He not only brings information himself, but makes it possible to use the other kinds of spy to advantage.]
— from The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

Diaz, however, meeting nowhere with any traces of him, had soon got into a conflict with the natives, by whom he was informed of the unfortunate termination of that expedition; he then again hoisted sail and made for Vera Cruz, where he disembarked his troops, consisting of upwards of fifty men and seven horses, with which he immediately repaired to Cortes' head-quarters.
— 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

By the words, "fond and frivolous gestures," we are to understand those of the "clown;" who very frequently figured, with more or less prominence, even in the most serious dramas of the time.
— from Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe

The perilous lurch of a train, the sudden sinking of an elevator, or the unexpected toppling of a rocking-chair may serve as further experiments.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

“What I advise is that you let the government attend to its own business.” “Governments are established for the welfare of the peoples, and in order to accomplish this purpose properly they have to follow the suggestions of the citizens, who are the ones best qualified to understand their own needs.” “Those who constitute the government are also citizens, and among the most enlightened.” “But, being men, they are fallible, and ought not to disregard the opinions of others.” “They must be trusted, they have to attend to everything.” “There is a Spanish proverb which says, ‘No tears, no milk,’ in other words, ‘To him who does not ask, nothing is given.’ ” “Quite the reverse,” replied the lawyer with a sarcastic smile; “with the government exactly the reverse occurs—” But he suddenly checked himself, as if he had said too much and wished to correct his imprudence.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

We speak of a soul of the universe; but more truly regarded, the universe of the Timaeus is a soul, governed by mind, and holding in solution a residuum of matter or evil, which the author of the world is unable to expel, and of which Plato cannot tell us the origin.
— from Timaeus by Plato

arrancar t uproot, tear out, tear (away), pull out.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

A year later it was taken up, that Old Preben might be laid by the side of his wife.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

But then again others said there were some things which could not wait to be laid before a Council, but about which one had at once to decide whether to undertake them or not.
— from What Men Live By, and Other Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin

After doing all he could to restore him, he took him on to Carthagena, and thus it was he fell in with Mr. Stephenson, who, like most Englishmen, was reserved, and took no notice of Mr. Trevithick, until the officer said to him, meeting Mr. Stephenson at the door, 'I suppose the old proverb of "two of a trade cannot agree" is true, by the way you keep aloof from your brother chip.
— from Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of His Inventions. Volume 2 (of 2) by Francis Trevithick

" It was rarely that Mrs. Hartley let any one do for them what she could do herself, for no one else could manage the unhappy temper of Clarence; but so violent was the pain in her head, that she let Aunt Mary go, and sank back upon the pillow from which she had arisen.
— from Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

It is alleged that, under the old system, this was carried free.
— from The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Hill, Rowland, Sir

Lady Wetheral became visibly uneasy at Isabel's loquacity, and endeavoured to change the subject; but Mrs. Boscawen was too happy and too unsuspecting to observe a hint, or detect a look; her heart was full of hope, and revelling in novel situations.
— from The Manoeuvring Mother (vol. 1 of 3) by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

As a matter of fact a little bird tells us that on this occasion our Foreign Secretary was speaking Greek.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various

In Iceland (the Ultima Thule of the ancients), they showed Ulysses bits of wood that the equatorial current had brought thither from the Antilles.
— from Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Scripture tells us, that "oppression makes a wise man mad.
— from The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish by Jonathan Swift

I want to know who this flogging Col. was; and anything more about him which gained for him the unenviable title of Old Scourge.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 225, February 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Should it decide to check its own advances, and impose limits upon itself which it shall not pass over, its moderation is mistaken for feebleness and impotence; the vanquished again take up the offensive, and either force the civilized power to retire, or compel it to cross its former boundary.
— from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12) by G. (Gaston) Maspero

Jesus was pointed out to the world as that Prophet of whom Moses had spoken, when the Father at the baptism and the transfiguration of Christ repeated from heaven the warning cry of Israel's greatest teacher under the old dispensation (Matt. 3, 17; 17, 5).
— from Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore) Dau