The hypothesis of Hylozoism, on the other side, is the death of all rational physiology, and indeed of all physical science; for that requires a limitation of terms, and cannot consist with the arbitrary power of multiplying attributes by occult qualities.
— from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

As regards privacy, all images, of whatever sort, belong with the sensations which only give knowledge of our own bodies, i.e. each is only observable by one observer.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell

A butterfly, passing to his siesta on the bosom of a rose, paused an instant on the window ledge to contemplate her foolishness; the flowers in the borders hung their heads.
— from Princess by M. G. (Mary Greenway) McClelland

I asked for release on bail, the plain right of a remand prisoner, and I offered if bail were granted now to serve the rest of my two months' sentence later on.
— from My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst

But, either way, the sea was stirring up a large commotion and a rather pleasant and invigorating odor.
— from Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell

The Earl of Hertford, created later on Duke of Somerset, became Protector with almost royal powers, and instead of defending the religious settlement the majority of the council set themselves from the very beginning to initiate a more advanced policy.
— from History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 by James MacCaffrey

His order-books were filled and flowing over at remunerative prices, and insufficiency of capital was the sole peril to which he was exposed.
— from Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett

Begging is a recognized and a respected profession, and if other trades fail there is always this left.
— from Rome in 1860 by Edward Dicey

The Psychological Problem Self-suggestion and Scriptural Grounds of Excuse Not merely isolated statements, but whole series of regularly recurring assertions in Luther’s works, constitute a real problem, and, instead of challenging refutation make one ask how their author could possibly have come to utter and make such things his own.
— from Luther, vol. 4 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar

On the 17th, beside a great number of towns, villages and military posts, which are regularly placed at intervals of about three miles, we passed two cities of the third order, one of which, from the length of its walls, appeared to be of very considerable importance.
— from Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

As it was one of the few remaining landmarks of the preceding century, and had been made conspicuous moreover by the shops, club-houses, and restaurants pressing against it on either side, it had been a marked spot for years even to those who knew nothing of its history or traditions.
— from The Circular Study by Anna Katharine Green

In some places the usual fare was veal and rice pudding; and in others fig-pie —made of dried figs, sugar, treacle, and spice—was the standing dish.
— from Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore by Elizabeth Mary Wright