O Eve, in evil hour thou didst give eare To that false Worm, of whomsoever taught To counterfet Mans voice, true in our Fall, False in our promis'd Rising; since our Eyes 1070 Op'nd we find indeed, and find we know Both Good and Evil, Good lost and Evil got, Bad Fruit of Knowledge, if this be to know, Which leaves us naked thus, of Honour void, Of Innocence, of Faith, of Puritie, Our wonted Ornaments now soild and staind, And in our Faces evident the signes Of foul concupiscence; whence evil store; Even shame, the last of evils; of the first Be sure then.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

'Yes,' replied Du Pont, 'I have the villain's stilletto, who would have stabbed me—but let us rejoice in our escape from Udolpho, nor torment ourselves with looking out for dangers, that may never arrive.'
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

Veneering loses his way in the usual No Thoroughfares of speech, and Podsnap and Twemlow say Hear hear!
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

The Grand Lodge of England, at the union in 1813, agreed to dedicate to Solomon and Moses, applying the parallels to the framer of the tabernacle and the builder of the temple; but they have no warranty for this in ancient usage, and it is unfortunately not the only innovation on the ancient landmarks that that Grand Lodge has lately permitted.
— from The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Albert Gallatin Mackey

He questioned him, and as the boy had no interest in deceiving, D’Artagnan learned that he exercised, from six o’clock in the morning until nine, the office of chorister, and from nine o’clock till midnight that of a waiter in the tavern.
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

45 Ulterius ne tende odiis —Press no further with your hate.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

Every stride of the horses and every turn of the wheels was taking us nearer to our supreme adventure.
— from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

Now that she has grown up, nobody thinks of being less frank with her than with any other intelligent young woman.
— from The Story of My Life With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Helen Keller

If we go into 'business' together, why—But let us now to our affair in hand.
— from The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Eugène Sue

Let us not talk of any other love.
— from Venetia by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Lannes ranged his corps on a plateau in front of Jena, which the Prussians had unwisely neglected to occupy.
— from The Napoleon Gallery or, Illustrations of the life and times of the emperor of France by Etienne Achille Réveil

But it is not perhaps very seasonable to propose that Ladies should have any greater Accomplishments or Improvements of their Understandings than the well discharging of their Duty requires, till it is thought fit for them to have that: The advantages of which to Men themselves, and the necessity thereof to a right Education of their Children of both Sexes are too evident, when reflected upon, not to obtain Encouragement of so much Knowledge in Women from all who are Lovers of Vertue, were it not true that Conviction does not always operate.
— from Occasional Thoughts in Reference to a Vertuous or Christian life by Masham, Damaris, Lady

Thus the custom under notice, though of isolated occurrence in Britain, has its correlative in other lands.
— from Byways in British Archaeology by Walter Johnson

Although it's the second smallest state in area and has only three counties, there is a marked polarity between the relatively urbanized northern tip of the state, where most of the population is concentrated in Wilmington, and what they often call "slower Delaware," usually defined as "below the [Chesapeake & Delaware] canal."
— from Diamond Dust by K. Kay Shearin

Let us now turn our attention to the young Meloes waiting expectant upon the camomile-flowers.
— from The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Jean-Henri Fabre

"Ellen," said Mrs. Herbert, and her voice was gentle as ever, though melancholy and full of pity, "he may live yet; at least let us not think of ourselves till we have done all we can for him.
— from Aunt Kitty's Tales by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh