His fault was in delaying to issue the order to do so 94 If his orders had been strictly carried out, Ney would have occupied Quatre Bras without opposition, and been able to assist Napoleon at Ligny 95 C. Napoleon attached great importance to Quatre Bras, and gave Ney a large force in order to make sure of its acquisition 95 , 96 5.
— from The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History Third Edition by John Codman Ropes

Add also to the sauce a tablespoonful of butter and grated nutmeg and lemon-juice to season.
— from How to Cook Fish by Myrtle Reed

Ground Rice Pancakes. Stir, by degrees, into a quart of new milk, 4 table-spoonsful of ground rice, and a little salt; stir it over the fire till it is as thick as pap; stir in ½ lb. butter and grated nutmeg, and let it cool; add 4 table-spoonsful of flour, a little sugar, and 9 eggs; beat well, and fry them.
— from The English Housekeeper: Or, Manual of Domestic Management Containing advice on the conduct of household affairs and practical instructions concerning the store-room, the pantry, the larder, the kitchen, the cellar, the dairy; the whole being intended for the use of young ladies who undertake the superintendence of their own housekeeping by Anne Cobbett

Brown old soldiers, I love to think of you always a standin' up there, lifted high up by a grateful Nation, a lookin' off over all the world, a lookin' off towards the glowin' west, toward our glorious future.
— from Samantha at Saratoga by Marietta Holley

In a letter published by a German newspaper a Landwehr officer writes:—"On the German front officers and men do not salute in the usual way, but by saying, 'God punish England,' while the reply is, 'May He punish England.'"
— from Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 16, 1914 by Various

The flesh which covers the bones near and at the joints, swells or diminishes in thickness according to their bending or extension; that is, it increases at the inside of the angle formed by the bending, and grows narrow and lengthened on the outward side of the exterior angle.
— from A Treatise on Painting by da Vinci Leonardo

The river from this point is very beautiful and grand; noble and lofty hills flank it on both sides.
— from Twenty-Five Years in a Waggon in South Africa: Sport and Travel in South Africa by Andrew A. Anderson

Black Chantilly lace has always been made of silk, but a grenadine, not a lustrous silk.
— from Lace, Its Origin and History by Samuel L. Goldenberg