He called on us next day; the day after that we left Venice, after a pleasant sojourn Of 3 or 4 weeks.
— from Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) by Mark Twain

It does not determine what protection we should assure ourselves in a country whose government is corrupt or unstable, nor does it consider the contingency of a weak nation, granting under duress more favourable conditions to some other foreign nation than to us.
— from American World Policies by Walter E. (Walter Edward) Weyl

I shall only answer for this, that having examined the Lake Gooderoo, those of Court Ohha, and Tzana, the only lakes near the sources of the Nile, I never yet saw one serpent there, whether crowned or uncrowned, nor did I ever hear of any, and therefore believe this account as fabulous as that of the Acontia and other animals he speaks of in this whole chapter 86 .
— from Select Specimens of Natural History Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Volume 5. by James Bruce

Under the impetus of Joan and others like her, Bridge quickly gave way to bandage-making, the click of unaccustomed needles drowned the chatter of clubrooms and tea-table, and the Jabberwocks in a body abandoned the pursuit of culture for a course in hospital assistance.
— from Why Joan? by Eleanor Mercein Kelly

They passed an old tumbledown log cabin, once used, no doubt, by prospectors and hunters.
— from The Border Legion by Zane Grey

However, he, at times, appears to wander in his mind; and, except in a case of urgent necessity, do not trust him; and, if you have occasion to do so, appeal to his generosity and honour, and he is more likely to serve you.”
— from The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston

In some cases of unilateral navicular disease there is a marked contrast in size between the sound and unsound foot.
— from Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

Supreme can be attributed contingence only under new definition, vi. 8.9 (39- 787 ).
— from Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods by Plotinus