The first analogy is worthless because there is no relation between color and perfume; the second is of great value because such a relation does exist between rain and clouds.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

A rapid dialogue ensued between him and the man with the cudgel, the thin one.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Thus the belief is quite definite that, in being cast into the water by the shipwreck, men do not meet any real danger except by being eaten by the mulukwausi , the sharks, and the other animals.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

Reasons were found for the incredible, unheard-of, and impossible event of a Russian defeat, everything became clear, and in all corners of Moscow the same things began to be said.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

A16-420 Although Ruby denied ever being in Hawaii, A16-421 there is some evidence that during the summer of 1961 he was in Honolulu seeking dancing talent.
— from Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by United States. Warren Commission

It is possible that the different animals which are victims to the Fox appearing in the different games may arise from local circumstances, and that in this case a real distinction exists between the various names by which this game is known.
— from The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2) With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc. by Alice Bertha Gomme

For a whole day he was highly nervous about himself and went in advance of all precautions and remedies; drawing every breath with extreme care and having his temperature taken every hour.
— from The Forsyte Saga, Volume II. Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery by John Galsworthy

Telephone system: more than two-thirds of the lines are residential domestic: extensive but antiquated transmission system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; telephone service is available in most villages; a more modern digital cable trunk line now connects switching centers in most of the regions, the others being connected by digital microwave international: direct dialing to 58 countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 2 Intelsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) Radio broadcast stations: AM 24, FM 93, shortwave 2 (1998) Radios: 4.51 million (1997) Television broadcast stations: 33 (1999) Televisions: 3.31 million (1997) Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 20 (1999) @Bulgaria:Transportation Railways: total: 4,294 km standard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified; 917 km double track) narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (1998) Highways: total: 36,759 km paved: 33,818 km (including 319 km of expressways) unpaved: 2,941 km (1998 est.)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

It was a raw, damp evening, but the streets had already begun to bustle with their nightly exuberance of light and colour.
— from The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

“Seems to me like she jest ’bout witched yo’ all,” remarked Dilsey; “every blessed nigger in the house go fallen’ ovah theyselves when her bell rings, fo’ feah they won’t git thah fust; an’ Pluto, he like to be no use to any one till aftah her maid, Miss Louise, get away, he jest waited on her, han’ an’ foot.”
— from The Bondwoman by Marah Ellis Ryan

He made a rambling defence, ending by saying, "Good ladies and gentlemen all, I have a great deal more to say, but I am so bad I cannot say it."
— from Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2 From the eighteenth century to its demolition by Arthur Griffiths

John Earl of Bath having succeeded Lord Craven as Palatine, several persons of character and influence in Carolina were by him created landgraves; among whom were Edmund Ballenger, John Bayley, and Robert Daniel; Edmund Bohun was appointed Chief Justice of the colony.
— from An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 by Alexander Hewatt