I lent my horse to Yellept to surch Capt. C's about half an hour after he set out our Chopunnish man brought up Capt. C's horse we now determined to leave one man to bring on my horse when Yellept returned and to proceed on with the party accordingly we took leave of these friendly honest people the Wollahwollahs and departed at 11 A.M. accompanyed by our guide and the Chopunnish man and family.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Let it also be borne in mind how infinitely complex and close-fitting are the mutual relations of all organic beings to each other and to their physical conditions of life; and consequently what infinitely varied diversities of structure might be of use to each being under changing conditions of life.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

The second one told me where to begin to talk about a strange and violent wind that used to burst upon Carson City from the Sierra Nevadas every afternoon at two o'clock and try to blow the town away.
— from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain

Hereupon, these, having assembled a great synod, consulted together to determine what persons should be sent thither to sustain the faith, and by unanimous consent, choice was made of the apostolic prelates, Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre, and Lupus of Troyes, 93 to go into Britain to confirm the people's faith in the grace of God.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

For him, the soul, though being under certain conditions independent of the organism which it animates, confounds itself with this latter to such an extent that it cannot be radically separated from it: there are organs which are not only its appointed seat, but also its outward form and material manifestation.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

But unforeseen circumstances changed our plans for us, and occasioned the greater part of our numbers to be divided for the space of nearly two months, from the supreme chief.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

We fortunately do not live in a time which permits imprisonment for months and years in even the simplest cases, but under certain circumstances even a few days’ imprisonment may completely alter a person.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

At that time, Bosel, the bishop of that province, 700 laboured under [pg 274] such weakness of body, that he could not himself perform episcopal functions; for which reason, Oftfor was, by universal consent, chosen bishop in his stead, and by order of King Ethelred, 701 consecrated by Bishop Wilfrid, 702 of blessed memory, who was then Bishop of the Midland Angles, because Archbishop Theodore was dead, and no other bishop ordained in his place.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

But upon closer consideration we shall have to admit of a tiny bit of distortion, a certain differentiation between manifest dream content and latent dream thought, even in these dreams.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

" He adds, "I am not aware of any coach that goes as fast as the mail for a hundred and fifty miles, not even the 'Wonder,' and if some days as fast, they are able, whenever they think proper, to relax their speed, which the mail, being under contract, cannot do.
— from An Old Coachman's Chatter, with Some Practical Remarks on Driving by Edward Corbett

“We don’t wish to be unnecessarily cruel,” continued the chief in a tone of mock mercy; “no more do we wish to spoil such a pretty countenance as that which has made conquest of Popetta, and might have done the same for,”—here he leant close to his captive, and hissed spitefully into his ear—“ Lucetta .”
— from The Finger of Fate: A Romance by Mayne Reid

When the number of cards is limited, [16] both forms can be filed in the same index by using contrasting colors.
— from Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 02 (of 10) by American School of Correspondence

A boy from the Café Maure brought us coffee, cleared the remains of our supper from the table, and presently muttered some Arab salutation, departed, and was lost in the wind.
— from The Desert Drum 1905 by Robert Hichens

The intelligent artist possessed of the musical ear, the sense of rhythm, and a well-formed vocal organ accomplishes this by the conscious control and management of his breathing muscles and the muscles of articulation, which by education and imitation he has brought under complete control of the will.
— from The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song by F. W. (Frederick Walker) Mott

Beat us chaps, Captain Roy.
— from The Young Castellan: A Tale of the English Civil War by George Manville Fenn

The regent was half inclined to listen to their advice; but upon calmer consideration, and the advice of friends, he adopted a more moderate course.
— from The Crayon Papers by Washington Irving

"Ingenious, but unlikely," commented Crewe.
— from The Mystery of the Downs by Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees

As we —the other scouts and I—advanced, firing details, which had been left behind under close cover by the Germans, did a good deal of execution amongst us.
— from The Black Watch: A Record in Action by Joe Cassells