Rangifer arcticus (Richardson) (part): Preble, 1908: 137 (Barren Grounds and islands northward; Great Bear Lake to Hudson Bay; economy; probably two or more races; E. of Fort Smith in winter; long ago S. to Fort McMurray); 138 (in 1902-03 to Cree Lake; large numbers, Great Slave to Great Bear lakes; lower Coppermine River); 139 147 (migration); 139-143 (summation of previous records); 214 (wolves living largely on caribou).
— from The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Francis Harper

It is a deep gratification to me—" "To be exact," proceeded the old man, with a vague fear still in his eyes, "I heard you were going to marry.
— from Birthright A Novel by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling

Death should, indeed, be ever present to our minds; it should follow us in our joy as in our sorrow, and never will it come as a dark and gloomy shadow to those who in truth believe; but wise and merciful is the decree that conceals from us the moment of our departure.
— from The Mother's Recompense, Volume 2 A Sequel to Home Influence by Grace Aguilar

[1238] It was equally useless for Philip IV to decree, in 1630, that when a contention was started by either party, the other must entertain it, no matter how clear it might be, under pain, for a first offence, of five hundred ducats and, for a second, of suspension during the royal pleasure.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 by Henry Charles Lea

Yf thou be wise laugh, for sith the powers of discourse and reason and laughinge be equally proper to only man, why shall not he be most wise that hath most use of laughing, as well as he that hath most use of reasoning and discoursing?
— from Diary of John Manningham Of the Middle Temple, and of Bradbourne, Kent, Barrister‑at‑Law, 1602-1603 by John Manningham

And General Trant proposed no less than that I should boldly enter the town, take down the shutters, and open business, either personating the old man or (if I could persuade him to return) going with him as his assistant.
— from The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch

Just as a man who possessed nothing but an abundance of silver and gold would be even poorer than other men in a place where these [Pg 103] metals were valueless; similarly a wise and studious man who makes his abode in a place where learning and genius are unknown, far from being considered superior to other men, will be despised and scornfully treated unless he happen to have some more material possessions.
— from Essays and Dialogues by Giacomo Leopardi