The Church History is not a scholarly work, notwithstanding its author's undoubted learning, but is a lively and gossipy account which has at least one virtue, that it entertains the reader.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

3 Confucius not a God It should be noted that Confucius himself is not a god, though he has been and is worshipped (66,000 animals used to be offered to him every year; probably the number is about the same now).
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

It is questionable whether any man quite relishes being mistaken for any other man; but, Mr Veneering having this very evening set up the shirt-front of the young Antinous in new worked cambric just come home, is not at all complimented by being supposed to be Twemlow, who is dry and weazen and some thirty years older.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

See also his earlier work, 'The War of the Theatres', 1892, and the excellent contributions to the subject by H. C. Hart in 'Notes and Queries', and in his edition of Jonson, 1906.
— from Every Man in His Humor by Ben Jonson

Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.
— from The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

And then again Ona cried out; he could hear it nearly as plainly here, and he staggered to his feet.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Its contraction, however, is not an invariable concomitant of fear; for it probably never acts under the influence of extreme, prostrating terror.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

Goldsmiths working in silver and gold are to be seen just outside the gate of the temple, ready to provide at a moment’s notice the object that any person intends to offer, in case he is not already in possession of his votive offering.”
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

Hither, in St. Augustin ’s Bay, the Ships sometimes touch for Water, when they take the inner Passage for India , and do not design to stop at Johanna ; and we may observe from the sixth general Voyage set forth by the East-India Company, in Confirmation of what is hereafter said in Relation to Currents in general; that this inner Passage or Channel, has its Northern and Southern Currents strongest where the Channel is narrowest, and is less, and varies on different Points of the Compass, as the Sea comes to spread again, in the Passage cross the Line.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

But though this view of the case had its noble aspects, there was another side to it.
— from The Pope, the Kings and the People A History of the Movement to Make the Pope Governor of the World by a Universal Reconstruction of Society from the Issue of the Syllabus to the Close of the Vatican Council by William Arthur

In that case he is not alone in this little oak room, for there is no such thing as loneliness.
— from By What Authority? by Robert Hugh Benson

That night Grabantak sat for hours staring in moody silence at the sea, tenderly caressing his injured nose, and meditating, no doubt, on things past, present, and to come.
— from The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Man enters none of the categories; he is neither an animal, a reptile, nor a fish.
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XLI, No. 4, October 1852 by Various

"First of all," said Birague, "get rid of Cypierre; he is not a courtier, he will never fall in with your views, and will think he is doing his duty by opposing you."
— from The Works of Honoré de Balzac: About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita, and Other Stories by Honoré de Balzac

The journey through the custom house is not a formidable one, for unless there is suspicion of some contraband goods, the customs officers are not exacting upon travelers.
— from Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by Trumbull White

It is pretty safe to figure that the legislature man Shall receive but scanty praises though he does the best he can, And with fellows on the left of him and fellows on the right, Full of sage advice and counsel, his is not a happy plight; But the record has been written and for us it stands for aye, So, it's good-bye, Mister Speaker!
— from Oklahoma Sunshine by Freeman Edwin Miller

Leafing through this catalogue, we find that it included references to paintings by German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Spanish masters; rare illustrated books; Indian and Persian miniatures; woodcuts; the famous Veit Stoss hand-carved altar (created here in Nuremberg and purchased for use in Poland); handicraft articles of gold and silver; antique articles of crystal, glass, and porcelain; tapestries; antique weapons; rare coins and medals.
— from Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 4 by Various