A memory is "precise" when the occurrences that would verify it are narrowly circumscribed: for instance, "I met Jones" is precise as compared to "I met a man."
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell

Of these the Tauroi have the following customs:—they sacrifice to the "Maiden" both ship-wrecked persons and also those Hellenes whom they can capture by putting out to sea against them; 103 and their manner of sacrifice is this:—when they have made the first offering from the victim they strike his head with a club: and some say that they push the body down from the top of the cliff (for it is upon a cliff that the temple is placed) and set the head up on a stake; but others, while agreeing as to the heads, say nevertheless that the body is not pushed down from the top of the cliff, but buried in the earth.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

But the Judge said: “Hurry up, my dear Count, for it is already late!”
— from Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Adam Mickiewicz

That may be a true appellation, in view of the comfortable feeling which those years bring; but for all that the years of youth, when our consciousness is lively and open to every sort of impression, have this privilege—that then the seeds are sown and the buds come forth; it is the springtime of the mind.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims by Arthur Schopenhauer

Irregular Verbs sum ab´sum dô esse abes´se dare fuî â´fuî dedî be be away give Conjugation II contineô doceô egeô faveô iubeô noceô persuâdeô respondeô sedeô studeô continêre docêre egêre favêre iubêre nocêre persuâdêre respondêre sedêre studêre continuî docuî eguî fâvî iussî nocuî persuâsî respondî sêdî studuî hold in, keep teach need favor order injure persuade reply sit be eager Conjugation III agô crêdô fugiô iaciô interficiô rapiô resis´tô agere crêdere fugere iacere interficere rapere resis´tere êgî crêdidî fûgî iêcî interfêcî rapuî re´stitî drive believe flee hurl kill seize resist Conjugation IV repe´riô reperî´re rep´perî find 2.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

The juice of the herb and root, or the decoction thereof, taken with some Venice treacle, and the person laid to sweat, expels any venom or poison, or the plague, fever, or other contagious diseases, as pox, measles, &c. for it is an ingredient in all antidotes or counter poisons.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

He could feel it in the air around Lucetta, see it in the turn of her pen.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

Simply because that physiognomy is new and strange, we can find in it no resemblance to what we are accustomed to call talent.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

When Mr. Bernard Shaw wrote a brilliant defence of the British case for intervention in the war, his mild denigration of some of the defects of the English nation, a few trivial inaccuracies, and his perverse bellicosity of style made him the object of the attentions of a horde of panic-stricken heresy-hunters.
— from G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study by Julius West

The Constitution found it in the Union; it recognized it, and gave it solemn guaranties.
— from The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Edwin Percy Whipple

Nationality: noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss Ethnic groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6% Religions: Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990) Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9% Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA% @Switzerland:Government Country name: conventional long form: Swiss Confederation conventional short form: Switzerland local long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German), Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) local short form: Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian) Data code: SZ Government type: federal republic Capital: Bern Administrative divisions: 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kanton in German); Aargau, Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Inner-Rhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich Independence: 1 August 1291 National holiday: Anniversary of the Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291) Constitution: 29 May 1874 Legal system: civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees of general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Adolf OGI (since 1 January 2000); Vice President Moritz LEUENBERGER (since 1 January 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Adolf OGI (since 1 January 2000); Vice President Moritz LEUENBERGER (since 1 January 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) elected by the Federal Assembly from among its own members for a four-year term elections: president and vice president elected by the Federal Assembly from among the members of the Federal Council for one-year terms that run concurrently; election last held NA December 1999 (next to be held NA December 2000) election results: Adolf OGI elected president; percent of Federal Assembly vote - Adolf OGI 71.8%; Moritz LEUENBERGER elected vice president; percent of legislative vote - NA Legislative branch: bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (in German), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (in Italian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German), Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian) (46 seats - members serve four-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats - members are elected by popular vote on a basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections:
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Instead, therefore, of seeking the source of myths in language, the second class find it in the “condition of thought through which all races have passed.”
— from 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described Adapted to Private Schools, High Schools and Academies by Edward Sylvester Ellis

You see, Clare, how well the difference between Horatio and myself in regard to diet illustrates Spencer's definition of evolution as a continuous change from indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to definite, coherent heterogeneity through successive differentiations and integrations.
— from Perkins, the Fakeer: A Travesty on Reincarnation His wonderful workings in the cases of "When Reginald was Caroline", "How Chopin came to Remsen", and "Clarissa's troublesome baby" by Edward S. (Edward Sims) Van Zile

Instances of misconduct are rare, and when reproof is called for, it is administered by an appeal to the better feelings in preference to angry demonstration.
— from Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 by Various

Cowdin found it impossible not to rest his gaze on the spot indicated by Croly's forefinger.
— from The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, and other humorous tales by Richard Edward Connell

"I've counted it often enough; but I can fetch it, if you won't believe me."
— from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot