Having no love for each other, we allowed a foolish feeling of regard to make both of us uncomfortable.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Each swims in a felt fringe of relations of which the aforesaid gap is the term.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

No one said anything, for fear of rousing Miss Halcombe, who was still slumbering, except the doctor, who whispered a question about the night.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The more I looked, the pleasanter that country-side appeared; being all set with hawthorn bushes full of flowers; the fields dotted with sheep; a fine flight of rooks in the sky; and every sign of a kind soil and climate; and yet the barrack in the midst of it went sore against my fancy.
— from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

A few fragments of rafters were reared against a blackened wall; and when Uncas had covered them slightly with brush, the temporary accommodations were deemed sufficient.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

A few fragments only remain.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Maple Tree, 112 Marigolds, 114 Marjoram, wind, 112 —— sweet, 113 Marsh-mallows, 218 Masterwort, 114 , 223 , 224 Maudlin, Sweet, 114 Mead-sweet, 227 Mechracah, 223 Medicines, method of mixing, 210 —— on the Temperature of, 376 —— Temperate, 377 —— Hot, ib. —— Hot in the first degree, ib. —— —— second degree, 378 —— —— third degree, ib. —— —— fourth degree, ib. —— Cooling, 378 —— cool in the first degree, 379 —— —— second and third degree, ib. —— cold in the fourth degree, 379 —— moistening, ib. —— drying, ib. —— of the appropriation of the several parts of the body, 380 —— appropriated to the Head, ib. —— —— Brain, ib. —— —— Eyes, ib. —— —— Mouth & Nose, 382 —— —— Ears, ib. —— —— Teeth, ib. —— —— Breast & lungs, ib. —— —— Heart, 383 —— —— Stomach, 384 —— —— Spleen, ib. —— —— Reins and Bladder, 386 —— —— Womb, ib. —— —— Joints, ib. —— —— Propriety, or operation of, 387 —— —— Hardening, ib. —— —— Loosening, 388 —— —— Drawing, 389 —— —— Discussive, ib. —— —— Repelling, 390 —— —— appropriated to the Liver, 385 —— —— Cleansing, 391 —— —— Suppuring, 392 —— —— Provoking urine, ib. —— —— Breeding flesh, 393 —— —— Glutinative, ib. —— —— Resisting poison, ib. —— —— Purging, 394 Medlar, 115 Melilot, or King’s Claver, 115 Mercury, French and Dog, 116 —— Dog, ib. Metals, Minerals, and Stones, 254 Metals, Stones, Salts, and other Minerals, 276 Mints, 117 Misselto, 118 Mithridate Mustard, 182 Money-wort, or Herb Twopence, 119 Monk’s Rhubarb, 225 Moonwort, 120 Mosses, 120 Motherwort, 121 Mouse-ear, 122 Mugwort, 122 Mulberry Tree, 123 , 223 Mullein, ib. Mustard, 124 —— Hedge, 125 Nailwort, or Whitlow-grass, 126 Nep, or Catmint, ib. Nettles, 127 , 227 Nightshade, 128 Oak, 128 Oats, 129 Oils, 205 Oils, 353 —— Simple Oils, by expression, ib. —— —— —— Infusion and Decoction, 354 —— Compound Oils by Infusion and Decoction, 355 Ointments, 208 Ointments, more simple, 358 —— more compound, 362 One Blade, ib. Onions, 130 , 220 Orchis, 129 Orpine, ib. Orris, or Flower-de-luce, 222 Parsley, 131 —— Piert, or Parsley Breakstone, ib. Parsnips, 132 —— Cow, ib. —— garden and wild, 224 Peach Tree, 133 Pear Tree, 134 [401] Pellitory of Spain, 134 , 225 —— of the Wall, 135 Peony, male and female, 224 Pennyroyal, 136 Peony, male and female, 137 Pepperwort, or Dittander, 138 Periwinkle, 138 Peter’s Wort, St., 139 Pimpernel, 139 Physic, a Key to Galen’s Method of, 376 —— the general use of, ib. —— of the temperature, ib. Pills, 209 , 339 Pine, Ground, 140 Plaisters, 208 , 367 Plantain, 141 , 224 Plants, things bred from, 252 Plums, 142 Polypody of the Oak, 142 Poplar Tree, 143 Poppy, 144 Poultices, 209 Preserved Roots, Stalks, Barks, Flowers, Fruits, 314 Preserves, 206 Primroses, 146 Privet, 146 , 218 Purslain, 146 Queen of the Meadows, or Meadow Sweet, 147 Quince Tree, 148 Radishes, garden and wild, 225 Ragwort, 149 Rest-Harrow, or Camonack, 150 Rattle Grass, 150 Receipts, General Caution, 395 —— to purge the Head, ib. —— for a Rheum in the Head, and the Palsy, ib. —— —— ib. 396 —— for the falling off of the Hair, ib. —— to purge the Head, ib. —— for Eyes that are blasted, ib. —— Excellent Water to clear the Sight, ib. —— for a hurt in the Eye with a stroke, ib. —— to draw Rheum back from the Eyes, ib. —— for a Web in the Eye, ib. —— pain in the Ears, ib. —— an Imposthume in the Ear, ib. —— Polypus, or a fleshy substance growing in the Nose, ib. —— bleeding at the Nose, ib. —— a Canker in the Nose, ib. —— another for the Polypus, ib. —— extreme heat of the Mouth, 397 —— for a Canker in the Mouth, ib. —— to keep Teeth white, ib. —— —— fasten the Teeth, ib. —— for the Tooth-ache, ib. —— Scurvy in the Gums, ib. —— for rotting and consuming of the Gums, ib. —— the cause of Infirmities in the Face, ib. —— for a Face full of red pimples, ib. —— to take away the marks of Small Pox, ib. —— caution concerning the Infirmities of the Throat, ib. —— for Hoarseness, 398 —— for the Quinsey, ib. —— for Sore Breasts, ib. —— —— —— —— inward Medicine for, ib. —— for Moisture of the Stomach, ib. —— for the heat of the Stomach, ib. —— to cause the Liver well to digest, ib. —— a Caution, ib. —— for a stoppage of the Liver, ib. —— for the Liver, ib. Reed, Aromatical, 219 Reeds, common and sugar, 218 Rhadish, or Horse Rhadish, 148 Rhapontick, or Rhubarb of Pontus, 225 Rhubarb, 225 Rhubarb, or Rephontic, 156
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

He ran backwards and forwards from one room to another, showing in his way how weary he was of being shut up.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

A bit of bread so big, while I watched others gobbling boiled beans, onions, and fish full of roe.
— from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

For a face full of red pimples.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

His mother looked at him with a face full of radiance, pity, and hope.
— from Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christmas of New England by Harriet Beecher Stowe

If one went away for food or refreshment another took his place.
— from The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

The soil generally consists of argillaceous, siliceous, and calcareous strata; with flags and slates, but there is a fine field of research for the mineralogist in the mountains. BOTANY.
— from The Scientific Tourist through Ireland in which the traveller is directed to the principal objects of antiquity, art, science & the picturesque by Thomas Walford

(These numbers are from Federal official reports.)
— from Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Richard Taylor

The freedom of the borough; the right of the citizens to have a gild merchant; exemption from tolls, specified or general, within a certain district or throughout all England or also throughout the continental Angevin dominions; exemption from the courts of shire and hundred, or from the jurisdiction of all courts outside the borough, except in pleas of the crown, or even without this exception; the right to farm the revenues of the borough, paying a fixed "firma," or rent, to the king, and with this often the right of the citizens to elect their own reeve or even sheriff to exempt them from the interference of the king's sheriff of the county.
— from The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216) by George Burton Adams

he asked at length, raising his head, and turning a face full of resolution upon her.
— from The Thirteen by Honoré de Balzac

Pebbles When picked up either from brook beds, sea beaches, or the open plain, there are few forms of rock which tell a story of the past more completely than do pebbles; and any one, who enjoys reading a story written in form, structure and composition, will find in pebbles one of the most satisfying and at the same time testing exercises.
— from Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals For identifying the Rocks and Minerals of the United States and interpreting their Origins and Meanings by Frederic Brewster Loomis

To know the business in which he is engaged, place where he lives, his avocation, and favorite form of recreation will all aid in forming a strong and definite impression of this person.
— from Miller's Mind training for children Book 2 (of 3) A practical training for successful living; Educational games that train the senses by William Emer Miller

Get some paint and a good big brush, and about fifty feet of rope.”
— from Four in Camp: A Story of Summer Adventures in the New Hampshire Woods by Ralph Henry Barbour