'The Vendée,' he said, 'spurred on by the dissident clergy, has risen in several places, and patriots have been massacred.
— from The Sword of Honor; or, The Foundation of the French Republic A Tale of The French Revolution by Eugène Sue

If he or Mr. Bertrand could have rendered it so portable, I should have been one of those who would have been greatly obliged to them.
— from Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Thomas Jefferson

The experience of many centuries has rendered it sufficiently plain, that while there is drink, there will be drunkards till the race be purged of them.
— from Parenthood and Race Culture: An Outline of Eugenics by C. W. (Caleb Williams) Saleeby

Our country has regained its special place of leadership in the worldwide struggle for human rights.
— from State of the Union Addresses by Jimmy Carter

These crosses have resulted in such phenomenal fruit as the Underwood plum, a cross made between species.
— from Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Carl Weschcke

Lucy was so much interested herself that she did not see how still her elder brother sat behind his paper, or how uneasy Bertram {137} was, cutting his roll into small pieces on his plate.
— from Two Strangers by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant