Fields returned at 10 oClock the Killed 3 Deer, and lost the horses, Cought a Small Beever which is already taim, Several men out hunting the horses without Sukcess, The Ottoes not yet arrived, I complete the Copy of the Courses &c. &c. Musqueters verry troubleson H2 anchor
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

But even the final satisfaction is itself only apparent; every satisfied wish at once makes room for a new one; both are illusions; the one is known to be so, the other not yet.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

"Concerning his conversion, he, in his reminiscences, tells the story thus: 'On New Year's eve, 1803, I and several Jews went, out of curiosity, to the Hall, where the congregation of the Moravian brethren worshipped.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

"If madame doesn't heed them," suggested the old nun, "you, my lady, can safely assume the direction."
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

He did not, however, long enjoy it, his death occurring in 1400, when John de Honford, his son, then only nine years of age, succeeded as heir.
— from Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire A Wayfarer's Notes in the Palatine Counties, Historical, Legendary, Genealogical, and Descriptive. by James Croston

Here for instance is that so-called Southern Tier of New York—the long row of counties which lies for nearly two hundred miles against its Pennsylvania line.
— from Our Railroads To-Morrow by Edward Hungerford

But even the final satisfaction is itself only apparent; every satisfied wish at once makes room for a new one, both are illusions; the one is known to be so, the other not yet.
— from The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry

She made me wish that I had never seen a musical comedy or danced on a supper table on New Year's Eve.
— from Death at the Excelsior, and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

His educated taste in Art was one of the things which went to make the Cosmopolis different from and superior to other New York hotels.
— from Indiscretions of Archie by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

"But I don't need that to assure me that you are my son," said the old nobleman; "you have the eyes of your mother.
— from The Pagan's Cup by Fergus Hume

But the whole social tone of New York society was more de rigueur than now.
— from As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Marian Gouverneur

"Once, though, he was standing alone when I was hurrying past him over the vestibule, and he said, 'Are you studying the Odes?' 'Not yet,' I replied.
— from Chinese Literature Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Mencius, the Shi-King, the Travels of Fâ-Hien, and the Sorrows of Han by Faxian