The conception of the understanding contains pure synthetical unity of the manifold in general.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

He told me, too, as an instance of the thrift used in the King’s business, that the tools and the interest of the money-using to the King for the money he borrowed while the new invention of the mill money was perfected, cost him L35,000, and in mirthe tells me that the new fashion money is good for nothing but to help the Prince if he can secretly get copper plates shut up in silver it shall never be discovered, at least not in his age.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

"But I can, perhaps, standing up."
— from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

SYN: Colorless, pure, snowy, unblemished, unspotted, stainless, innocent, clear.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

She got away as soon as she could from a room in which her conduct produced such unpleasant reflections, and found her way with all speed to the breakfast-parlour, as it had been pointed out to her by Miss Tilney the evening before.
— from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

At whose appearance before the court Pantagruel said unto them, Are you they that have this great difference betwixt you?
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

When later, against my advice, the movement materialized, of my own accord I offered not alone my good offices, but my very life, and even my name, to be used in whatever way might seem best, toward stifling the rebellion; for, convinced of the ills which it would bring, I considered myself fortunate, if, at any sacrifice, I could prevent such useless misfortunes.
— from The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal

Thus I shuddered at self-murder as the most decided of atrocities while the tabby cat purred strenuously upon the rug, and the very water dog wheezed assiduously under the table, each taking to itself much merit for the strength of its lungs, and all obviously done in derision of my own pulmonary incapacity.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Now it may be remarked that such an offhand statement on such a crucial point shows undoubtedly that the authors were insufficiently informed themselves on this point, and that, therefore, we must accept this statement with the utmost caution.
— from The Family among the Australian Aborigines, a Sociological Study by Bronislaw Malinowski

By the tenth article of the treaty of Ghent it was expressly declared that-- Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

Arabes ) has [Arabic] [ naqqarè ] "petit tambour ou timbale, bassin de cuivre ou de terre recouvert d'une peau tendue," and "grosses timbales en cuivre portées sur un chameau ou un mulet.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

[20] Rise white in air, and glitter o'er the coast; Pale suns, unfelt, at distance roll away, 55
— from The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 Poetry - Volume 1 by Alexander Pope

She was doing it so well on this occasion that Jean, who seldom cried and whose puffed, scarlet eyelids contrasted oddly and rather pathetically with her colorless cheeks, presently sat up to remonstrate.
— from Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin

The design, however, deserves attention for its historical, perhaps, even more than its artistic claims; for it was this class of façade that Palladio and the architects of the cinque-cento period seized upon, and, applying pilasters and pediments of classical type, converted it into the fashionable churches which are to be found in every part of Europe.
— from A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd ed. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by James Fergusson

Paaker, the chief pioneer, stood up in it, driving his handsome and fiery Syrian horses.
— from Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Complete by Georg Ebers