But it is one thing to point out the presence of muscular contractions as constant concomitants of our thoughts, and another thing to say, with Herr Lange, that thought is made possible by muscular contraction alone.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

The Andalusians wandered over the land fearless and unmolested; but when they descended with their plunder to the sea-shore, their vessels were in flames, and their chief, Abu Caab, confessed himself the author of the mischief.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Poe, annoyed at some misprints in this issue, shortly afterwards caused a corrected copy to be inserted in the “Home Journal.” 10.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

If man can by patience select variations useful to him, why, under changing and complex conditions of life, should not variations useful to nature's living products often arise, and be preserved or selected?
— 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

Directly after the choir and clergy come the pallbearers, two by two, then the coffin covered with flowers and then the family—the chief mourner comes first, leaning upon the arm of her closest male relative.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

You might think I was being a little aggro here, but I was cautious and conservative compared to a lot of the Xnetters.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

He carries a cargo consigned to market.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

I however watched my chance, while the cruel and cunning Covey was looking in an opposite direction, and started [176] off, across the field, for St. Michael’s.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

Having committed the explanation to memory and accepted a cup of tea, the eunuch took his departure; and old lady Chia, noticing in what buoyant spirits Yüan Ch'un was, felt herself so much the more elated, that issuing forthwith directions to devise, with every despatch, a small but ingenious lantern of fine texture in the shape of a screen, and put it in the Hall, she bade each of her grandchildren secretly compose a conundrum, copy it out clean, and affix it on the frame of the lantern; and she had subsequently scented tea and fine fruits, as well as every kind of nicknacks, got ready, as prizes for those who guessed right.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

Set out at an early hour, the morning Clear and Calm, Capt. Lewis walked on Shore this morning about 12 oClock
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Such was the interesting prelude to the letter which came to Charlie Collins at Calgary, Canada, five days later.
— from The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series by Elliott Whitney

Thereafter the Chickasaw remained friendly, and only the Cherokee and Creeks continued to make trouble.
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

Hamilton was empowered by the President to call a Constitutional convention, the delegates to which were to be elected, under certain prescribed qualifications, for the purpose of organizing the political affairs of the State, the Governor to be guided by instructions similar to those given the provisional Governor of North Carolina (W. W. Holden), when appointed in May.
— from Project Gutenberg Edition of The Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals by John Alexander Logan

If a man in holy orders commits a capital crime, he shall be arrested, and his cases shall be reserved for the bishop's decision.
— from Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776 by S. A. Reilly

The beautiful and [Pg 636] varied phenomena of perihelia, etc., are due also to the snowy or icy flakes of the cirri and cirri-cumuli, caused by the refraction of light from the frozen particles.
— from Popular Scientific Recreations in Natural Philosphy, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, etc., etc., etc. by Gaston Tissandier

Brackets found in passages cited contain additions, comments, corrections, etc., of our own, not of the respective periodicals quoted.
— from American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by F. (Friedrich) Bente

It has become proverbial that “it is on the easy places that accidents happen,” and no doubt it was the easy nature of the ground that caused a temporary carelessness on the part of a man who, in all mountaineering circles, was recognised as a most careful and cautious climber.
— from The Wide World Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 131, February, 1909 by Various

"We need a man who has seen and experienced life," the professor continued, "and can convert the great thoughts of the Bible into living food for hungry, troubled and tempted souls.
— from The Unknown Wrestler by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody

Then ensued a diverting, if by no means edifying, war of advertisements; for Tubb, unwilling to be outdone, inserted the following in The Lewes Journal , November, 1762: THIS IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC that, on Monday, the 1st of November instant, the LEWES and BRIGHTHELMSTON FLYING MACHINE began going in one day , and continues twice a week during the Winter Season to Lewes only; sets out from the White Hart, at Lewes, Mondays and Thursdays at Six o’clock in the Morning, and returns from the Golden Cross, at Charing Cross, Tuesdays and Saturdays , at the same hour.
— from The Brighton Road: The Classic Highway to the South by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

Therefore, such as it is, we will let it alone, and go away to some other place where a man isn’t crowded and can come to his own.
— from The Phantom 'Rickshaw, and Other Ghost Stories by Rudyard Kipling