Gervais of Tilbury, in his Chronicle, declares that on the top of Mount Canigon in France, which has a very inaccessible summit, there is a black lake of unknown depth, at whose bottom the demons have a palace, and that if any one drops a stone into that water, the wrath of the mountain demons is shown in sudden and frightful tempests.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

But these were only the pastimes of a busy life of unselfish devotion to others.
— from The Diary of a Girl in France in 1821 by Mary Browne

As for distinction and riches sought not for themselves but for usefulness' sake, this is not love of them but love of uses; distinction and wealth serve it as means.
— from Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Emanuel Swedenborg

We are not summoned to bear witness to God in one mighty confession of faith sealed with our blood; but we are bound to show our fidelity to him by lives of unremitting devotion, to lighten the burdens weighing on the priesthood, to do our utmost to leave them leisure for the direction of souls, and for those works of supererogation which are the very heart and pulses of a life consecrated to God.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 07, April 1868 to September, 1868 by Various

"But lots of us don't go to listen," said Sally.
— from The Village by the River by H. Louisa Bedford

We tried to find out why the mats leaked, and thought we had discovered that they had been laid on upside down.
— from The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature by Alfred Russel Wallace

According to its strength it aids or hinders shipping; sailing boats may enter port on it or it may be so violent, as, for example, it commonly is at Pisco, that cargo cannot be loaded or unloaded during the afternoon.
— from The Andes of Southern Peru Geographical Reconnaissance along the Seventy-Third Meridian by Isaiah Bowman

And he suddenly became enamoured of Bipin like one unto drink.
— from Mashi, and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore

Well, well, if Christianity really stood in need of such a decree it would not have been left off until December 8, 1854.
— from The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, June, 1880 by Various