altho game is very abundant and gentle, we only kill as much as is necessary for food.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

The partnership between Jeffereys, Toomer, and Legge is dissolved; the two latter are melted away into nothing, and it is to be hoped that Jeffereys will soon break, for the sake of a few heroines whose money he may have.
— from The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne by Jane Austen

Si vero fuerit ex novo malo audito, vel ex animi accidente, aut de amissione mercium, aut morte amici, introducantur nova contraria his quae ipsum ad gaudia moveant; de hoc semper niti debemus, &c. 3459 .
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

don't take on so, old chap, and stamp, and upset things; it was only an idea, and we won't talk any more about it now.
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Often of antecedent action, in general conditional periods: as, sī quicquam caelātī adspexerat, manūs abstinēre, iūdicēs, nōn poterat , V. 4, 48, if he ever caught sight of a bit of chased work, why, gentlemen, he never could keep his hands off .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

The first person I met was her father, who addressed me in the language that all over Barbary and even in Constantinople is the medium between captives and Moors, and is neither Morisco nor Castilian, nor of any other nation, but a mixture of all languages, by means of which we can all understand one another.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

A mon avis, il n'y a pas de débat.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Just—just don't think any more about it now—please don't, dear.”
— from Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

"No," said another, "Mr. Adams is not in his seat."
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

The child, who was shivering, was immediately carried away to have a warm bath, and a little later was in the saloon with dry clothes on, as merry as if nothing had happened.
— from Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order by John Purver Richardson

The new science of criminal anthropology admits without dispute that homicidal maniacs, certain incendiaries, many thieves and vagabonds, act under an impulsion; that through their crimes they satisfy an organic craving; that they outrage, kill, burn, idle, as others sit down to dinner, simply because they hunger to do so; but in spite of this and because of this, it demands that the appeasing of the sincere longings of these degenerate creatures be prevented by all means, and, if needs be, by their complete suppression.
— from Degeneration by Max Simon Nordau

I am only a poor, humble old farmer, and my advice is not desired, even though I would save my brother's only child from wrecking her life for the sake of an unwise love!
— from Kathleen's Diamonds; or, She Loved a Handsome Actor by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

He followed the same course on each occasion when the fortune of war brought him fresh subjects;* and his successors, Shalmaneser III., Samsi-rammân IV., and Rammân-nirâri did the same thing in Media, in Asia Minor, and in Northern Syria;** Tiglath-pileser III.
— from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 7 (of 12) by G. (Gaston) Maspero

In the success of this institution Mr. Benson has already mentioned, and I need hardly remind you, that the Queen takes a strong interest; a still greater interest was taken by my father, to whose exertions the college really owes its origin.
— from Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by King of Great Britain Edward VII

It is an obvious principle that we should sacrifice to natural liberties in education only as much as is necessary for the acquisition of the greater pleasures which are offered by civilisation without useless sacrifices .
— from The Montessori Method Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in 'The Children's Houses' with Additions and Revisions by the Author by Maria Montessori

Perhaps others say this very same thing to you—though it seems that no one can need such a message as much as I need it.
— from Where the Path Breaks by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

Natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter Environment - current issues: recent droughts have severely affected marginal agriculture in north; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea Geography - note: no natural harbors @Benin:People Population: 5,902,178 (July 1997 est.)
— from The 1997 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

No person knows as much as I now tell you except Lord Westmoreland, the Attorney-General, and Sackville Hamilton.
— from Secret Service Under Pitt by William J. (William John) Fitz-Patrick