It is closely associated with the history of New England for the last two centuries.
— from A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of Washington and Patrick Henry With an appendix, containing the Constitution of the United States, and other documents by L. Carroll (Levi Carroll) Judson

The fragments of the longer version—in all 23—enable us to form a tolerably complete picture of the Babylonian cosmology, and with the help of numerous allusions in historical, religious and astronomical texts and in classical writers, we can furthermore fill out some of the gaps.
— from The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

Such deeds include the various methods to prevent conception, and when this has occurred nevertheless, artificial abortion.
— from Woman and Socialism by August Bebel

His hands were clenched, as were the hands of Newall, and the passion that distorted the one face was reflected in a lesser degree in the other.
— from The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)

They have described countries, and written the history of nations, which, in geographical extent and political importance, far outstrip Palestine and its people, according to human thinking, but which, in God's account, are as nothing compared with that little strip of land which He deigns to call His own, and which it is His fixed purpose to inherit through the seed of Abraham His friend.
— from Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II by Charles Henry Mackintosh

After subduing New Mexico, Kearney was to go on to California, and with the help of naval forces already sent there, for the purpose, conquer that country also.
— from The Making of the Great West, 1512-1883 by Samuel Adams Drake

We learn this from the enrolled account of “Thomas Lloyd, Paymaster of Their Majesties Workes and Buildinges,” made up from “paybookes subscribed with the handes of Sir Christopher Wren, Knight Surveyor of the workes; William Talman, Comptroller; John Oliver, Master Mason; and Matthew Bankes, Master Carpenter, and with the hand of Nicolas Hawkesmore, clerke of the said workes, according to the ancient usual and due course of the office of their Majesties workes.”
— from Kensington Palace, the birthplace of the Queen being an historical guide to the state rooms, pictures and gardens by Ernest Law

The craft ahead, whether The Hawk or not they could not yet distinguish, was plainly in distress.
— from The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

[§] The SECTION marks the smaller divisions of a book or chapter; and, with the help of numbers, serves to abridge references.
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown