That he shall, Nab: Leave it, it shall be done, 'gainst afternoon.
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

It is always in everyone's power to satisfy the categorical command of morality; whereas it is seldom possible, and by no means so to everyone, to satisfy the empirically conditioned precept of happiness, even with regard to a single purpose.
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant

[A] indulge in sexual pleasures of any sort.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

But if it should still be held that it was painted in 1302, we must either cease to believe, in spite of all that Vasari and the others say, that the portrait is meant for Dante; or else confess it to be inexplicable how it got there.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

And how delightful other people's emotions were!--much more delightful than their ideas, it seemed to him.
— from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Well—I hope it is so.'
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

The owner shall place at the disposal of the searcher all his goods, sealed as well as unsealed; if he refuse, he shall be liable in double the value of the property, if it shall prove to be in his possession.
— from Laws by Plato

[143] do not know, do not comprehend, do not try to comprehend the counter-effect of asking, the menace to order there is in that idea—” “Pardon me,” interrupted Isagani, offended by the arguments the jurist was using with him, “but when by legal methods people ask a government for something, it is because they think it good and disposed to grant a blessing, and such action, instead of irritating it, should flatter it —to the mother one appeals, never to the stepmother.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

She looked all round it in silence for some moments, and then said emphatically, "Well, sister, I'll never speak against the full crowns again!"
— from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

It is six inches long.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

The moths are out in July and August, and may be found resting on tree-trunks, rocks, or stone walls; at night, when it is active on the wing, it is said to be often seen in numbers on the flowers of the rush, and this habit has been noted more particularly in Scotland.
— from The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series Comprising the Families Noctuidæ to Hepialidæ by Richard South

It is such a bitter disappointment when I had looked forward for so long to going to college, to find the same narrowness and cramped feeling.—There is one other thing that Mrs. S. (the mother of one of the students) spoke of yesterday, which is very true I am sorry to say, and that is in regard to the religious influence.
— from The Story of Wellesley by Florence Converse

(A visiting doctor had told me this lie, to see how I would take it, I suppose.
— from The Road to En-Dor Being an Account of How Two Prisoners of War at Yozgad in Turkey Won Their Way to Freedom by E. H. (Elias Henry) Jones

I shall continue to give the subject earnest thought and when I write my letter of acceptance if it should then seem to be necessary I shall not hesitate to pursue the subject further.
— from Under Four Administrations, from Cleveland to Taft Recollections of Oscar S. Straus ... by Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon) Straus

I bent beneath thy ancient oak, I sought for slumber in its shade,
— from The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 1837 by Various

Five-sixths of the City were destroyed: an area of 436 acres was covered with the ruins: 13,200 houses were burned: it is said that 200,000 persons were rendered homeless—an estimate which would give an average of 15 residents to each house.
— from The History of London by Walter Besant

It is scarce a pistol-shot across the glen, and the two hills on either side lean off from the level of the town in one long soft declivity to the valley—the little river which pours off the rock at the very base of the church, fretting and fuming its way between to the meadows—its stony bed quite hidden by the thick vegetation of its banks.
— from Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Nathaniel Parker Willis

It is believed by some authorities that elongated shot can be sufficiently well balanced to be projected accurately from smooth-bores; still, it is stated by Whitworth and others that a spinning motion is necessary to keep an elongated shot on end while passing through armor.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

It is sometimes, but more rarely, the consolation and distraction of the wretched; but most of those who have trodden its paths, if they deal honestly with themselves, wil
— from The Map of Life Conduct and Character by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

Do you mind if I say that for two days, just lately—in fact, they were yesterday and the day before—I was on the edge of asking for leave of absence to go west?
— from August First by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews