The Englishmen, getting uneasy, no longer replied.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable; nor among the walkers, the horsemen, or the curricle-drivers of the morning.
— from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

65 Observe how he takes us, as it were, by the hand, and leads us in spirit through these places, making us no longer readers, but spectators.
— from On the Sublime by active 1st century Longinus

"It's no use," nurse Li replied, "were your grandmother and mother present, I wouldn't care if you drank a whole jar.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

Dans un newsgroup, la rencontre d'un Japonais qui devait venir en France, et qui préparait son voyage.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Idem maculae in ungulis nigrae, lites, rixas, melancholiam significant, ab humore in corde tali.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Note 51 ( return ) [ In these Arabic titles, religionis must always be understood; Noureddin , lumen r.; Ezzodin , decus; Amadoddin , columen: our hero's proper name was Joseph, and he was styled Salahoddin , salus; Al Malichus , Al Nasirus , rex defensor; Abu Modaffer , pater victoriæ, Schultens, Præfat.]
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

More than forty years ago old Currituck Inlet closed, and the oysters on the natural beds, which extended up North Landing River to Green Point, were killed by the freshening of the water.
— from Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop

For the sleeve: Fold the jacket evenly and fasten yarn at the back of jacket, at the desired width for sleeve—9 blocks from top of shoulder, in the model; chain 9, fasten to front, work around armhole with a row of loops (gray), making 21 loops in all, 3 under arm, chain 3, 2 trebles under 1st loop, chain 1, 3 trebles under next loop; repeat around, join, and repeat the rows of loops and blocks to required length; the model has 25 rows of blocks, ending with the row of loops.
— from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous

The one class have no more faithful impressions, because their soul, like a mirror, worn from use, no longer reflects any image; the others economize their senses and life, even while they seem, like the first, to be flinging them away broadcast.
— from The Thirteen by Honoré de Balzac

He has then all the stimulus of a free man, and he is, therefore, during such work (though unhappily no longer) really, and in effect, and to all intents and purposes, as much a free labourer as any person in any part of the globe.
— from Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. by Thomas Clarkson

It was enough for him that a work of urgent need lay ready to his hand.
— from Samba: A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang

Break two fresh eggs in a basin, beat them well, add one tablespoonful and a half of flour, which beat up with your eggs with a fork until no lumps remain; add a gill of milk, a teaspoonful of salt, butter a teacup or a basin, pour in your mixture, put some water in a stew-pan, enough to immerge half way up the cup or basin in water; when boiling put in your cup or basin and boil twenty minutes, or till your pudding is well set; pass a knife to loosen it, turn out on a plate, pour pounded sugar and a pat of fresh butter over, and serve.
— from Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War. With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions by Alexis Soyer

until no lumps remain, and the whole is nice and smooth.
— from The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

The Mormons arose in the midst of the great Republic, which, though comparatively insignificant, at that time, in territory as in the number of its citizens, was (as we know from the fragments of the speeches of its orators which have come down to us) no less remarkable for the native intelligence of its population than for the wide extent of their information, owing to the activity of their publishers in diffusing all that they could invent, beg, borrow, or steal.
— from Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions by Thomas Henry Huxley

Put into a basin the mustard, turmeric, pepper, and cayenne; mix them with vinegar, and stir well until no lumps remain; add all the ingredients to the vinegar, and mix well.
— from The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

To achieve union no longer required only persuading the churches to unite upon something that they already held.
— from An American Religious Movement : A Brief History of the Disciples of Christ by Winfred Ernest Garrison