] Division of the Legislative Body into two branches—Difference in the manner of forming the two Houses—The principle of the independence of the States predominates in the formation of the Senate—The principle of the sovereignty of the nation in the composition of the House of Representatives—Singular effects of the fact that a Constitution can only be logical in the early stages of a nation.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville

Among those who recognize that the economic conditions are the chief cause of prostitution belong Th. Bade, who declares: [102] "The causes of the bottomless moral depravity, out of which the prostitute girl is born, lie in the existing social conditions....
— from Woman under socialism by August Bebel

Resolved 5th: That the advice of this conference to the brethren living in the Eastern States is, for them to move to Kirtland and the vicinity thereof, and again settle that place as a Stake of Zion; provided they feel so inclined, in preference to their moving farther west.
— from History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3 by Smith, Joseph, Jr.

The sky was almost overspread with livid gray, but down in the west there were long narrow bars like streaks of blood; while lines of bright light in the eastern sky, sharp and clean as if drawn by the tip of a brush, were separated by folds of cloud, like the wrinkles on an old man's brow.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

An hour she lay, with her heart almost fluttering in her bosom, listening intently to every sound that was made by those who were around her.
— from The Last Penny and Other Stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

An iron pump let into the wall of the churchyard at the upper end of Bride Lane indicates the exact spot where the dames of old were wont to drink the virtuous waters.
— from Names: and Their Meaning; A Book for the Curious by Leopold Wagner