The lilliputian forests from which the royal navy was constructed contained even large trees in comparison with the dwarf oaks of Mexico, [27] or with the allied, even smaller
— from Mythical Monsters by Charles Gould

[229] outlaws, whose common exile links them in common defence, that she is to seek support; but in the circle of her own home, in the centre where God and nature have placed her, she is to take the helm and gracefully mount the throne.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 17, April, 1873 to September, 1873 A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various

The trade of the country, except local traffic, is carried on by water.
— from The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries by Stephen Salisbury

Now, if there is any other contract existing like this, I cannot see it.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16) by United States. Congress