And after they have answered this question, it will then be reasonable, and not till then, to enter seriously into the dispute.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

Somebody has asked me to meet him, either on the Budmouth Road at noon today, or in the evening at Mr. Farfrae's.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

In setting forth these Morse lectures, I have purposely robbed my pages of all appearance of erudition, by using as few uncouth words as possible, by breaking up the matter into paragraphs of moderate length, by liberally introducing subject-headings in italics, and by relegating all notes to the appendix.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

Accordingly, every sensation, consequently every reality in phenomena, however small it may be, has a degree, that is, an intensive quantity, which may always be lessened, and between reality and negation there exists a continuous connection of possible realities, and possible smaller perceptions.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

At Frosinone, in Latium, about half-way between Rome and Naples, the dull monotony of life in a provincial Italian town is agreeably broken on the last day of the Carnival by the ancient festival known as the Radica.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

No other, I believe, reached anywhere near the same distance.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

I see the best of Bráhman race And night to glorious morn gives place.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

For as the two nations had formerly been friendly (being related and neighbours), the sister of the Horatii had been betrothed to one of the Curiatii; and she, when she saw her brother wearing the spoils of her betrothed, burst into tears, and was slain by her own brother in his anger.
— from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

Two months ago he would have declared stoutly that he would never be beholden to his wife's friends; but now he told himself as stoutly that it was nothing but right and natural that Bessy should go to the Pullets and explain the thing to them; they would hardly let Bessy's furniture be sold, and it might be security to Pullet if he advanced the money,–there would, after all, be no gift or favor in the matter.
— from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

I should be glad for the new edition to be reprinted and not the old.—In great haste, and with hearty thanks, Yours very sincerely, C. DARWIN.
— from Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin

“Periodicals have come to be recognized as necessary tenders to the business of every book
— from A Battle of the Books, recorded by an unknown writer for the use of authors and publishers To the first for doctrine, to the second for reproof, to both for correction and for instruction in righteousness by Gail Hamilton

In addition to the many difficulties of Lord Raglan's position at this time, he was also much worried by receiving a notification that Lord Panmure was about to abolish the Master-General and Board of Ordnance, and to absorb their duties in the newly constructed War Department.
— from Recollections of a Military Life by Adye, John, Sir

And no further profession of faith was or is to be required, as necessary to the being of christianity.
— from A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics by Richard Baxter

Let us see of what utility they are to society, and whether they truly merit the preference which is given them, to those which are pointed out by reason as necessary to the welfare of mankind.
— from Christianity Unveiled Being an Examination of the Principles and Effects of the Christian Religion by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

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— from Copyright Law of the United States of America Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code by United States

but when Mr. Emerson insisted and the other elders congratulated her and the girls kissed her and Roger shook hands formally, she began, to realize that this little fortune really was hers by right and not through the kindness of her friends.
— from Ethel Morton at Rose House by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith