On the 8th of February the two armies met at Eylau; and there took place, as is well known, a bloody battle, in which both sides showed equal courage, and nearly fifteen thousand were left dead on the field of battle, equally divided in number between the French and Russians.
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon by Various

Apparently about seventeen years of age, her face was unmistakably Teutonic, but she spoke English clearly and without an accent.
— from The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol Or, Striking the First Blow at the German Fleet by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

I suppose there would be at least one Indian representative elected, perhaps by some special electoral conference of Indian princes and leading men.
— from In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

The face of the burner shell stands exactly central with and 41 mm.
— from Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Volume 27 Number 3, Publication 1948, 1911 by Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly

But shall such ever come to glory?
— from Works of John Bunyan — Complete by John Bunyan

The positions may, perhaps, in some instances, appear outré ; but such supposed exaggerations can afford subject of criticism only to persons unacquainted with the feathered tribes; for, believe me, nothing can be more transient or varied than the attitudes or positions of birds.
— from Ornithological Biography, Volume 1 (of 5) An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America by John James Audubon