The Friendly Stars M. E. Martin The Romance of Modern Astronomy McPherson Lippincott {372} BIRDS Bird Guide--Part 1 Water Birds Chester A. Reed Doubleday, Page & Co. Bird Guide--Part 2 Land Birds Neltje Blanchan Doubleday, Page & Co. Bird Homes A. E. Dugmore Doubleday, Page & Co. Birds in their Relation to Men Weed & Beerborn Lippincott Bird Life Frank Chapman Appleton Bird Neighbours Neltje Blanchan Doubleday, Page & Co. Bird Neighbors John Burroughs Doubleday, Page & Co.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

He intended to use this invention in the capture of St. Louis, exploding his torpedoes over the city, and raining destruction upon it until the army of occupation would gladly capitulate.
— from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Charles Dudley Warner

there is a bar in the way of acting which leads to the state of conflict and renders desire a more or less painful state of mind.”
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

The boat glides between them, and commences a rapid descent into a vast amphitheatre entirely begirt with purple mountains, whose bases are laved by a gleaming river throughout the full extent of their circuit.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

He sympathised profoundly with the tenets of Cynicism, and ranked Diogenes with Socrates as a moral teacher.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

" "Then you imagine him to purposely hide himself from all who know him, for the purpose of—" "For the purpose of influencing me ," exclaimed Mr. Talboys, who, taking a stand upon his own vanity, traced every event in life from that one center, and resolutely declined to look at it from any other point of view.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

The works of Chaucer are roughly divided into three classes, corresponding to the three periods of his life.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

When we believe that we desire a certain state of affairs, that often tends to cause a real desire for it.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell

Then again in Foster lane this ward beginneth on the west side thereof, over against the south-west corner of St. Foster’s church, and runneth down by St. Leonard’s church, by Pope lane end, and by St. Ann’s lane end, which lane is also of this ward, north to the stone wall by the wall of the city, over against Bacon house, which stone wall, and so down north to Cripplegate on that side, is of Faringdon ward.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

The recognition of hypnotism as an altered physiological and psychological condition, after repeated demonstrations, at last gained the day, securing for the phenomena a place in the accepted body of scientific doctrines.
— from Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Robert Means Lawrence

Some hospitallers were mounting guard at the door, but they all knew M. Chassaigne, and respectfully drew aside to let him enter with his companion.
— from The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 2 by Émile Zola

Barker & Smith were large contractors and retail dealers.
— from The Boss of Wind River by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm

I guess I’ll draw my cheque and ride down to town.”
— from The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle

The nobles of Britany, instigated by the Earl of Chester and Ralph de Fougeres, were all in arms; but their progress was checked by a body of Brabancons which the king, after Lewis's retreat, had sent against them.
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

Thus charging and retreating, driving back with each charge farther and farther the mighty multitude hounding on to the lion’s death, this great chief and his devoted knights, though terribly reduced in number, succeeded at last in covering Montagu’s skilful retreat; and when they gained the outskirts of the wood, and dashed through the narrow opening between the barricades, the Yorkshire archers approved their lord’s trust, and, shouting, as to a marriage feast, hailed his coming.
— from The Last of the Barons — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Immediately came answering reports, directly to their left.
— from The Rover Boys In The Mountains; Or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune by Edward Stratemeyer