L. S. is the Commencement of a Bluff which is about 4 miles extending on the river, of yellow and brown Clay in Some parts in it near the river a Soft Sand Stone is inbeded on the top (which is from 20 to 150 feet above the water, & rises back) is Covered with timber, a fiew red Ceider is on this Bluff, the wind Comes round to the S. E. a Prarie Wolf Come near the bank and Barked at us this evening, we made an attempt but could not git him, this Animale Barkes like a large feste Dog.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Whatsoever brings about the preservation of the proportion of motion and rest, which the parts of the human body mutually possess, is good; contrariwise, whatsoever causes a change in such proportion is bad.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

A marriage should be royal and chimerical; it should promenade its ceremony from the cathedral of Rheims to the pagoda of Chanteloup.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Thanks be to God, the plague is, as I hear, encreased but two this week; but in the country in several places it rages mightily, and particularly in Colchester, where it hath long been, and is believed will quite depopulate the place.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

In this treatise, the "historical sense," of which this century is so proud, is for the first time recognised as sickness, as a typical symptom of decay.
— from Ecce Homo Complete Works, Volume Seventeen by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

For myself, I am certain I shall prefer it.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

—Take four ounces of butter, fresh from the churn, cut it small, put it into a jar, cover it with good rose-water, and let it remain for four or five days; then drain it well, and put it into a small and very clean saucepan, with one ounce of spermaceti, and one of yellow beeswax sliced thin, a quarter of an ounce of bruised alkanet root, two drachms of gum benzoin, and one of storax, beaten to powder, half an ounce of loaf sugar, and the strained juice of a [319] moderate sized lemon.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

1683—Coffee is sold publicly in New York.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

‘Since you decline to rest satisfied with what has been given you, and quietly to await the decision of your case in St. Petersburg, I must find you a lodging.
— from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

Actinomycosis in cattle is specially prevalent in river valleys, marshes, and on land reclaimed from the sea.
— from Bacteria Especially as they are related to the economy of nature, to industrial processes, and to the public health by Newman, George, Sir

The title is perhaps taken from the story, which in this chapter is so prominently in the writer's mind, where the same title is given to Potiphar (Gen. xxxvii.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar

BOILED CELERY Sedano per Contorno Cook the outside stalks of celery, cut into small pieces, in boiling salted water for 5 minutes.
— from Practical Italian Recipes for American Kitchens Sold to aid the Families of Italian Soldiers by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti

“Why, St. Kitts over there isn’t anything compared to Dominica or Martinique and as for Statia--well of course it looks high and it’s striking because it’s small and the cone is so perfect in shape, but it’s no bigger than little St. John and it would be only a hill on Guadeloupe or Dominica.”
— from The Radio Detectives in the Jungle by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill

1 (1998) Televisions: 450,000 (1997) Internet country code: .cm Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000) Internet users: 20,000 (2000) Cameroon Transportation Railways: total: 1,104 km narrow gauge: 1,104 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Welsh Rare-bit—No. 1. 1 pound of fresh cheese, cut in small pieces; in chafing-dish add 1 cup of milk (or cup of Bass' ale), 4 teaspoonfuls butter, 4 small teaspoons of mustard, 2 of salt and a little pepper.
— from The Cookery Blue Book by First Unitarian Society of San Francisco. Society for Christian Work