See how the present time, which alone we found could be called long, is abridged to the length scarce of one day.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

Those who cannot sleep at night, can log in any time to "talk" with others.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

The civil law is attributed to the experience of Servius: he balanced the rights and fortunes of the seven classes of citizens; and guarded, by fifty new regulations, the observance of contracts and the punishment of crimes.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Cut lining to back of pocket, and at back end, cut lining in a trifle to allow working, and for turning in around the pocket, and fell lining in all around the pocket mouth, and proceed to fell the lining, doing the same with the left side.
— from The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Business by Vanness Copeland

Conjugial love is according to the state of the church, because it is according to the state of wisdom with man, n. 130.
— from The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love To Which is Added The Pleasures of Insanity Pertaining To Scortatory Love by Emanuel Swedenborg

Eighthly, because the contemplative life is according to that which is most proper to man, namely his intellect; whereas in the works of the active life the lower powers also, which are common to us and brutes, have their part; wherefore (Ps. 35:7) after the words, "Men and beasts Thou wilt preserve, O Lord," that which is special to man is added (Ps. 35:10): "In Thy light we shall see light."
— from Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

" "We can leave it at that then, till we've had something to eat and drink," answered the inspector, and proceeding to the nearest point of the highroad, where a car already waited for them, they made a meal.
— from The Red Redmaynes by Eden Phillpotts

The utmost that children in such circumstances can learn, is all the technical part of the art which the master can teach.
— from Practical Education, Volume II by Richard Lovell Edgeworth

The crucial point was the first amendment, which would restore the Missouri Compromise line "in all the territory of the United States now held, or hereafter acquired."
— from Stephen A. Douglas: A Study in American Politics by Allen Johnson

The light and heat of the sun cause the earth to be fruitful, and create life in all things that grow; and the Holy Spirit quickens the souls of men.
— from Paris Talks by `Abdu'l-Bahá

The Caucasus lived independently, and told the Government only as much as it considered necessary; and the reports were coloured in accordance with local interests.
— from The Russian Turmoil; Memoirs: Military, Social, and Political by Anton Ivanovich Denikin