This little piece of bravado passed unnoticed; no one even cuffed his ears; but in later life he was a little puzzled to decide which symbol was the more correct.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

The discrepancy from both figures is enormous, but is least large from the midway figure or arithmetical mean of the two extreme intensities.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

Ten distinct varieties of Sokratic philosophers are enumerated; but I lay little stress on the exact number.
— from History of Greece, Volume 08 (of 12) by George Grote

Again: late, later, latest , is commonly contrasted in both senses, with early, earlier, earliest ; but if lately, latelier, lateliest , were adopted in the adverbial contrast, early and late, earlier and later, earliest and latest , might be contrasted as adjectives only.
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

exclaimed Bob; “in legal language, or as the police would say, he’d be better satisfied to catch him with the goods, trying to set a fire, for instance.
— from The Saddle Boys at Circle Ranch; Or, In at the Grand Round-Up by Carson, James, Captain

Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens."
— from The Story of Hiawatha, Adapted from Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"I am inclined to think," Professor Morgan continues, "that an overstatement to the effect that each factor may affect the entire body, is less likely to do harm than to state that each factor affects only a particular character.
— from Applied Eugenics by Roswell H. (Roswell Hill) Johnson

To Dr. Beattie I wrote, 'The chief intention of this letter is to inform you, that I now seriously believe Mr. Samuel Johnson will visit Scotland this year: but I wish that every power of attraction may be employed to secure our having so valuable an acquisition, and therefore I hope you will without delay write to me what I know you think, that I may read it to the mighty sage, with proper emphasis, before I leave London, which I must do soon.
— from Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by James Boswell