They loved to pluck from the tree of life every bud, every blossom, every leaf.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll

The removal of the debris can be effected by electric locomotives; thus the horses, which use up the precious air, can be done away with.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various

Be easy, be easy, lad," he continued, with a trifle of sternness.
— from The Wild Geese by Stanley John Weyman

If the differences between species have not come about by the addition or loss of factors one at a time, then we must suppose that the changes have been effected by even larger steps, and variations including groups of characters, must be invoked.
— from Problems of Genetics by William Bateson

By E. B. Evans. London , 1894.
— from Chats on Postage Stamps by Frederick John Melville

On the fly-leaf of Theophila, or Love's Sacrifice , a divine poem by E. B., Esq., London, 1652, I find the following rare morsel: " Mr. James Tinker , Rector of St. Andrews, Droitwich.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

, an sheriff fees is baout ez bad ez lawyer's,” said Israel Goodrich, whose countenance was beginning to glow from the influence of his potations.
— from The Duke of Stockbridge: A Romance of Shays' Rebellion by Edward Bellamy

Þǣr genehost brǣgd eorl Bēowulfes ealde lāfe , wolde frēa-drihtnes feorh ealgian, mǣres þēodnes, ðǣr hīe meahton swā.
— from Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso) Smith

La vie est bonne et belle et la guerre est une chose bien amusante."
— from Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Edmund Gosse