this countenance, on which I now gaze—will, in a moment, be gone from my eyes, and not all the efforts of fancy will be able to recall it with exactness.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

I have said, on a former occasion, that this House had no power itself; its committee cannot have the power of sending for persons, papers, and records; it is nowhere directly given; it cannot be derived incidentally, in a case, the cognizance of which is not given to us
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 3 (of 16) by United States. Congress

The empirical relation seems to hold for dilute solutions, the total electrolyte concentration of which is not greater than 0.2 to 0.3 gram-equivalent per liter, and, roughly, for concentrations not greater than 0.5 gram-equivalent per liter.
— from The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. With Special Consideration of the Application of the Laws of Equilibrium and of the Modern Theories of Solution. by Julius Stieglitz

“A cup of wine is no great matter.
— from By order of the company by Mary Johnston

In 1484 he sent out a ship under Diogo Cam, which reached the mouth of the Congo, and in the following year the same officer made a greater advance than any previous explorer could boast of, for he pushed on southward as far as Cape Cross, latitude 22°, on the coast of what is now German South-West Africa, {17} where the marble pillar which he set up to mark the extent of his voyage remained standing more than four hundred years.
— from Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical Sketches by George McCall Theal

This Gentleman, under the Notion of a Customer, has made you many Visits: And has been pleas'd (I know not for what reason) to make me his Confident; of which I need give you no further Instant, then that he has acquainted me that but a few Days past he gave you fifty Guineas, for which by way of Gratitude, he was admitted to enjoy your last Favours :— Here the Young Lady interrupted her, all Blushing and Confus'd ; Madam, you've fully satisfy'd me, said she , that that false man has let you know my Weakness, and most ungratefully expos'd my Honour, and betray'd me to the world.—
— from The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life Discovering the Various and Subtle Intrigues of Lewd Women by Anonymous

Off the north coast of what is now German New Guinea they noted a volcanic island with an active volcano, round which there were clouds of smoke.
— from Pioneers in Australasia by Harry Johnston