71 Since the time of the Peloponnesian and Punic wars, the sphere of action had not been enlarged; and the science of naval architecture appears to have declined.
— 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

Since the time of the Peloponnesian and Punic wars, the sphere of action had not been enlarged; and the science of naval architecture appears to have declined.
— 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

"What is it, Mr. Lagrange?" "Let it be exhibited as 'The Spirit of Nature--A Portrait'," answered Conrad Lagrange.
— from The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright

The work abounds with illustrations, which are beautifully executed, and the sketches of national character with which it is interspersed will afford ample amusement to those who would, without them, have perhaps but little inclination to peruse the more valuable portions of the work."— Times , October 12, 1843.
— from Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume 1 (of 2) by Thomas Cooper

It was charged that "they changed sides" in politics; but the sides themselves had been changed by events, and the substitution of new issues for the old, and nobody could deny this who was not besotted by party devil-worship or the density of his political ignorance.
— from Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by George Washington Julian