* Prastoe, a still smaller town than Kjoge.
— from Andersen's Fairy Tales by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

Nay, but he prated And spoke such scurvy and provoking terms Against your honor That, with the little godliness I have, I did full hard forbear him.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

He had just communicated to me what the king had said to him about my going there, which was a kind of invitation to me from that monarch, and the Duchess of Saxe-Gotha depended so much upon my taking the journey that she wrote to me desiring I should go to see her in my way to the court of Prussia, and stay some time before I proceeded farther; but I was so attached to Switzerland that I could not resolve to quit it so long as it was possible for me to live there, and I seized this opportunity to execute a project of which I had for several months conceived the idea, and of which I have deferred speaking, that I might not interrupt my narrative.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

For the sake of illustration the two parts are shown separated; in practice they would be cemented together, forming one optical body, thicker in the centre than at the edges—a meniscus lens in fact, since A is not so concave as B is convex.
— from How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Archibald Williams

He never spoke A single sentence, by great Jove I swear, Like this one, “Know thyself,” or any other Of the oft-quoted proverbs: all such sayings He scorned, as he did beg his way through dirt;
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius

The prosperity of German ports and commerce can only revive, it would seem, in proportion as she succeeds in bringing under her effective influence the merchant marines of Scandinavia and of Holland.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

Have a strong pocket made in your upper petticoat, and in that carry your money, only reserving in your dress pocket a small sum for incidental expenses.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

Common disputes about property are satisfactorily settled by compensation.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Have your table spread in a room that will accommodate all the guests comfortably, at the same time avoid putting a small social party in a large room, where they [89] will appear lost in the space around them.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

"You will never, no, never, Mrs. Dr. dear, hear me call Norman Douglas a pagan again," said Susan when she reached home.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Peace and sleep seemed imprisoned there, the peace characteristic of an artist's dwelling, where the human soul has toiled.
— from Strong as Death by Guy de Maupassant

Gallardo, ever pale and smiling, saluted, repeating "many thanks," moved by the contagion of popular enthusiasm and proud of his standing which united his name to that of his native land.
— from The Blood of the Arena by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

But at last she presented a brave face for me to kiss, though 'twas rather a cold, limp hand I pressed as she started down the ladder for the boat where Cornelius awaited.
— from Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. by Robert Neilson Stephens

When the meat is cold, chop it fine, and season each solid quart with two tablespoonfuls of salt, a level teaspoonful of pepper, and a teaspoonful of powdered and sifted sage.
— from Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three by Maria Parloa

There are Turkish primary and secondary schools in some of the towns; in the village mosques instruction in the Koran is given by the imams, but neither reading nor writing is taught.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

U. S. OFFICIAL PHOTO A Shell Screeched Over This Burial Scene.
— from The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Joel R. (Joel Roscoe) Moore

It was not very dainty fare, but he was too sharp set to be particular, and so set to on it at once and gobbled away till he had finished it.
— from The Three Midshipmen by William Henry Giles Kingston