[Pg 159] A dirt dam is not generally desirable, since in most cases the dam must also be used as a waste weir; that is, the freshets must run over the dam.
— from Rural Hygiene by Henry N. (Henry Neely) Ogden

"The love of sumptuous food and delicious drinks is never good," says Ewald, "and with the use of the most temperate diet body and soul can flourish most admirably, as experience had at that time sufficiently taught."
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar

When the date of destruction is known, it is given; when a destruction date is not given, it presumably was some time prior to 1969, when the City's Architectural Inventory was prepared.
— from A Virginia Village by Charles Alexander Stewart

" A December day is not good for much after half-past three.
— from Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville

"I know nothing about babies, but I've noticed that the man whom all dogs dislike is no good at all."
— from Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming