To return, however, to our little breakfast at R—— Pasha’s; between each course of meat every one took what pleased her from the dishes on the table—fruits, sweetmeats, or cheese, though the latter was the favourite, as it is supposed not only to increase the appetite, but to improve the taste.
— from Turkish Harems & Circassian Homes by Andrée Hope

Mr. Henry Stevens printed in 1853 his pretty little book entitled Catalogue of my English Library , which contains a very useful selection of Standard books.
— from How to Form a Library, 2nd ed by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley

The systematic investigations of Skraup [Monatsh. 10, 389] have determined that as regards the interacting groups the molecular proportions 1 OH: 7 NaOH: 5 BzCl, ensure complete or maximum esterification.
— from Researches on Cellulose, 1895-1900 by C. F. (Charles Frederick) Cross