Oh, there must indeed be a mysterious, unfathomable meaning in the decrees of Providence which is beyond the comprehension of man; for no one on earth less deserved or needed "the uses of adversity" than Dumb Kate.
— from Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman

I so threw myself into every little detail of news, and took so much interest in every report and rumour, that I believe I became a regular gossip!
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The early aisle vaults in England are generally similar to those at Beauvais, with even less doming or none at all.
— from Mediaeval Church Vaulting by Clarence Ward

The following were appointed to fill vacancies in Standing Committees:— State of the Order—Ben C. Nunn, of No. 14; Edw. L. David, of No. 5. 86 Great Keeper of Wampum John D. Walker made his report showing balance in wampum belt of $2,537.37.
— from Redmanship in Kentucky for Fifty Great Suns by Frank L. Smith

A13-391 He is said to have had his name written in Russian on one of his jackets; A13-392 to have played records of Russian songs “so loud that one could hear them outside the barracks”; A13-393 frequently to have made remarks in Russian A13-394 or used expressions like “da” or “nyet,” A13-395 or addressed others (and been addressed) as “Comrade”; A13-396 to have come over and said jokingly, “You called?” when one of the marines played a particular record of Russian music.
— from Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by United States. Warren Commission

Mexico City ; residence of Huerta, the most eminent living disciple of Nietzsche.
— from Post-Impressions: An Irresponsible Chronicle by Simeon Strunsky

"Why, he even left dear, old New York and came to Chicago for my sake, dear.
— from Jane Cable by George Barr McCutcheon

We contend that every letter, document, or newspaper, 291 no matter by whom mailed, or how high the functionary, should be prepaid; for men in authority are the servants of the people, and have no more claim upon the public treasury than has the lowest worker in any of the departments.
— from Foot-prints of a letter carrier; or, a history of the world's correspondece by James Rees