Then Evadne took her arm, and the two sauntered over to Mrs. Beale—an important person, who always adopted the last charitable opinion she heard expressed positively, and acted upon it.
— from The Heavenly Twins by Sarah Grand

"Very funny, ha-ha," Jason grumbled, then moved closer for a better look at the man who had a fine case of strabismus, his eyes pointing in independent directions.
— from The Ethical Engineer by Harry Harrison

Thus, one doctor, who expressed surprise that any doubt could be thrown on the point, wrote, after quoting cases of spoiled hams, etc., presumed to be due to this cause, which had come under his own personal observation: 'For two thousand years the Italians have had this idea of menstruating women.
— from Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Chapman Cohen

Their bodies are not capable of being wetted, a covering of short hairs effectually preventing the water from coming into actual contact with the body.
— from The Sea Shore by William S. Furneaux

Condilac's Course of Study has excellent parts.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 6 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

When circumstances of climate or situation have effected peculiar appearances in a nation or tribe, the results will long survive the causes when people are removed to widely-different latitudes: a dark color is not easily effaced, even under the influence of moderate temperature and heightened civilization.
— from The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 1 by George Warburton

And there are women who look upon jealousy as synonymous with impotence, so that the betrayed husband can only shut his eyes, powerless in the face of such accusations.
— from The Confession of a Fool by August Strindberg

The citizen of Sarawak has every privilege enjoyed by the citizen of England, and far more personal freedom than is known in a thickly populated country.
— from A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908 by C. A. Bampfylde

She seated herself in the fore-part of the boat, with her back half turned towards him, so that he could only see her en profil .
— from Four Phases of Love by Paul Heyse