Even the spinal cord may possibly have some little power of will in this sense, and of effort towards modified behavior in consequence of new experiences of sensibility.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

It is not often that I descend to sheer banality, but I can offer no excuse for my opening remark as I came up over the grass behind her.
— from A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey

Now this product of old family traditions has been greatly influenced by the best intellectual culture of New England.
— from The Americans by Hugo Münsterberg

But in case of not employing him a sum previously stipulated should have been assigned for the use of the design.
— from Passages from the Life of a Philosopher by Charles Babbage

I am not a child to be tricked by the ordinary illusion, nor am I of the temperament which imagines things, but I can offer no explanation of this."
— from The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle

O 13 ‘17 630w “The story is brilliantly conceived, with many tense passages and is striking in its portrayal of diverse human passions, but its conception of New England character is that of a ‘literary,’ even a romantic, visitor.”
— from The Book Review Digest, Volume 13, 1917 Thirteenth Annual Cumulation Reviews of 1917 Books by Various

The called ministers of Christ, our pastors, ordinarily administer baptism; but in cases of necessity every Christian can and should perform it.
— from Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther For the Senior Department of Lutheran Sunday-Schools and for General Use by George Mezger

I thought also I could perceive the sensation upon the tongue and the flash before the eyes; but I could obtain no evidence of chemical decomposition.
— from Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Michael Faraday

To my utter astonishment I learned that Michael had become a monk, and dwelt in the monastery of Pentelicus; but I could obtain no explanation of the mystery.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various

In fevers the statistics are simple,—patients die or get well; but in cases of nervous exhaustion, so called, it is impossible to state accurately the number of partial recoveries, or, at least, to define usefully the degrees of gain.
— from Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

Another distinguished pupil of the same teacher is Emma Eames, who was born in China of New England parents, and was educated in Boston and in Paris.
— from For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Aubertine Woodward Moore