Many curious and costly ornaments of pure gold, enriched with jewels, were found in their palace of Narbonne, when it was pillaged, in the sixth century, by the Franks: sixty cups, caps, or chalices; fifteen patens, or plates, for the use of the communion; twenty boxes, or cases, to hold the books of the Gospels: this consecrated wealth 139 was distributed by the son of Clovis among the churches of his dominions, and his pious liberality seems to upbraid some former sacrilege of the Goths.
— 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

After serving under Sertorius for some years, through jealousy, he brought about his leader’s assassination.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Then said Christian, "As it was difficult coming up, so far so as I can see, it is dangerous going down."
— from The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can Read by John Bunyan

Yet, Satyres , since the most of mankind bee Their unavoided subject, fewest see:
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

the Heb., used symbolically for strength, power, Lu. 1.69.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

She had to draw upon this thought, as upon some fiery stimulant, to keep up her part in the scene toward which Rosedale was too frankly tending.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

The young fellow utter'd this with an accent and a look so perfectly in tune to a feeling heart, that I instantly made a vow, I would give him a four-and-twenty sous piece, when I got to Moulins— —And who is poor Maria? said I. The love and piety of all the villages around us; said the postillion—it is but three years ago, that the sun did not shine upon so fair, so quick-witted and amiable a maid; and better fate did Maria deserve, than to have her Banns forbid, by the intrigues of the curate of the parish who published them— He was going on, when Maria, who had made a short pause, put the pipe to her mouth, and began the air again—they were the same notes;—yet were ten times sweeter:
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Je pense que, si les diverses langues de la planète vont occuper chacune le net en proportion de leur poids démographique respectif, la nécessité d'une langue véhiculaire unique se fera sentir comme jamais auparavant, ce qui ne fera qu'assurer davantage encore la suprématie planétaire de l'anglais, ne serait-ce que du fait qu'il a été adopté définitivement par l'Inde et la Chine.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

“Unless she feared some awkward revelations which Yolande might make in a moment of desperation.
— from Her Majesty's Minister by William Le Queux

It is for this that you see there the image of the blessed Archangel St. Michael, who protects us still, for since then the pestilence has never appeared among us."
— from Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Conrad von Bolanden

Until she fell sick herself, she played the part of amateur Florence Nightingale right well, going regularly with a lamp—the Lady with the Lamp—at night through the hospital ward.
— from Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Percival Christopher Wren

Perhaps the summer of 1908 was the most unfavorable season for such a trip in the last fifty years.
— from The River and I by John G. Neihardt

“All went well with us on the voyage until the afternoon of the third day after sailing from La Guayra, when, unfortunately, the weather changed and the westerly wind, which had favoured us so far, suddenly failed us after wafting us through the Mona Passage, and we became becalmed off Cap San Engaño, to the northward of Hayti.”
— from The Ghost Ship: A Mystery of the Sea by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson

The individuals appointed as members of the Advisory Committee-- (A) shall be eminent in fields such as emergency response, research, engineering, new product development, business, and management consulting; (B) shall be selected solely on the basis of established records of distinguished service; (C) shall not be employees of the Federal Government; and (D) shall be so selected as to provide representation of a cross-section of the research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities supported by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. (2) National research council.--The Under Secretary for Science and Technology may enter into an arrangement for the National Research Council to select members of the Advisory Committee, but only if the panel used by the National Research Council reflects the representation described in paragraph (1).
— from Homeland Security Act of 2002 Updated Through October 14, 2008 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security

She longed for the magic talisman to point her to the hidden treasure, and show 172 her the wonders of the deep, until she felt sure that one day she should discover it.
— from Fairy Tales from Gold Lands by May Wentworth

He had sold us some fowls shortly after our arrival, so might be expected to feel a kindly interest in their ailing families.
— from Love Among the Chickens by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse