“James was merely a casual follower of his professed religion, not being one to strictly adhere to its tenets.”

“Lucrecia shows herself to be an uncommitted servant preoccupied with dissatisfaction with her way of life, and vicariously enjoying amorous adventures.”

“Dante seethed at the insult but Vaughn gave a halfhearted apology.”

“The author's works were mediocre and could only attract an apathetic readership.”

“Cyril and Sir Thomas Roe, the British ambassador at Constantinople, became close allies, and Cyril was obliged to offer the ancient codex to Roe as a gift for James I of England.”