This title was, however, restricted for a long time to the country immediately in the neighbourhood of the capital, and New Granada embraced little more than the present province of Santa Fé.
— from Spanish America, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Bonnycastle, Richard Henry, Sir

190.) (4) M. de la Jonquière—"Cy repose le corps de Messire Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel, Marquis de la Jonquière, Baron de Castlenau, Seigneur de Hardars-magnas et autres lieux, Commandeur de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis, Chef d'Escadre des Armées Navales, Gouverneur et Lieutenant-Général poor le Roy en tout la Nouvelle- France, terres et passes de la Louisiane.
— from Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

Those who are not great enough lovers to surrender all to their love find pain and disparity throughout.
— from The Hive by Will Levington Comfort

One must look the devil straight in the face and not get excited like children—” “Oh, don’t, please!”
— from Virgin Soil by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

langi 1. negative, no, not; e may be prefixed; used as negative particle; e langi nau gu lea , I did not go; si may be added, nia langi si saea , he does not know, e langi nau gu si lea , I am not going; e langi si langi lau , not again; langi lau
— from Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by W. G. (Walter George) Ivens

The empire of Athens both was, and appeared to be, in exuberant strength when that expedition was sent forth; strength more than sufficient to bear up against all moderate faults or moderate misfortunes, such as no government ever long escapes.
— from History of Greece, Volume 08 (of 12) by George Grote

Prussia and Northern Germany enjoy little or next to nothing of it.
— from British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII January and April, 1871 by Various