It seems, however, not unreasonable to regard the occurrence of a Roman vessel at Dowalton, associated as it is with relics which are elsewhere found in early sepulchral cairns and British hut circles, as pointing to a period of occupation of the islands not later, and probably earlier, than that of the Roman settlement.”
— from The Lake Dwellings of Ireland Or ancient lacustrine habitations of Erin, commonly called crannogs. by W. G. (William Gregory) Wood-Martin

number of women were also running vp and downe as they had béene out of their wits, in garments like to wild roges, with their haire hanging downe about their shoulders, and bearing firebrands in their hands.
— from Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete by William Harrison

How many people have I not asked--but they all return vague and dark answers--it seems to me that they all keep back something.
— from The King of the Dark Chamber by Rabindranath Tagore

The astral light attracts, repels, vivifies and destroys all things under the influence of powerful wills.
— from King Solomon's Goat by George Willard Bartlett

Miss Mitchell says:— "To succeed on the stage, the candidate must have a fairly prepossessing appearance, a mind capable of receiving picturesque impressions easily and deeply, a strong, artistic sense of form and color, the faculty of divesting herself of her own mental as well as physical identity, a profound sympathy with her art, utter sincerity in assuming a character, power enough over herself to refrain from analyzing or dissecting her part, a habit of generalization, and at the same time a quick eye and ready invention for detail, a resonant voice, a distinct articulation, natural grace, presence of mind, a sense of humor so well under control that it will never run riot; the gift of being able to transform herself, at will, into any type of character; pride, even conceit, in her work; patience, tenacity of purpose, industry, good-humor, [p.85] and docility.
— from Work for Women by George J. Manson

“This is a rather vulgar and discouraging adventure for high ideals to run into so soon,” averred the younger man.
— from The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot by Holman Day

He depends mostly upon flight and darkness for his protection, and rarely ventures a direct attack.
— from The Human Side of Animals by Royal Dixon

The preface of the first edition of 1733 was much curtailed in the second of 1740, as well as the notes—particularly those which Theobald describes as “rather verbose and declamatory, and so notes merely of ostentation.”
— from Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli