The "History" is a curious medley of pagan and Christian legends, of chronicle, comment, and pure invention,--all recorded in minute detail and with a gravity which makes it clear that Geoffrey had no conscience, or else was a great joker.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

The indescribable interest with which I strained my eyes, as the first patches of American soil peeped like molehills from the green sea, and followed them, as they swelled, by slow and almost imperceptible degrees, into a continuous line of coast, can hardly be exaggerated.
— from American Notes by Charles Dickens

dríl 2 n a coarse linen or cotton cloth with a diagonal weave, used for work clothes, etc. dripwud n driftwood used for ornamental purposes.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Two verbs in -āre and some in -ēre have a perfect stem consisting of a root which ends in -v- and has a long vowel: iuvō , help , iuvāre , iūvī , lavō , wash , lavāre or lavere , lāvī ; caveō , look out , cavēre , cāvī ; see 996 .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

The following verbs in -ēre have a perfect stem consisting of a root which ends in -v- and has a long vowel ( 864 ), and the perfect participle, when used, in -tus : caveō , look out cavēre cāvī cautus faveō , am friendly favēre fāvī —— foveō , warm , cherish fovēre fōvī fōtus moveō , move movēre mōvī mōtus For short forms in the perfect system, particularly in compounds, see 891 .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

carta , f. , letter; —— de recomendación , a letter recommending the bearer; —— de presentación , letter of introduction; —— de crédito , letter of credit; chart; —— de naturaleza , naturalization papers.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Cod liver oil and cod liver oil cordials, comparative nutrient value of 442 Cod-Liver Oil, Budwell’s Emulsion of, Nos. 1 and 2 (Budwell Pharmacal Co.), The Journal, Feb. 20, 1915, p.
— from The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 by Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association)

“It was so absurd that I laughed till I cried; and it makes no difference whether you cry laughing or cry crying; it is equally bad when your glasses come off.
— from Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

A complete list of corrections can be found at the end of this e-text .
— from The Yellow House; Master of Men by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

But such a study for the complete list of countries considered was not thought advisable, because of the difficulties caused by variations in classification of causes of death in the earlier years.
— from The Case for Birth Control: A Supplementary Brief and Statement of Facts by Margaret Sanger

Once famous, you never can laugh or can cry in solitude ever again.
— from Othmar by Ouida

—I am desirous of procuring a complete list of charities confined to, or primarily intended for, the benefit of clergymen, their wives and families.
— from Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Agriculture - products: wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat, dairy products Industries: food processing, textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower Industrial production growth rate: 3.1% (2004 est.)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

It is also well known from practical life that some men can easily go on dictating to a stenographer while they are affixing their signature to several hundred circular letters, or can continue their fluent lecture while they are performing experimental demonstrations.
— from Psychology and Industrial Efficiency by Hugo Münsterberg

On the borders of Clear Lake were the Lopillamillos , the Mipacmas , and Tyugas ; the Yolos , or Yolays, that is to say, 'region thick with rushes,' of which the present name of the county of Yolo is a corruption, lived on Cache Creek; the Colusas occupied the west bank of the Sacramento; in the Valley of the Moon, as the Sonomas called their country, besides themselves there were the Guillicas , the Kanimares , the Simbalakees , 363 the Petalumas , and the Wapos ; the Yachichumnes inhabited the country between Stockton and Mount Diablo.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

When this has been done, the parcel is spread to dry, on a clean coarse linen or cotton cloth.
— from The Rural Magazine, and Literary Evening Fire-Side, Vol. 1 No. 08 (1820) by Various