum campo , as Fonseca terms it, to [4431] season a surly discourse with a more pleasing aspersion of love matters: Edulcare vitam convenit , as the poet invites us, curas nugis , &c., 'tis good to sweeten our life with some pleasing toys to relish it, and as Pliny tells us, magna pars studiosorum amaenitates quaerimus , most of our students love such pleasant [4432] subjects.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

The Uncertain Mighty Personage signed a contract to that effect, with extreme reluctance, and with many [18] forcible remarks disrespectful to both the ancestors and posterity of Jacobs.
— from Mr. Jacobs: A Tale of the Drummer, the Reporter, and the Prestidigitateur by Arlo Bates

During the delay caused by this accident the unhappy man pleaded so earnestly for a rehearing that it was decided to give it to him, and when
— from Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Complete by Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner

If it had not come at that unlucky moment perhaps she might still have gained her end....
— from The Fruit of the Tree by Edith Wharton

In particular the submissiveness towards Rome, by which he purchased the time indispensable for his objects, formed a severe trial for the fierce and haughty man; nevertheless he courageously endured it, although his subjects and the innocent occasions of the quarrel, such as the unfortunate Maronea, paid severely for the suppression of his resentment.
— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen

But further, They urge much Peter ’s baptizing Cornelius ; in which they press two Things, First, That Water-baptism is used, even to those [Pg 381] that had received the Spirit .
— from An Apology for the True Christian Divinity Being an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers by Robert Barclay

“Tell us more particularly,” said Aurelia; “can she be more lovely than our dear mamma?” “No, indeed!
— from Love and Life: An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

I take up my pen, stare into space, listen attentively, restraining my very heart-beats, and bend over the paper....
— from The great Galeoto; Folly or saintliness two plays done from the verse of José Echegaray into English prose by Hannah Lynch by José Echegaray