3. et 6. &c. quod itinera una nocte confecissent, tot coronas ludicro deo puta Triphallo, Marsiae, Hermae, Priapo donarent, Cin. gemus tibi mentulam coronis, &c. 2996 .
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

The collar is really for practical purposes the distinguishing mark of a Knight Grand Cross, because although as such he is entitled upon payment of the fees to claim a grant of supporters, he is under no compulsion to do so, and comparatively but few avail themselves of the privilege.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

There are persons from whom we always expect fairy tokens; let us not cease to expect them.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let us now consider the beauty of figure, melody, song, and dance.
— from Laws by Plato

Others again, in that opposite extreme, do as great harm by their too much remissness, they give them no bringing up, no calling to busy themselves about, or to live in, teach them no trade, or set them in any good course; by means of which their servants, children, scholars, are carried away with that stream of drunkenness, idleness, gaming, and many such irregular courses, that in the end they rue it, curse their parents, and mischief themselves.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Hilumpagan ku sa kinamádang láta, The cans that were stacked up neatly came tumbling down on me.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Neither the Maori nor the Hindoo of common degree could cook by a fire that a person of higher caste had used, nor could the high Maori or high Hindoo employ fire that had served a man of low grade; if a low-grade Maori or Hindoo drank from a vessel belonging to a high-grade man, the vessel was defiled, and had to be destroyed.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

The law of resolution and constancy does not imply that we ought not, as much as in us lies, to decline and secure ourselves from the mischiefs and inconveniences that threaten us; nor, consequently, that we shall not fear lest they should surprise us: on the contrary, all decent and honest ways and means of securing ourselves from harms, are not only permitted, but, moreover, commendable, and the business of constancy chiefly is, bravely to stand to, and stoutly to suffer those inconveniences which are not possibly to be avoided.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

I could conjure up no comparison that would convey to my mind a satisfactory comprehension of the magnitude of a pile of monstrous stones that covered thirteen acres of ground and stretched upward four hundred and eighty tiresome feet, and so I gave it up and walked down to the Sphynx.
— from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

Let us not condemn that poor French element of Eclecticism, Scepticism, Tolerance, Theodicea, and Bayle of the Bompies versus the College of Saumur.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 by Thomas Carlyle

"They're throwing heavy mines at us now, Captain," the old corporal announced, and looked at Marschner in despair.
— from Men in War by Andreas Latzko

Let us now contract their sight, so that they may see only a little of the surface of the earth and be content.
— from New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3) by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts

There were numerous boats upon the river, but although Jack used his glasses to advantage he could pick up no clue to either the Wireless or the Comfort .
— from Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise; or, The Dash for Dixie by Louis Arundel

The prisoners could not speak Dutch, which the Indians understood, nor could the Indians understand English.
— from The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians With an Introduction, Copious Historical Notes, and Maps of the Battle-field of Newtown and Groveland Ambuscade by John Leonard Hardenbergh

It is hardly fair to get them in a church in the name of duty and there inflict upon them a sermon that under no circumstances they would read.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 07 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll

I want you to remember not to shoot too quick, and under no circumstances to shoot to kill, unless it is absolutely necessary; as a matter of fact, I don't expect that we will have much trouble, for when they see us in the room, fully armed, and hear the first words that I shall utter, I think we will have no difficulty in carrying our point."
— from A Woman at Bay; Or, A Fiend in Skirts by Nicholas (House name) Carter

Let us now consider the liberty which the Author has assumed in cutting into the property of others as well as his own, without making exception even to the best known stories, none of which he scruples to tamper with.
— from Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 11 by Jean de La Fontaine

He kept up no customs that exacted his appearance in public.
— from By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of Travel by Laura G. Case Collins