three of the canesters which had been accedentally bruized and cracked, one which was carelessly stoped, and a fifth that had been penetrated with a nail, were a little dammaged; these we gave to the men to make dry; however exclusive of those five we have an abundant stock to last us back; and we always take care to put a proportion of it in each canoe, to the end that should one canoe or more be lost we should still not be entirely bereft of ammunition, which is now our only hope for subsistence and defence in a rout of 4000 miles through a country exclusively inhabited by savages.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

So it was that some ancient carpenters, engaged in building somewhere or other, after laying the tie-beams so that they projected from the inside to the outside of the walls, closed up the space between the beams, and above them ornamented the coronae and gables with carpentry work of beauty greater than usual; then they cut off the projecting ends of the beams, bringing them into line and flush with the face of the walls; next, as this had an ugly look to them, they fastened boards, shaped as triglyphs are now made, on the ends of the beams, where they had been cut off in front, and painted them with blue wax so that the cutting off of the ends of the beams, being concealed, would not offend the eye.
— from The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

He can evade it by side-stepping, by jumping over, or by dragging another fellow into it.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

Dietary: concerning the respective percentage of protein and caloric energy in bacon, salt ling and butter, the absence of the former in the lastnamed and the abundance of the latter in the firstnamed.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce

Of a' the thoughtless sons o' man, Commen' to me the bardie clan; Except it be some idle plan O' rhymin clink, The devil haet,—that I sud ban— They ever think.
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

Eutropius writes that Constantine, being created emperor in Britain, succeeded his father in the sovereignty.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

Doctor Johnson describes Polonius as "a man bred in courts, exercised in business, stored with observation, confident in his knowledge, proud of his eloquence, and declining into dotage.
— from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare

Our gentry in England live most part in the country (except it be some few castles) building still in bottoms (saith [3154] Jovius) or near woods, corona arborum virentium ; you shall know a village by a tuft of trees at or about it, to avoid those strong winds wherewith the island is infested, and cold winter blasts.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Such a moment is critical, and calls for instant action; but the men are rare who in an unforeseen emergency can see, and at once take the right course, especially if, being subordinates, they incur responsibility.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

"Certainly not,—if you think the money will serve the Lord best in that way, and if your love to Him can express itself best so."
— from Pine Needles by Susan Warner

When the war was over, the South was like a crushed egg, impoverished by slavery.
— from The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict by Newell Dwight Hillis

There is nothing, I think, in the interior of this church that merits particular notice and commendation, except it be some beautifully- stained glass windows; with the arms, however, of certain noble families, and the regal arms (as at Bayeux) obliterated.
— from A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One by Thomas Frognall Dibdin

Still, I cannot conceive how I can engage in business, share the practices, and indulge myself with the food and garmenture ( sic ) of our home and city.
— from Life of Father Hecker by Walter Elliott

2. 4 Perhaps we should read ‘stiff in stowre,’ a constant expression in ballads, ‘sturdy in fight.’
— from Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick

Although of very great importance, this question does not appear to have received very general consideration, as the available number of careful experiments is but small.
— from Natural & Artificial Sewage Treatment by Alfred Stowell Jones

I blame not the youth, nor call him a cat either; I but said that Grimalkin is as honest as he."
— from The Castle of Ehrenstein Its Lords Spiritual and Temporal; Its Inhabitants Earthly and Unearthly by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

In 1761 it was decided to enforce the so-called Navigation Acts, forbidding the colonies to have any foreign commerce except in British ships.
— from The Story of American History for Elementary Schools by Albert F. (Albert Franklin) Blaisdell

On the other, I judged him to be a man who wanted to be strictly honest and conscientious, a man who would not give up one iota of his convictions, even if by so doing he could gain the things he desired.
— from The Passion for Life by Joseph Hocking