By adhering strictly to every rule of his order save Chastity, He doubted not to retain the esteem of Men, and even the protection of heaven.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

They were old and gray from their birth, and so they ever remained.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

"At this the fat, good-humored baby, anticipating something to eat, reached out its hands.
— from Tales of the Chesapeake by George Alfred Townsend

It appears, from what has been already said, that even revelation and the true religion itself invariably puts on and is invested with that symbolical garb which is so consonant and agreeable to the state and nature of humanity.
— from The philosophy of life, and philosophy of language, in a course of lectures by Friedrich von Schlegel

“Who was it that somewhat earlier in the afternoon preached me a sermon on the duties we owe that identical Mrs. Berle?” Arthur spent the evening reading.
— from Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland

An hour had been spent in secret communion with Him ere Rosie and Walter came for the half hour of Bible study and prayer in mamma's dressing room, before breakfast, to which they had been accustomed since their earliest recollection.
— from Christmas with Grandma Elsie by Martha Finley

(2) A negative conclusion from these partial and natural disagreements (for it is especially true in biology and sociology that every rule has its exceptions, due to intervening causes) would only be justified if it had been maintained that alcoholism is the sole and exclusive cause of crime.
— from Criminal Sociology by Enrico Ferri

In the young of both sexes, where this predisposition exists, the face is broad and short, the eyes round, and the nose short and thick; the hands and feet are small, and there is a general roundness of limb.
— from Obesity, or Excessive Corpulence: The Various Causes and the Rational Means of Cure by J.-F. (Jean-François) Dancel

In the fertile fronds the lateral veins are alternate, and extend obliquely upwards, about half way towards the margin of the lobe, when, by a sudden turn, each runs parallel to the mid-vein, and anastomoses with the one above it, thus forming an apparently longitudinal vein on which the sorus is placed, so as to form a line on each side of the mid-vein; this is covered with a continuous indusium like a hem, which opens on the interior side ( fig. 65 ).
— from On Molecular and Microscopic Science, Volume 1 (of 2) by Mary Somerville

The direction of the conjurer's eyes must be with the bowl, as should the eyes rest on the cloth after the bowl has been taken out, people will at once suspect that there is something there, and possibly put awkward questions, or ask to examine the cloth too soon.
— from Cassell's Book of In-door Amusements, Card Games, and Fireside Fun by Various

It was all so sacred and beautiful and still, that even Rob felt the tears start to his eyes, and no one moved for a full moment after the benediction.
— from Mary Ware's Promised Land by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston