There is enough truth in this so that it isn’t surprising that so intelligent and liberal a person as X—— is taken in by it.
— from Letters from China and Japan by Harriet Alice Chipman Dewey

The love of Lacedaemon not only affected Plato and Xenophon, but was shared by many undistinguished Athenians; there they seemed to find a principle which was wanting in their own democracy.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

(8) Harrison, James A. "Negro-English," Transactions and Proceedings American Philological Association , XVI (1885), Appendix, pp. xxxi-xxxiii.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

And as Plato advised Xenocrates, a great and noble man in all other respects, but too austere in his temperament, to sacrifice to the Graces, so one might recommend a good and modest woman to sacrifice to Love, that her husband might be a mild and agreeable partner, and not run after any other woman, so as to be compelled to say like the fellow in the comedy, 'What a wretch I am to ill-treat such a woman!'
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

The force of the Virgin was still felt at Lourdes, and seemed to be as potent as X-rays; but in America neither Venus nor Virgin ever had value as force--at most as sentiment.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Such are, the Proconsul Sergius Paulus, converted at Paphos, (Acts xiii. 7—12.)
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

; of footprints, i. 207-212; of other impressions, i. 213 sq. —— and ghosts, mugwort a protection against, xi.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

The Treacherous Bog X. A Perilous Adventure XI.
— from Bert Wilson at Panama by J. W. Duffield

; Midsummer fires a protection against, x. 185, 188; a broom a protection against, x. 210; need-fire kindled to counteract, x. 280, 292 sq. , 293, 295; in Devonshire, x. 302; great dread of, in Europe, x. 340; the fire-festivals regarded as a protection against, x. 342; stiffness in the back attributed to, x. 343 n. , 345; colic and sore eyes attributed to, x. 344; a wheel a charm against, x. 345 n. ; thought to be the source of almost all calamities, xi.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

Similarly, a portion, A x′ = b , is measured off and represents the fractional amount of B, while the remainder, xx′ = c , represents the amount of C. From x and x′ lines are drawn parallel to the sides of the triangle, and the point of intersection, P, represents the composition of the ternary mixture of given composition; for, as is evident from the figure, the distance of the point P from the three sides of the triangle, when measured in directions parallel to the sides, is equal to a , b , and c respectively.
— from The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay

40; its treatment by the Christian Church, xi. 42; and sorcery, Midsummer herbs and flowers a protection against, xi. 45, 46, 49, 54, 55, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 72; St. John's wort a protection against, xi. 54; dwarf-elder used to detect, xi. 64; fern root a protection against, xi. 67; mistletoe a protection against, xi. 85 sq. , 282, 283, 294; fatal to milk and butter, xi. 86; oak log a protection against, xi. 92; children passed through a ring of yarn as a protection against, xi. 185; a “witch's nest” (tangle of birch-branches) a protection against, xi. 185. See also Witch , Witches , and Sorcery Witches sink ships, i. 135; raise the wind, i. 322, 326; in the wind, knives thrown at, i. 329; souls of dead, said to pass into trees, ii. 32; buried under trees, ii. 32; steal milk of cows on May Day or Walpurgis Night, ii.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

Paul, the Christian, when arraigned before Agrippa, believed that no loftier testimonial to his character could be adduced than the fact that he had been a Pharisee ( Acts xxvi, 4, 5 ).
— from The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidences of His Existence by John E. (John Eleazer) Remsburg

Silver from forest fires, 36 Augurellus, Johannes Aurelius (alchemist), XXVII ; XXX Augustinus Pantheus (alchemist), XXVII Augustus, Elector of Saxony , IX Dedication of De Re Metallica , XXV Letter to Agricola, XV Avicenna , XXX ; 608 Bacon, Roger , XXX ; 609 Saltpetre, 460 ; 562 Badoarius, Franciscus , XXVII Balboa, V. N. de , V Ballon, Peter , 559 Barba, Alonso , 300 ; 1 Barbarus, Hermolaus , XXVII Barrett, W. F. , 38 Becher, J. J. , 53 Bechius, Philip , XV Beckmann, Johann.
— from De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola

272; charred sticks of Easter fire used as a talisman against, x. 121, 124, 140 sq. , 145, 146; the Easter candle a talisman against, x. 122; brands of the Midsummer bonfires a protection against, x. 166 n. 1, 183; flowers thrown on roofs at Midsummer as a protection against, x. 169; charred sticks of Midsummer bonfires a protection against, x. 174, 187, 188, 190; ashes of Midsummer
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer

Sorcery, the dread of, iii. 268; pointing sticks or bones in, x. 14; bonfires a protection against, x. 156; sprigs of mullein protect cattle against, x. 190; mistletoe a protection against, xi. 85; savage dread of, xi. 224 sq. See also Magic , Witchcraft —— and witchcraft, Midsummer plants and flowers a protection against, xi. 45, 46, 49, 54, 55, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 72 Sorcha, the King of, in a Celtic tale, xi. 127 sq.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer