But, as a preliminary to these enquiries, some definition of the word, or at least some conception of the leading ideas which it involves, will be necessary.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

" "There is the disadvantage of not knowing all languages," said Conseil, "or the disadvantage of not having one universal language.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne

At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed, and lay down upon it; and Toto followed and lay down beside her.
— from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

First, through Aldgate street to the west corner of St. Andrewe’s church, called Undershaft, on the right hand, and Lyme street corner on the left; all which is of Aldgate ward; from thence through Cornhill street to the west corner of Leaden hall; all which is of Lyme street ward.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

He remained standing for two minutes in the same position by the table, apparently plunged in thought, but soon a cold and listless smile came on to his lips.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

He also seized a large square coffer, of the dimensions of a large valise, which was concealed under his soiled linen.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

The "Barrosa," "Tartar," "Djambi," "Metalen Kruis," "Leopard," and "Dupleix" moved along the southern coast of the funnel-shaped entrance to the strait, and took up their station in front of Tanoura, as shown in the annexed plan, while a light squadron consisting of the "Perseus," "Medusa," "Tancrède," "Coquette," and "Bouncer" passed along the northern shore, the "Amsterdam" and "Argus" being held in reserve.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

The Board of Technical Instruction, consisting of twenty-one members, together with the President and Vice-President of the Department, has a less simple constitution, owing to the fact that it is concerned with the more complex life of the urban districts of the country.
— from Ireland In The New Century by Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir

And now, as a little smile crept over them, a dimple, a tiny, sweet dimple, appeared near the left corner of her mouth.
— from My Austrian Love The History of the Adventures of an English Composer in Vienna. Written in the Trenches by Himself by Maxime Provost

At the church the burial service was celebrated by Rev. A. L. Sentenne, curé of the parish, assisted by Rev. Father Fleck, superior of the Jesuits.
— from Montreal from 1535 to 1914. Vol. 3. Biographical by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

* * * * * A few minutes later, the four ecclesiastics were sitting at their round table in a little screened compartment of the dining-room in the bows of the air-ship.
— from Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson

This religious and idealistic manner of looking at life, so characteristic of the Risorgimento , prevails even beyond the heroic age of the revolution and the establishment of the Kingdom.
— from Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado by Various

With the differentiation of a superior and inferior surface, a right and a left side, complementary one to the other, are necessarily also differentiated.
— from The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 3 (of 4) A Treatise on Comparative Embryology: Vertebrata by Francis M. (Francis Maitland) Balfour

There is a little shaggy clump of trees on the bare side of it, and I could have sworn that among the trees I saw people stirring.
— from The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Thus his army of thirty-five thousand strong had been wrecked by the Prussian left wing, numbering fifteen thousand; the rest of the Prussian forces, under Ziethen, keeping guard lest Daun and Lacy should come on to aid him.
— from With Frederick the Great: A Story of the Seven Years' War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty