In fact, having once established connected and legible characters, I scarcely gave a thought to the mere difficulty of developing their import.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

But in order to oppress a class, certain conditions must be assured to it under which it can, at least, continue its slavish existence.
— from The Communist Manifesto by Friedrich Engels

La creación se expone por consecuencia a la copia inmediata si
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

(2) The other animal which will carry a lighter cavalryman is seen at its best in the modern type 20 of polo pony about 15 hands high, and as nearly thoroughbred as possible.
— from Our Cavalry by Michael Frederic Rimington

When The American Printer conducted a label competition it specified the size as five by four inches, and this seems to be a good average size.
— from The Art & Practice of Typography A Manual of American Printing, Including a Brief History up to the Twentieth Century, with Reproductions of the Work of Early Masters of the Craft, and a Practical Discussion and an Extensive Demonstration of the Modern Use of Type-faces and Methods of Arrangement by Edmund G. (Edmund Geiger) Gress

Cabbage soup, the French Canadian staple; young Beauport ducks, dressed plentifully with onions; deep pies in earthern bowls containing jointed chickens and liver cut in shapes; apples and pears baked in the oven with wine and cream; good butter, better bread, and indifferent ice cream, crême d'office , made up one of the characteristic meals for which "Poussette's" was famous, and it need not detract from Ringfield's high mental capacities to state that having partaken of this typical and satisfying fare, he was compelled, when he could escape the importunities of his French friends, to walk away by himself along the muddy highroad for the benefit of his health.
— from Ringfield: A Novel by S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison

In its center a large clock is situated, and on both sides of it are colossal allegorical figures modeled by F. Kruger, of Frankfort, and representing the hours of Morning and Evening, while on the pillars we perceive large male figures in a sitting posture, representing the Defense of the Country and Mining, the work of Herr Keller, of Frankfort.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various

Seoul, the capital and largest city, is surrounded by a substantial wall and entered by gates which until recently were shut at night even though the city long ago outgrew the walls.
— from The Old World and Its Ways Describing a Tour Around the World and Journeys Through Europe by William Jennings Bryan