Democritus put out his eyes, ne malorum civium prosperos videret successus , because he could not abide to see wicked men prosper, and was therefore ready to make away himself, as [6701]
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Rami cloth is coarse, but very sturdy: Boehmeria nivea .
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

The valiant leaders of the infantry were unskilled to conquer; they died: the retreat (a hasty retreat) was covered by the prudence of the general, and the victors started back with affright from the formidable aspect of an armed rampart.
— 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

I have given her my word of honour that no violence shall be used, and you may be sure I shall keep my word.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

About the same time the patient loses his accustomed vigor, seemingly becomes indolent and complains of tiring quickly, and of breathlessness.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess

Of course she was not very speedy, but for that Peter did not care a great deal.
— from Harper's Round Table, December 24, 1895 by Various

[Pg 95] (h) Casual vacancies shall be filled in manner provided by Article 33.
— from The Irish Constitution Explained by Darrell Figgis by Darrell Figgis

BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York BY CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS Neighbors Unknown Decorated cloth, Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50 net "Mr. Roberts has a wonderful knowledge of wild animals, and we are thrilled by his vivid scenes."— Boston Times.
— from Hoof and Claw by Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir

"Oh! that's easy to understand—it's dearer, because—look you, bourgeois, here's a comparison: for fifteen sous, you get three or four sticks of wood; they're bigger than a pound of sugar, to be sure, but they're very soon burned up; in one day they're all gone; whereas, with a pound of sugar, you've got something to lap and sip for a long while!"
— from The Flower Girl of The Château d'Eau, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XVI) by Paul de Kock

However, that fact, as she had herself pointed out rather piteously, could very soon be put to the proof.
— from The End of Her Honeymoon by Marie Belloc Lowndes

This satisfied the highly-esteemed local inspector, and presently he left us, expressing the hope that Rayner would very soon be himself once more.
— from The Place of Dragons: A Mystery by William Le Queux

L'Endroit où le mena sa bijarre avanture, Clair de ruisseaux & sombre de verdure, Saisissoit les Esprits d'une secrette horreur; La simple & naïve nature S'y faisoit voir & si belle & si pure, Que mille fois il benit son erreur.
— from Popular Tales by Charles Perrault

This was said very sternly by the King, and Cortes, who had heard that a conspiracy was at work, felt that it must be strong when Montezuma could speak to him so boldly.
— from The adventures of Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks