The preparations for an invasion of England had been resumed, and Napoleon celebrated his birthday in great state at Boulogne, still postponing his final stroke until he should be crowned, on December 2, at Paris by the helpless pope, brought from Italy for the purpose.
— from The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by John Knight Fotheringham

Big rocks are not common here, and the one you speak of ought to be a very conspicuous landmark.
— from Fire in the Woods Illustrated by James De Mille

If Balzac got into rows with his publishers he ought to be rebuked and not commiserated, having evolved so many consistent business men from his own inside.
— from Varied Types by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Cases have occurred in which a much longer time has been required, and numberless cases have occurred in which human beings have been born several weeks before the expiration of the usual time, as stated.
— from Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg

General Sherman had been impatient and dissatisfied that his cavalry was unable to destroy the Macon or Brunswick Railroad, and now changed his tactics.
— from The Lone Star Defenders: A Chronicle of the Third Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade by S. B. (Samuel Benton) Barron

Therefore Missouri was never under British rule and never changed hands by force of arms.
— from Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen