Since the date of the above note, the spirit and policy of the ascendant class have been just that which a philanthropist would have deprecated, and a cynic predicted.
— from An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by John Foster

Not much reliance can be placed on celestial observations, within less than ten or twelve degrees of the horizon, on account of irregular variations in the density of the air near the surface of the earth, which are sometimes the cause of very singular phenomena.
— from On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences by Mary Somerville

Next is taken ten and one-half degrees from the brass degree-scale, and from the point d on the arc n the space named is laid off, and thus is established the point v ; and from g as a center is swept the arc v' v' through the point v .
— from Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

The comparative dryness of the atmosphere neutralizes the severest effect of excessive cold.
— from Found at Last: the Veritable Garden of Eden Or a place that answers the Bible description of the notable spot better than anything yet discovered by D. O. (David Oyer) Van Slyke

So, after spending half an hour in surveying the magnificent prospect which opened every where around them over the surrounding country, and in scrutinizing the details of the architecture near, the sculptures, the masonry, the painted windows, the massive piers, and the buttresses hanging by magic, as it were, in the air, and all the other wonders of the maze of architectural constructions which surrounded them, the party began their descent.
— from Rollo on the Rhine by Jacob Abbott

They came, not to deprecate the displeasure of the Assembly, not to submit themselves to its mercy,—they came to triumph; and brought the speechless and trembling Pétion in their train, as their captive, rather than their mayor.
— from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I. by Walter Scott

As he lowered the glasses Anstice gave a short description of the advancing native to Sir Richard, adding: "He seems to be in something of a hurry—he's covering the ground in a most energetic fashion—and he really does appear to be making straight for us!"
— from Afterwards by Kathlyn Rhodes