Monkeys .—The various species and genera of monkeys express their feelings in many different ways; and this fact is interesting, as in some degree bearing on the question, whether the so-called races of man should be ranked as distinct species or varieties; for, as we shall see in the following chapters, the different races of man express their emotions and sensations with remarkable uniformity throughout the world.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin
When the devout religion of mine eye Maintains such falsehood, then turn tears to fire; And these who, often drown’d, could never die, Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars.
— from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
When the devout religion of mine eye Maintains such falsehood, then turn tears to fires; And these, who, often drown'd, could never die, Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars!
— from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Martha Mariah (Mrs. Dr. Rhoton), of Morristown, East Tennessee; William Pinkney Jack, of Russelville, Ala.; John F. Jack, of West Point Mississippi, both worthy and eminent lawyers in their respective locations; and Sarah Anne (Mrs. Dr. Carriger), of Morristown, Tenn.
— from Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published by C. L. Hunter
When the devout religion of mine eye Maintains such falsehood then turn tears to fires; And these, who often drown'd could never die, Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars!
— from Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
I have the letting in my hands of as many houses as most people, and you can take it from me, sir, as the direct result of my experience, that over here they won't have it—won't have it at any price, sir.
— from The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
There were Dorians in Krête in the time of the Odyssey: Homer mentions different languages and different races of men, Eteokrêtes, Kydônes, Dorians, Achæans, and Pelasgians, as all coexisting in the island, which he describes to be populous, and to contain ninety cities.
— from History of Greece, Volume 02 (of 12) by George Grote
The judgments of God have two different results on men, either, on the one hand, to subdue the heart and lead to repentance, or to harden the heart and lead to greater deeds of cruelty and oppression.
— from A Book of Gems, or, Choice selections from the writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Robinson, of Manchester, England, in a paper on the natural history of menstruation, has stated the age at which it occurred in 450 cases.
— from Mother, Nurse and Infant A Manual Especially Adapted for the Guidance of Mothers and Monthly Nurses, Comprising Full Instruction in Regard To Pregnancy, Preparation for Child-birth, and the Care of Mother and Child, and Designed to Impart so Much Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and the Proper Use of Medicines as Will Serve Intelligently to Direct the Wife, Mother and Nurse in All Emergencies. by S. P. Sackett
At the decreased rate of money even, we had above £450 English in the house last night; and the New York hall holds 500 people more.
— from The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster
One of the objections which may be raised to the theory of the medial man is that there cannot be any one perfect, human model because of the diverse races of mankind, each with its own established biological characteristics.
— from Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori
It may be well to add emphasis here to the position of woman in the native Christian community as a direct result of mission endeavour in that land.
— from India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by John P. (John Peter) Jones
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