men all much engaged preparing mockersons &c. &c.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

But nothing evinces, perhaps, more clearly Christ's total lack of scientific knowledge than his holding a man responsible for his belief, and condemning for disbelief, as he does in numerous instances (see Mark xvi. 16), for a man could as easily control the circulation of the blood in his veins as control his belief.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves

xiii. 67 ‘ex provincia mea Ciliciensi, cui scis τρεῖς διοικήσεις Asiaticas
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

2. Ecclesiastical persons may convocate councils simply, and by a spiritual power and jurisdiction; but to convocate them by a temporal and coactive power, pertaineth to princes only.
— from The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

"Sir," said the injured husband, "do you say that you discovered Mme. de Bargeton and M. de Rubempre in an equivocal position?" "M. Chardon," corrected Stanislas, with ironical stress; he did not take Bargeton seriously.
— from Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac

In the following examples, spiramen and spiracula are both used to mean “breathing holes” in the earth or universe, while spiramenta is applied to the cells in a beehive: sunt qui spiramina terris esse putent magnosque cavae compages hiatus, Lucan, 10, 247; quasi per magni circum spiracula mundi exitus introitusque elementis redditus exstat, Lucr.
— from Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1 by Pearl Hogrefe

Lucus erat, quem medium fons perenni rigabat aqua; eo saepe Numa sine arbitris se inferebat, velut ad congressum deae; ita omnium animos ea pietate imbuit, ut fides ac iusiurandum non minus quam legum et poenarum metus cives contineret.
— from Selections from Viri Romae by C. F. L'Homond

"At Menancabo excellent poniards made, called creeses; best weapons of all the orient.
— from The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden

And when it became secretly known that Captain Frank was immediately going to Brighton to secure his promised bride, there was a great, though discreet rejoicing at Kingscourt; and even pretty Mary Coventry came with her demure and laughing congratulations; and Mr. Tom was made more of than ever during the few hours longer that he remained in the house.
— from The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols by William Black

Zool., 17:7, August 23, type from McCauley Trail, 4000 ft., near El Portal, Mariposa County, California.
— from A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall