The death-blow to this domination was given by the entrance of the Dutch into the Indies, and it is not a mere coincidence that we find the doctrine of closed sea itself scientifically assailed, a few years later, by the great Dutch jurist, Grotius, the founder of the system of international law in his work, De Libero Mare .
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

The death of Captain Sankey in saving a child's life had rendered his widow an object of general sympathy, and people felt that not only was this marriage within eighteen months of Captain Sankey's death almost indecent, but that it was somehow a personal wrong to them, and that they had been defrauded in their sympathy.
— from Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

By dint of careful searching, I succeeded some time ago in finding that woman, who is now very old."
— from Sans-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Paul de Kock

But the moment the thing is decided, of course, she is silent for ever; for nothing can be more a matter of honorable confidence than an avowal of honorable love.
— from The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various

"Such bustle and excitement," wrote the Queen, and then she describes an evening party with a "very gay and pretty dance" on the 18th, when Ernest, Duke of Coburg, said, "It seemed like a dream to him to see Vicky dance as a bride, just as I did eighteen years ago, and I am still (so he said) looking very young.
— from Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Sarah Tytler

(R. S., 4405.) {154} The requirements for a license have been greatly modified, and the following circular letter sets forth the minimum technical knowledge necessary to pass the examiners: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Steamboat Inspection Service washington June 13, 1917.
— from The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities by Felix Riesenberg

Climate also receives some difference from the nature of the soil, and some from the degree of cultivation; sand is susceptible of greater heat than clay, and an uncultivated region shaded with forests and covered with undrained marshes, is more frigid in northern and more temperate in southern latitudes, than a country laid open to the direct and constant action of the sun.
— from Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

WARNER’S MUSICAL CLOCK BELLS, Tuned either to the Diatonic or Chromatic Scales, in Sets.
— from First Steps to Bell Ringing Being an Introduction to the Healthful and Pleasant Exercise of Bell Ringing in Rounds and Changes upon Church Bells by Samuel B. Goslin

If the literal truth of this contention—the logical soundness of this conclusion—be admitted, it seems absurd to speak of the biological value of consciousness in behaviour or to discuss the importance of the rôle that is played by the development of conscious situations in securing the biological end of racial preservation.
— from Animal Behaviour by C. Lloyd (Conwy Lloyd) Morgan

As the walls of these rooms are never very thick, and often are mere partitions running only two-thirds of the way to the ceiling, the discord of conflicting songs is sometimes appalling.
— from Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page