nullum nec eius nec superioris aetatis regem comparandum Pyrrho fuisse, raroque non inter reges 10 tantum, verum etiam inter illustres viros, aut vitae sanctioris aut iustitiae probatioris visum fuisse: scientiam certe rei militaris in illo viro tantam fuisse
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

And while the Soldier was gone for the clothesline his Majesty continued, "it is well for me to be careful, for my very existence is in danger."
— from The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

—Virgil, Eclog., i. II.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

Amatoria miscentes vidit, et in ipsis complexibus audit, &c. emersit inde cupido in pectus virginis.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

I am convinced that the most experienced naturalist would be surprised at the number of the cases of variability, even in important parts of structure, which he could collect on good authority, as I have collected, during a course of years.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

Finally, the several classes of facts which have been considered in this chapter, seem to me to proclaim so plainly, that the innumerable species, genera, and families of organic beings, with which this world is peopled, have all descended, each within its own class or group, from common parents, and have all been modified in the course of descent, that I should without hesitation adopt this view, even if it were unsupported by other facts or arguments.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

But the topmost point thus comes very early ( ii. i.), and, moreover, is but faintly marked; indeed, it is scarcely felt as a crisis at all.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

As the contraction of these muscles for the protection of the eyes during violent expiration is indirectly, as we shall hereafter see, a fundamental element in several of our most important expressions, I was extremely anxious to ascertain how far Sir C. Bell's view could be substantiated.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

But all these experiences and observations could have had only a secondary and complimentary influence, whose very existence it is difficult to establish.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

It is on view everywhere, it is garlanded with flowers, offerings are made to it, it suffers no neglect.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

The term of office of the Comptroller of the Currency is for five years, so that here a variable element is introduced.
— from Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

[A] The Avenue d'Antin has become since the victory in the recent war Avenue Victor Emmanuel III., in honor of Italy's intervention.
— from Paris Vistas by Helen Davenport Gibbons

The vernal equinox is in March, when the sun enters the sign Aries ; the autumnal equinox in September, when the sun enters Libra .
— from Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Mrs. (Jane Haldimand) Marcet

Thus a very erroneous impression is gained of Montenegro and its people.
— from The Land of the Black Mountain: The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Reginald Wyon

Novelty had evaporated, like the volatile essence it is; and Bobby had not as yet entered the fuller enjoyment of use.
— from The Adventures of Bobby Orde by Stewart Edward White

I should never have ventured (even if I had been acquainted with the result of the Professor's experiment, at an earlier hour) to run the desperate risk, which Jack confronted without hesitation.
— from Jezebel's Daughter by Wilkie Collins

"That air of injured innocence is vastly becoming to you, and would be very effective, if I did not know you so well; but it has disarmed me for the last time.
— from The Masked Bridal by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

[613] In Lorraine in 1589 Beatrix Baonensis said, 'Etliche geben junge Hüner, oder wohl alte Hüner, wie Desideria Pari iensis, und Cathelonia Vincentia gethan hatten: Etliche schneiden ihre Haar ab und lieffern dieselbe dahin, etliche geben Späher, etliche Vögel oder sonst nicht viel besonders, als da sein möchte gemüntzt Geld aus Rindern Ledder, und wenn sie dergleichen nichts haben, so verschafft es ihnen ihr Geist, auff dass sie staffirt seyn.'
— from The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology by Margaret Alice Murray

Nuts make good substitutes for counters, as to those players not yet troubled with indigestion they possess in themselves a certain value, especially if it be understood that all winnings may be retained (or eaten).
— from Cassell's Book of In-door Amusements, Card Games, and Fireside Fun by Various