In past ages, indeed, this was actually done: in primitive conditions of society, and even now among certain savage peoples, the sick man is treated as a criminal and as a danger to the community, and it is believed that he is the resting-place of certain demoniacal beings who have entered into his body as the result of some offence he has committed—those ages and peoples hold that the sick are the guilty!
— from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

In this business we were occupied about three weeks, examining with great care every nook and corner, not only of Kerguelen’s Land, but of the several small islands in the vicinity.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

I fancy that I have investigated every nook and corner of the premises in which it is possible that the paper can be concealed.”
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

their, them Euain, v. to be moving Euddon, n. mites, acarus Euddoni, v. to breed mites Eugi, v. to bawl, to shriek Eulon, n. excrements, dung Euocâu, v. to make guilty Euod, n. worms in sheep’s liver Euog, a. guilty; false Euon, a. bots in horses Euraid, a. golden, of gold Euraidd, a. golden Euraint, n. that is of gold Eurben, n. the gilt head Eurdalaeth, n. golden coronet Eurdorch, n. a wreath of gold Eurdde, a. covered with gold Eurem, n. golden jewel Eurfaen, n. a chrysolite Eurfail, n. a golden goblet Eurfrodiad, n. golden brocade Eurgain, a. of golden brightness Eurgalch, n. gold enamel Eurgrawn, n. collection of gold; a golden treasure Euriad, n. a gilding Eurian, a. of gold, golden Eurlen, n. arras, gold leaf Eurliw, n. a gold colour Eurwedd, a. of golden hue Eurych, n. goldsmith; tinker Eurychaeth, n. goldsmith’s art; tinker’s trade Eurydd, n. a goldfiner Euryll, n. a jewel of gold Euryn, n. a golden trinket Ew, n. that glides; that is sleek or smooth Ewa, n. an uncle Ewach, n. a weakling, a fribble Ewaint, n. young people Ewerddon, n. a green spot of land, Ireland Ewi, v. to listen, to attend Ewiar, a. smooth; clear; sleek Ewig, n. a hind; a deer, a doe Ewin, n. a nail; a talon, a claw Ewinallt, n. a steep cliff Ewinbren, n. a guide, in carpentry Ewinfedd, n. a nail measure Ewingraff, a. sharp-clawed Ewingrwn, a. turned as a nail Ewino, v. to use the nails Ewinog, a. having nails, clawed Ewinor, n. a whitlow Ewinrew, n. nipping frost Ewinwasg, n. an agnail Ewn, a. daring, bold, brave Ewybr, a. quick, nimble, fleet Ewybraidd, a. of swift nature Ewybraw, v. to glance, to dart Ewybredd, n. velocity Ewybren, n. the firmament Ewybriad, n. a glancing Ewydn, a. tuff, clammy, viscous Ewydnaw, v. to grow viscous Ewyll, n. will, action of mind Ewylliad, n. a volition Ewyllio, v. to exert the will Ewyllys, n. will or desire Ewyllysgar, a. willing, desirous Ewyllysgarwch, n. willingness Ewyllysiwr, n. willer, desirer Ewyn, n. foam, spume, froth Ewynedd, n. foaminess Ewyngant, n. a surge Ewyniad, n. a foaming Ewynog, a. foamy, frothy Ewynu, v. to foam, to froth Ewythr, n. an uncle F, Is of a similar sound to the English V; and is used as a mutation of m. and B.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

This great Spanish Armada was so far from being esteemed invincible in the opinion of the English, that many young men and gentlemen, in hope to be partakers of a famous victory against the Spaniards, provided ships at their own expense, and joined themselves to the English fleet; among whom were the earls of Essex, Northumberland, and Cumberland, Thomas and Robert Cecil, Henry Brooks, William Hatton, Robert Cary, Ambrose Willoughby, Thomas Gerard, Arthur George, and other gentlemen of good note and quality.
— from Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe

Before thir eyes in sudden view appear The secrets of the hoarie deep, a dark Illimitable Ocean without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and highth, And time and place are lost; where eldest Night And Chaos , Ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal Anarchie , amidst the noise Of endless warrs and by confusion stand.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

But if one say that sense can so far rise From non-sense by mutation, or because Brought forth as by a certain sort of birth, 'Twill serve to render plain to him and prove There is no birth, unless there be before Some formed union of the elements, Nor any change, unless they be unite.
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

How differently did he and they love existence, not as coming from blind and confused “will,” which we curse because we cannot destroy it; but loving existence as a place, so to speak, where greatness joined with humanity is possible, and where even the greatest restraint of form, such as submission to the caprice of priests and princes, could not suppress either the pride, chivalric feeling, the grace or the intellect of individuals, but could, on the contrary, be felt as a charm and incentive, as a welcome contrast to innate self-glorification and distinction and the inherited power of volition and passion.
— from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The “Flight of Thomas O’Rourke,” is a jeu d’ esprit not altogether contemptible, and has been translated into German.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

As watching is best done invisibly, she usually carried a dark lantern in her hand, and every now and then turned on the light to examine nooks and corners with the coolness of a metropolitan policeman.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

In every nook and corner were to be seen vases of odorous flowers, and images of animals or birds.
— from A Prince of Anahuac: A Histori-traditional Story Antedating the Aztec Empire by James A. Porter

During this time I penetrated into almost every nook and corner of the city, and visited its underground passages, and its smallest churches and mosques.
— from Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure by C. R. (Claude Reignier) Conder

B is more highly magnified than A. Column slender and capable of great elongation, normally almost cylindrical, but when containing food often shaped like a wine-glass.
— from Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

Every nook and cranny, from attic to cellar, has been ransacked without the slightest result.
— from Three Sides of Paradise Green by Augusta Huiell Seaman

"Well! You have searched?" "Aye, sir, every nook and cranny in the place.
— from Barbara Winslow, Rebel by Beth Ellis

There was some hell’s syndicate, whose scope and power he could only dimly plumb though he was satisfied that its branches were rooted in every nook and corner of the underworld.
— from Doors of the Night by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

They pried into every nook and cranny, in the hope of bringing to light a mystery, perchance some woman's portrait—Heaven knows what, perhaps a hairpin on the carpet.
— from Woman and Artist by Max O'Rell

Mr. Shrood was not, of course, any more than the officer 202 of any other service, likely to divulge the inner workings of official action; but he wrung Jack’s hand with an emphasis not all conventional, as he wished him success, and bade him a genuine farewell.
— from The Squatter's Dream: A Story of Australian Life by Rolf Boldrewood

"You lurk around as still as the grave, and I have to look into every nook and corner, wherever I go, or have you spying on me."
— from When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth by Charles Major