These remains were unearthed only in living memory, so that writers of a century ago ignore such traces of Roman occupation.
— from Isle of Wight by A. R. Hope (Ascott Robert Hope) Moncrieff

Another thing to be noted is that all sails without exception have bamboo reefing battens, which although destroying the smooth set of the canvas are infinitely superior to our reefing points, inasmuch as the largest sail can be reefed from deck, or rather reefs itself, just as quickly as the capstan can lower it, and without that hard work, waste of time and risk which going aloft or along the spars in bad weather necessarily entails.
— from Life and sport in China Second Edition by Oliver George Ready