She thought her the model of all excellence, and endeavoured to imitate her phraseology and manners, so that even now she often reminds me of her.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

She thought her the model of all excellence and endeavoured to imitate her phraseology and manners, so that even now she often reminds me of her.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

In the consciousness of the individual there exists no standard of right and wrong under which every single circumstance giving rise to the formation of a jural judgment can be subsumed.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

But as young dropsy evinced no symptoms of returning animation, Sam Weller sat himself down in front of the cart, and starting the old horse with a jerk of the rein, jogged steadily on, towards the Manor Farm.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

For example, no sort of reason is given why Edgar, who lives in the same house with Edmund, should write a letter to him instead of speaking; and [257] this is a letter absolutely damning to his character.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

At the beginning of the modern age, there was in Europe no system of rules by which to regulate conduct between states.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

The first two nights had passed without incident, and of this, the third and last, only an hour remained; yet Atherton experienced no sense of relaxation from the tension of his vigil, for if the trial was to be made at all, now seemed to him the fitting time.
— from The Money Gods by Ellery H. (Ellery Harding) Clark

He next set up an entirely new system of refractory relief-points and installed additional ground-rods, sealed through the floor and extending deep into the ground below, explaining as he worked.
— from Skylark Three by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith

He is not whiffling and unsteady, "carried about by every wind of doctrine"—taken and drawn away by every new scheme of religion; but "holds fast the faithful word; and is able by sound doctrine both to exhort and convince gainsayers."
— from Sermons on Various Important Subjects Written Partly on Sundry of the More Difficult Passages in the Sacred Volume by Andrew Lee

Embarking the next day, I felt sure of ending my cruise on Delaware Bay before night, as the quiet morning exhibited no signs of rising winds.
— from Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 Miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, During the Years 1874-5 by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop

He undertook to show us what we already knew—that, when he remained standing perfectly erect, he could elicit no sort of response from Hans.
— from Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten) A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Oskar Pfungst

Michel held up the candle and passed it slowly before the face of Jean Baptiste, but could find in the firm mouth and steady eye no sign of relenting.
— from Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada by James Edward Le Rossignol

The same reserve is found in the Talmud and in every national system of religion whether monotheistic or exoterically polytheistic.
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky

The present house, however, is an imposing, even noble structure of red brick, and its position, backed by the grand old elms in the park, is very picturesque.
— from Hertfordshire by Herbert W. (Herbert Winckworth) Tompkins

This is an entirely new series of Reading-Books, carefully adapted throughout 10 the requirements of modern education.
— from Letters of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy