the air on the tom of the river hills or high plain forms a distinct climate, the air is much colder, and vegitation is not as forward by at least 15 or perhaps 20 days.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

As this dogma struggled on to its consummation and victory, it necessarily took the form of a triumph over the Cæsars, who were proclaiming themselves gods, and demanding worship as such.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

(Tit. i. 2): As it hath an ante‑eternity, so it hath a post‑eternity; therefore the gospel, which is the new covenant published, is termed the “everlasting gospel” (Rev. xiv. 6), which can no more be altered and perish, than God can change and vanish into nothing; he can as little morally deny his truth, as he can naturally desert his life.
— from The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2 by Stephen Charnock

In other words, the ear is a piece of apparatus for changing air vibrations into nervous stimulation, and is therefore a machine.
— from The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity by H. W. (Herbert William) Conn

Children are very independent nowadays," concluded Mrs. Staunton, with a sigh.
— from A Girl in Ten Thousand by L. T. Meade

The duties of the order are cast aside; virtue is neglected; and by these means so much cost and extravagance has been caused, that to provide means for your indulgence you have introduced certain of your brethren to preside in their houses under the name of guardians, when in fact they are no guardians, but
— from History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude

On the other hand were accounts of morose savages, cruel and vindictive in nature, depending on fishing and the chase for a livelihood.
— from The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races by Emory Adams Allen

These small calyculi are variable in number, but in the great majority of cases they accompany the large calycle in groups of three—two standing by its upper border, and one, which is especially variable in form and magnitude, lying at its base.
— from On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Pascal tells us that if Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the whole face of the world might have been changed, and Voltaire is never tired of dwelling on the small springs on which the greatest events of history turn.
— from Historical and Political Essays by William Edward Hartpole Lecky