Now Zedekiah was twenty and one year's old when he took the government; and had the same mother with his brother Jehoiakim, but was a despiser of justice and of his duty, for truly those of the same age with him were wicked about him, and the whole multitude did what unjust and insolent things they pleased; for which reason the prophet Jeremiah came often to him, and protested to him, and insisted, that he must leave off his impieties and transgressions, and take care of what was right, and neither give ear to the rulers, [among whom were wicked men,] nor give credit to their false prophets, who deluded them, as if the king of Babylon would make no more war against them, and as if the Egyptians would make war against him, and conquer him, since what they said was not true, and the events would not prove such [as they expected].
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

But its great hall and its interior composition are really Roman and not Greek, emphasizing the teaching of experience that Greek architecture does not lend itself
— from A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised by A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster) Hamlin

[43] Professional law-books and reports are not generally esteemed as light reading, yet something may be made even of them at a pinch.
— from The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton

The greater portion of the inhabitants of the town were forced to leave it, the breaches in the walls were repaired and new gates erected.
— from At Agincourt by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

[4] I was in Gettysburg in 1909 and was told by people who remembered our visit in 1862, that there were no Rebels anywhere near Gettysburg except in the imagination of the people, who were scared out of their senses.
— from Diary of an Enlisted Man by Lawrence Van Alstyne

Descendants therefore reach a new goal, either by deviating sooner or later whilst still on the way towards the form of their parents, or by passing along this course without deviation, but then, instead of standing still, advance still farther.
— from Facts and Arguments for Darwin by Fritz Müller

This examination requires a good deal of calculation and accompanying description, which it might be found tiresome to follow, and would really answer no good end were it written out; so we shall suppose it to be made and the results obtained from the calculations to be represented in the form of Table IX ., where they can be seen at a glance almost, and compared without much trouble.
— from New Theories in Astronomy by Willam Stirling

The doctor said you must rest and not get excited."
— from The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

MS.; Pteris sagittæfolia , Raddi; Alstrœmeria nemorosa , Gardn.; Euterpe edulis , Mart., and Corypha cerifera , Mart., from Maranham.
— from Travels in the Interior of Brazil Principally through the northern provinces, and the gold and diamond districts, during the years 1836-1841 by George Gardner

South Europe Purplish rose A neat growing evergreen bush about a yard high, whose flowers are often borne throughout the greater part of the year.
— from Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by E. T. (Ernest Thomas) Cook