The Allied governments gave it, in any case, no serious consideration, and I doubt if anything which the German delegation could have said at that stage of the proceedings would have much influenced the result.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

Besides, you forget, Cæsar, an indigestion declares itself immediately, while a prick or a bite occasions a delay of a day or two.’
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Some Distance, then falls down from N E thro a roleing Countrey open, the head of this river is 9 miles from the R Demon at which place the Demoin is 80 yd wide, this Little Cuouex passes thro a lake called Despree which is within 5 Leagues of the Deemoin the Said Lake is about 20 Leagues in Circumfrance and is divided into 2 by two rocks approaching Verry near each other, this Lake is of various width, Containing many Islands- from this Lake to the Maha 4 days march, as is Said to be near the Dog Plains one princpal branch of the Demoin is Called Cat River The Demoin is
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Floyd was taken violently bad with the Beliose Cholick and is dangerously ill we attempt in Vain to releive him, I am much concerned for his Situation-
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

‘And because you have so much constancy and patience, Traddles.’ ‘Dear me!’ said Traddles, considering about it, ‘do I strike you in that way, Copperfield?
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

And here was a man, decidedly good-looking—Jane and Susan Green call him bewitchingly handsome—I suppose they’re two of the ladies he pretends would be so glad to have him; but, however, he was certainly a very clever, witty, agreeable companion—not what you call clever, but just enough to make him entertaining; and a man one needn’t be ashamed of anywhere, and would not soon grow tired of; and to confess the truth, I rather liked him—better even, of late, than Harry Meltham—and he evidently idolised me; and yet, though he came upon me all alone and unprepared, I had the wisdom, and the pride, and the strength to refuse him—and so scornfully and coolly as I did: I have good reason to be proud of that.’
— from Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

On the way back to the hotel at Benicia, General Wool, Captain Callendar of the arsenal, and I, were walking side by side, and I was telling him (General Wool) that I would also need some ammunition for the thirty-two-pound guns then in position at Rineon Point, when Wool turned to Callendar and inquired, "Did I not order those guns to be brought away?"
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

The blood in me ran cold, and I drew in my breath as if I had been struck.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by George Lyman Kittredge

But perhaps the notion of a 'conscious artist' in drama is that of one who studies the theory of the art, and even writes with an eye to its 'rules.'
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

For, while he himself had a splendid natural voice and loved music and was proud of my childish achievements, I doubt if at that time he could foresee the practical side of a musical career.
— from Geraldine Farrar: The Story of an American Singer by Geraldine Farrar

If you could afford it, Dick, it would be nice to get a centipede boat that could do about a mile a minute.”
— from Harry's Island by Ralph Henry Barbour

Were this so, cases of tact among young children should be fairly common, and I doubt if the fondest parent could supply any genuine instance.
— from The Unpopular Review Vol. I January-June 1914 by Various

But the error in this case arises from the same cause as it does in that of wines—the incompetency of the persons (who were either the favourites, the dependants, or the retainers of the existing ministry of the day) appointed to frame the statutes regulating those trades; and, laughable to say, those precious legislators have prohibited the use of articles which are not only innoxious, but occasionally advantageous.
— from Deadly Adulteration and Slow Poisoning Unmasked Disease and Death in the Pot and Bottle by Anonymous

[290] please, for in any case all I do is to no purpose.”
— from Luther, vol. 2 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar

A graduated tube which, when filled to O, holds 100 cubic centimètres, and is divided into 100 equal parts.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II by Richard Vine Tuson

Filippo proceeded to engage the most successful Condottieri of the day to defend and restore his State, seconding their valour and generalship in the field by the most careful and industrious diplomacy in every Court of Italy and the principal European kingdoms.
— from The Story of Milan by Ella Noyes