And, as if to make the case as striking as possible, this sessile cirripede was a Chthamalus, a very common, large, and ubiquitous genus, of which not one specimen has as yet been found even in any tertiary stratum.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

Whilst Sigbert still governed the kingdom, there came out of Ireland a holy man called Fursa, 379 renowned both for his words and actions, and remarkable for singular virtues, being desirous to live as a stranger and pilgrim for the Lord's sake, wherever an opportunity should offer.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

Various ceremonies among savages are prompted by this conception; as, for instance, the choosing a totem.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

Of the larger islands, the two Baleares, which derive their name of Majorca and Minorca from their respective size, are subject at present, the former to Spain, the latter to Great Britain.
— 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

The first movements should be as small as possible, and it is a maxim in general not to suffer ourselves to be dictated to by the enemy.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

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— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

As soon as Prince Andrew had given up his daily occupations, and especially on returning to the old conditions of life amid which he had been happy, weariness of life overcame him with its former intensity, and he hastened to escape from these memories and to find some work as soon as possible.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

As for Megasthenes it should be observed, that he did not write a history of India, much less a literary history or anything at all resembling one, but a simple description, in great part physical, of India: whence, from his silence on literary matters to draw inferences regarding the history of Sanskrit literature would be the same thing as from the silence of a geologist with respect to the literature of a country whose valleys, mountains, and internal structure he is exploring, to conjecture that such and such a poem or history not mentioned by him did not exist at his time.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Without enumerating all the chemical properties of lime, it will be sufficient to remark, that it is composed of calcium and oxygen, and, when slaked with water, will evolve caloric in a free state, while the water solidifies or combines with the lime; that it forms with water, a solid hydrate, an example of which combination is afforded by the preparation of mortar; that it dissolves in water, and forms lime-water, and is slaked by exposure to the air, absorbing, at the same time, carbonic acid; that it unites with acids, like other salifiable bases, and forms salts, some of which are soluble in water, and others not; that it deprives the alkalies of carbonic acid, and renders them caustic, being itself changed into a carbonate; and, that it unites with sulphur and phosphorus, forming a sulphuret and phosphuret, and, also, with hydroguretted sulphur, and sulphuretted hydrogen, forming a hydroguretted sulphuret, and a hydro-sulphuret.
— from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush

We expect to reach Pittsburgh early in the morning, and Brothers Haas and Schuler are saying goodbye, for Haas leaves us at Allegheny City and Schuler at Pittsburgh.
— from Nine Thousand Miles on a Pullman Train An Account of a Tour of Railroad Conductors from Philadelphia to the Pacific Coast and Return by Milton M. Shaw

We were taught that we should never surrender, that we should never hesitate, that we should never compromise, till the liberty of the true reformed church of France was established upon a sure and permanent basis, or the last drop of blood in the veins of her saints was poured out into the cup of martyrdom.
— from The Huguenot: A Tale of the French Protestants. Volumes I-III by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

I replied that I should leave as soon as possible, but I wanted some breakfast.
— from Valerie by Frederick Marryat

They have these large salaries, and they have all the taxes; they have made scarce a foot of road; they have not given a single native a position—all to white men; they have scarce laid out a penny on Apia, and scarce a penny on the King; they have forgot they were in Samoa, or that such a thing as Samoans existed, and had eyes and some intelligence.
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 25 by Robert Louis Stevenson

They add, "It is manifestly the duty of all Christians who enjoy the light of the present day, when the inconsistency of slavery, both with the dictates of humanity and religion, has been demonstrated, and is generally seen and acknowledged, to use their honest, earnest and unwearied endeavors to correct the errors of former times, and as speedily as possible, to efface this blot on our holy religion, and to obtain the complete abolition of slavery throughout Christendom and if possible, throughout the world."
— from Discussion on American Slavery by Robert J. (Robert Jefferson) Breckinridge

[91] The Royalist's guns were loaded, and her broadside brought to bear, and Mr. Brooke landed with a small armed party.
— from A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908 by C. A. Bampfylde

Questions and answers were alike short and precise.
— from The Northern Light by E. Werner

There was no further conversation, for Raven appeared intent on putting as large a space as possible between himself and the camp of the Stonies.
— from Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police: A Tale of the Macleod Trail by Ralph Connor