It is interesting to note in this connection that one of the ships near the French admiral, when he surrendered, was the "Pluton," which, though the extreme rear ship, had nevertheless thus reached a position worthy of the high reputation of her captain, D'Albert de Rions.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Dr. A. E. Ross speaks highly of its use as an expectorant, ranking it in this respect with senega; he found it especially useful in the bronchitis of children.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

“I was broad awake by this time, but, lying perfectly at ease, remained still, having no inducement to change my position.
— from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

And his pride (not his pusillanimity) even reaches so high as to be able to pluck the fruits of the spernere se sperni and the spernere se ipsum : without his being troubled by the sensation of fear of vain and easy-going men.
— from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

x) says that a forceps such as smiths use may be employed: Tum ipsum recondendum est; ac, si id manus facere non potest, vulsella quali fabri utuntur iniicienda est, recte se habenti capiti ab ea parte qua sima est; ut ea parte qua gibba est eminens os in suam sedem compellat.
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

When the price of cattle, for example, rises so high, that it is as profitable to cultivate land in order to raise food for them as in order to raise food for man, it cannot well go higher.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

The early Roman spring had filled the air with bloom and perfume, and the rugged surface of the Palatine was muffled with tender verdure.
— from Daisy Miller: A Study by Henry James

Though all bowed before her, as etiquette required, she had now but a single arm on which she could lean.
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

[3] Por esa razón se han preocupado poco de mejorar la calidad de las frutas.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Then to the queen, as in repose she lay, The nurse with eager rapture speeds her way: The transports of her faithful heart supply A sudden youth, and give her wings to fly.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

My bartender, Evaristo Rodriguez, said he was with only one man, so I don't know exactly.
— from Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Loath to return home while the excitement ran so high, Fenton drifted along with the crowd.
— from The Amateur Diplomat: A Novel by Thomas B. (Thomas Bertram) Costain

Through his new nightmare perception, the absurdity of the entire room struck him.
— from Warm by Robert Sheckley

[336] utrumque, et aliorum importunitate, quorum consanguineus est, cogatur eum reddere, sapientum hoc judicio, secundum genus, componatur.
— from Tribal Custom in Anglo-Saxon Law Being an Essay Supplemental to (1) 'The English Village Community', (2) 'The Tribal System in Wales' by Frederic Seebohm

but she immediately remembered the obvious and excellent reasons she had for wearing another costume now.
— from Jeanne D'Arc: Her Life And Death by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Perhaps everyone really saw her so.
— from December Love by Robert Hichens

"And if—unh—the Hans have found any way of locating our positions—unh—it's time to start now, although the Council of Bosses—unh—had intended waiting a few years until enough rocket ships have been—unh—built.
— from Armageddon—2419 A.D. by Philip Francis Nowlan

" Behind wary eyes Ridgway studied him.
— from Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by William MacLeod Raine

Henderson went forward into the engine room, stretching himself out on the leather cushion of one of the seats.
— from The Submarine Boys on Duty Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat by Victor G. Durham

On the whole both the journeymen, but especially Reinhold, stood high in Master Martin's favour; and one might almost fancy that Rosa too sometimes found a pretext for lingering oftener and longer in the workshop than perhaps she otherwise would have done.
— from The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann