The result was the collection together in a comparatively restricted space of all that was best and noblest amongst the human race at that time.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

[AP; c] remove s.o. from a difficult life (literary).
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

There lives, I believe, only one gentleman whose unlimited acquaintance with this subject might enable him to do it justice,—I mean my friend Mr. Francis Douce, of the British Museum, whose usual kindness will, I hope, pardon my mentioning his name while on a subject so closely connected with his extensive and curious researches" (Scott).
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott

[1] La «vidalita,» canto popular con coros, acompañado de la guitarra y un tamboril, a cuyos redobles se reune la muchedumbre y va engrosando el cortejo y el estrépito de las voces, me parece heredado de los indígenas, porque
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

In this latter case, the other people have not only enough power, but more than enough, so that they can give up a portion and guarantee it to the person to whom they give it: whereby they presuppose a certain restricted sense of power in the person upon whom they have bestowed the gift.
— from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

ANT: Chide, rate, scold, warn.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

It will be further shown, in our study of the Celtic Doctrine of Re-birth, that anciently among the Gaels and Brythons such heroes as Cuchulainn and Arthur were also considered reincarnate sun-divinities.
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

It may almost be assumed that the ordinary reader knows what these are; if not, a little search among the treasures of the sea-shore will almost certainly reveal some of them, living or dead.
— from Stories of the Universe: Animal Life by B. Lindsay

Bougainville with the flower of the French army, the grenadiers and volunteers, 3,000 strong, according to professor Dussieux, was at Cap Rouge, six miles from the battlefield and took no part in the fight, having arrived there more than one hour after the fate of Canada was decided.
— from Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

The employees of the nationalized railroads alone numbered nearly a million, and with their dependent women and children represented some 4,000,000 people.
— from Equality by Edward Bellamy

There are whole countries too, such as India, or, nearer home, Ireland, in which a cxci right solution of the marriage question seems to lie at the foundation of the happiness of the community.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

Afterward he was restricted to patent medicines, perfumes, soaps, toilet articles, cigars, razor strops, and all such, besides soda water in season.
— from What's-His-Name by George Barr McCutcheon

Then, the way to Tyburn, long in itself, was lengthened out by the observance of a complicated ritual, some of it of ancient
— from The Law's Lumber Room (Second Series) by Francis Watt

The essays of Ahad Ha'am, which were subsequently collected under the title 'Al Parashat Derakim , "At the Parting of the Ways," [28] represent a profound and closely reasoned system of thought which is firmly grounded in historico-philosophical premises.
— from History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 3 [of 3] From the Accession of Nicholas II until the Present Day by Simon Dubnow

The hands he held were wonderful,—beyond all sane belief,— As Colonel Randolph Snaughter found, to his exceeding grief: For, though he play’d a dashing game, and did not want for pluck, He stood no ‘kinder sorter’ chance against such awful luck.
— from Talk of Uncle George to His Nephew about Draw Poker Containing valuable suggestions in connection with this great American game. Also, instruction and directions to clubs and social card parties, whose members play only for recreation and pastime, with timely warnings to young players. by active 19th century Uncle George