I mentioned Dr. Johnson's excellent distinction between liberty of conscience and liberty of teaching.
— from Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by James Boswell

For many are the Trees of God that grow In Paradise, and various, yet unknown To us, in such abundance lies our choice, As leaves a greater store of Fruit untoucht, Still hanging incorruptible, till men Grow up to thir provision, and more hands Help to disburden Nature of her Bearth.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

“A lion of courage, a lion of valour, Is the lion gambolling at the end of the Point.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

He bore the death of his relations with more patience than he did their disgrace; for he was not overwhelmed by the loss of Caius and Lucius; but in the case of his daughter, he stated the facts to the senate in a message read to them by (119) the quaestor, not having the heart to be present himself; indeed, he was so much ashamed of her infamous conduct, that for some time he avoided all company, and had thoughts of putting her to death.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

But let me be united in Thee, O Lord, with those and delight myself in Thee, with them that feed on Thy truth, in the largeness of charity, and let us approach together unto the words of Thy book, and seek in them for Thy meaning, through the meaning of Thy servant, by whose pen Thou hast dispensed them.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

howsoever posterity shall take the deed, love of country and limitless passion for honour shall prevail.
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

The Letter Of Condolence Intimate letters of condolence are like love letters, in that they are too sacred to follow a set form.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

Not so Idris; her first glance was for her brother; she took his hand, she kissed his eye-lids, and hung over him with looks of compassion and love.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

At the same time, as I have repeatedly observed, the eyebrows are slightly lowered, which shows that the upper as well as the lower orbiculars contract at least to some degree, though this passes unperecived, as far as our sensations are concerned.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

The Blue Laws of Connecticut are little else than primary-group attitudes written into law.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

In this he was greatly helped by Bishop Rowland Lee of Coventry and Lichfield, who later played such an important part in connexion with the subjugation of Wales.
— from Life and Letters of Thomas Cromwell, Vol. 1 of 2 Life, Letters to 1535 by Roger Bigelow Merriman

This magnificent review occupied three hours, when it terminated by all the generals, and chief captains, and leaders of cohorts and legions, simultaneously detaching themselves from their several commands, and one after another galloping at full speed, first around the prince, saluting him, and then wheeling and turning in front of the queen's pavilion, paying her military homage as they passed her, by placing the left hand upon the breast, lowering the point of the spear, and then raising it above their glittering helmets.
— from The Pillar of Fire; or, Israel in Bondage by J. H. (Joseph Holt) Ingraham

But the martial courage, and the liberality of Charles at length brought them, in the year 785, solemnly to declare that they were Christians, and would continue to be so.
— from A New Witness for God (Volume 1 of 3) by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts

De là on communiquait avec les caves et la cour, ce qui permettait à Tom d’entrer, de sortir, sans être vu, d’éviter les fâcheux et les créanciers, ce qu’en argot parisien on appelle les “pavés.”— A. Daudet.
— from Argot and Slang A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris by Albert Barrère

With a sound insight he finds the roots of the most universal love in the intimate and physical love of comrades and lovers.
— from The New Spirit Third Edition by Havelock Ellis

You shall come and see how comfortably he is asleep, if you will leave off crying, and let me see that poor arm.
— from The Young Step-Mother; Or, A Chronicle of Mistakes by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Loss of cud and loss of appetite are synonymous.
— from The American Reformed Cattle Doctor Containing the necessary information for preserving the health and curing the diseases of oxen, cows, sheep, and swine, with a great variety of original recipes, and valuable information in reference to farm and dairy management by George H. Dadd

For while these short-sighted men set themselves against the liberal and enlightened spirit of the General Synod and against the times and the country in which they live, other churches annually lead away thousands of their most intelligent members."
— from American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by F. (Friedrich) Bente

Above all, if she does not solve the problems of town life, of Capital and Labour, of the distribution of wealth, of national health, and attain to a mastery over inventions and machinery—she is in for a cycle of mere anarchy, disruption, and dictatorships, into which we shall all follow.
— from Another Sheaf by John Galsworthy