Though the Grand Trunk Railway is the pioneer railroad of Canada, it was greatly assisted by English capitalists, although Montrealers played a prominent part.
— from Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 2. Under British Rule, 1760-1914 by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

As they stood still, the sound became ever clearer and more pronounced.
— from The Voice of the Pack by Edison Marshall

The wire, about twelve inches long, is flattened at one extremity, and both ends crooked and made perfectly smooth or blunt, the flattened hook being the larger of the two.
— from The Dog by W. N. (William Nelson) Hutchinson

The Stork cures itself of its diseases, with wild marjoram , and the wild boar with ivy , as also by eating crabs , and, more particularly, those that have been thrown up by the sea.
— from Curious Creatures in Zoology by John Ashton

When the little party so signally brought together, to become mutually entwined, as if already known to each other for years instead of minutes,—when they became composed, after the excited emotions of the disclosure had subsided, the reverend host, now considering the count and countess rather as young cousins to be honored than as guests to be entertained, conversed awhile more particularly with regard to the marquis and his family, and finally accepted, with declared pleasure, the earnest invitation of his gladly responsive new relatives to accompany them the following day, when they would call for him in their carriage, to dine with their dearest guardian and parental friend, Sir Robert Somerset.
— from Thaddeus of Warsaw by Jane Porter

Such were the arguments used by the young cavalier, and with which he fully satisfied himself that he was doing rightly; had he argued the other side of the question, he would have been equally convinced, as most people are, when they argue without any opponent; but we must leave him to follow Vanslyperken.
— from Snarleyyow; or, The Dog Fiend by Frederick Marryat

When first encountered in East Tennessee they constructed long communal houses like the Five Nations, had large fields of corn, built excellent canoes and manufactured pottery of superior style and finish.
— from The American Race A Linguistic Classification and Ethnographic Description of the Native Tribes of North and South America by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

“The book evidently contains authentic matter prepared by one thoroughly familiar with the subject at first hand.”
— from The Book Review Digest, Volume 13, 1917 Thirteenth Annual Cumulation Reviews of 1917 Books by Various

[700] Ely Cart., Cotton MSS., Claudius, C. xi, f. 15, d: 'Debet namiare cum bedello et ceteris avermannis' (men provided with horses).
— from Villainage in England: Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

We beg to remain, Sir, Your humble Servants, (Signed) Lena Ashwell, Dr. Percy Ames, William Archer, Arnold Bennett, Edward Carpenter, Aylmer Maude, Prof. Gilbert Murray, M. C. Stopes, H. G. Wells.
— from The Case for Birth Control: A Supplementary Brief and Statement of Facts by Margaret Sanger