"But can't the lady tell him I don't know Dutch?" exclaimed X. almost desperately—but too late, for by this time his friend was again deeply engaged in conversation with his hostess, and there was nothing to be done but once more give his assumed attention to his host.
— from From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India by Arthur Louis Keyser

The special relation between Israel and Jehovah was established on the basis of the decalogue (Ex. xx.), and with this Moses begins, reminding the people of their promise to obey any further commands Jehovah might give (v.).
— from Introduction to the Old Testament by John Edgar McFadyen

A Discouraged Torch Bearer XVII Ruth Delivers Her Ultimatum XVIII A Disgruntled Explorer XIX A Pair of Innocent Mischief-Makers XX Caught in the Dark XXI A Night of Suspense XXII “ United We Flourish” The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights CHAPTER I THE TORCH BEARER’S DESIRE
— from The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights by Margaret Love Sanderson

Nor less upon the earth my care Æneas did embrace; Xanthus and Simoïs witness it!—When, following up the chace, The all-unheartened host of Troy 'gainst Troy Achilles bore, And many a thousand gave to death; choked did the rivers roar
— from The Æneids of Virgil, Done into English Verse by Virgil

Movements of British Battleships Veiled in Secrecy—German Dreadnoughts in North Sea and Baltic Ports—Activity of Smaller Craft—English Keep Trade Routes Open—Several Minor Battles at Sea XVI SUBMARINES AND MINES Battleships in Constant Danger from Submerged Craft—Opinions of Admiral Sir Percy Scott—Construction of Modern Torpedoes—How Mines Are Laid and Exploded on Contact XVII AERO-MILITARY OPERATIONS Aerial Attacks on Cities—Some of the Achievements of the Airmen in the Great War—Deeds of Heroism and Daring—Zeppelins in Action—Their Construction and Operation XVIII BATTLE OF THE AISNE Most Prolonged Encounter in History Between Gigantic Forces—A Far-Flung Battle Line—Germans Face French and British in the Aisne Valley and Fight for Weeks—Armies Deadlocked After a Desperate and Bloody Struggle XIX FALL OF ANTWERP Great Seaport of Belgium Besieged by a Large German Force—Forts Battered by Heavy Siege Guns—Final Surrender of the City—Belgian and British Defenders Escape—Exodus of Inhabitants—Germans Reach the Sea XX THE WOUNDED AND PRISONERS Typical Precautions Used by the German Army—The Soldier's First-Aid Outfit—System in Hospital Arrangements—How Prisoners of War Are Treated—Regulations Are Humane and Fair to All Concerned CHAPTER PAGE XXI HORRORS OF THE WAR Plan to Send Santa Claus Gifts From America to War-Stricken Children of Europe—A Widespread Response—-Movement Endorsed by Press, Pulpit and Leading Citizens—Approved by Governments of Contending Nations XXII LATER EVENTS OF THE WAR Results of the Battle of the Rivers—Fierce Fighting in Northern France—Developments on the Eastern Battle Front—The Campaign in the Pacific—Naval Activities of the Powers XXIII SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA Torpedoed by a Submarine—Crisis in German-American Relations—The Diplomatic Exchanges XXIV A SUMMER OF SLAUGHTER Submarine Activities—Horrors in Serbia—Bloody Battles East and West—Italy Declares War and Invades Austria—Russians Pushed Back in Galicia XXV SECOND WINTER OF THE WAR XXVI CLIMAX OF THE WAR XXVII WORLD'S GREATEST SEA FIGHT XXVIII BATTLES EAST AND WEST XXIX CONTINUATION OF WAR IN 1917 XXX GENERAL PERSHING'S OWN STOBY XXXI WHEN THE DAYS OF
— from America's War for Humanity by Thomas Herbert Russell

Hence if the salts MX and NY be taken in equivalent quantities ( m = 1 and n = 1) and the salts MY and NX are [440] not added to the mixture but proceed from it, then if k represent the coefficient of the rate of the action of MX on NY and if k ′ represent the same coefficient for the pair MY and NX, then we shall have at the moment when the decomposition equals x a measure of action for the first pair: k (1 - x )(1 - x ) and for the second pair k′xx , and a state of equilibrium or limit will be reached
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev

hidas et dimidiam et x. acras.
— from Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries by John Horace Round

91 This figure is arrived at by adding to the 'hida et dimidia et xx. acræ' of Domesday, and the Inq.
— from Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries by John Horace Round

Plateau Journey, 368 seq. snow-blindness, 391 symptoms of scurvy, 393 illness, 399 sent home, 423 returns on Terra Nova, 565 Evans, Seaman Edgar, on Discovery Expedition, xxxix as Neptune, 10 trip to Western Mountains, 306 seq.
— from The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

There is, however, a compensating balance in every adjustment of the scales of life: along with the minor virtues which are so much out of fashion, such as modesty, decency, good breeding, etc., follows the expulsion of a great many minor vices, such as affectation, disingenuousness, exclusiveness, [xiii] and worldly wisdom.
— from The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth