In good faith, said Bleoberis, as for me I will be loath to fight with you; but sithen ye follow me here to have this lady, I shall proffer you kindness, courtesy, and gentleness right here upon this ground.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Yet no; I believe that, even if you had received a fashionable education, and had mixed with society, and had lived in St. Petersburg, you would still have been just the kulak 26 that you are.
— from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

Ju malpli multe vi helpas, des malpli multe mi laŭdos vin , the less you help, the less I shall praise you.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

To dream that you are stricken with this malady, signifies that you are worrying over trifling affairs while the best of life is slipping past you, and you should pull yourself into shape and engage in profitable work.
— from Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical Exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller

I who, a woman, claim no quality Beside the love of all things lovable Created by a power pre-eminent In knowledge, as in love I stand perchance, —You, the consummately-creative!
— from The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning Cambridge Edition by Robert Browning

But, Lukyn, I solemnly prepare you, you stand in danger of being late for dinner!
— from The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero

'Very likely I shall pass you on the way, for if I hurry I can catch the diligence .
— from The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

However, on account of Pere Maurice and the quality of your lands, I should prefer you.
— from The Devil's Pool by George Sand

To-morrow morning, if your lesson is not learned, I shall punish you in the presence of the whole school.
— from Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio. Second Series by Fanny Fern