He was the head and heart of the whole rebel contention, and his opinions on neutrality were as clear as they were on morality.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Justice Gibson filed a concurring opinion, at the conclusion of which he said: “Whether this case is to be considered a hard one or not will depend much upon the temper with which the mind may contemplate the positive and artificial rights of the master over the mother, on the one hand, or on the other the natural rights of her child.”
— from The Christiana Riot and the Treason Trials of 1851: An Historical Sketch by W. U. (William Uhler) Hensel

They will chant a hymn on one note only.
— from Papuan Pictures by H. M. Dauncey

[70] A bedstead with plain, simple posts, with the cover and hangings of old netting, is shown in Illustration 56 .
— from Furniture of the Olden Time by Frances Clary Morse

And the same must be said of the entire field of biology, the whole constitution and history of organic nature, if we set aside the question of man for the mo 127 ment.
— from The New Optimism by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

And then, of course, there are liqueur glasses, and crystallised fruits, and tapestry curtains, and heaps of other necessaries of life that make really sensible presents—not to speak of luxuries, such as having one’s bills paid, or getting something quite sweet in the way of jewellery.
— from Reginald by Saki

I shall now, however, leave this despiser of courtesy and hater of our nation, with his rascally crew, and give some account of the ceremonial of the young king's circumcision, and the triumphs held daily in consequence for more than a month before he went to church,
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr

And the same must be said of the entire field of biology, the whole constitution and history of organic nature, if we set aside the question of man for the moment.
— from The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century by Ernst Haeckel

A false idea of their own greatness was added to their contempt and hate of other nations, who, they were taught, were bent on their destruction.
— from Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages by Calvin Coolidge