Whether or no we are justified in conjecturing that the pictures actually found are rough memorials of real hunting scenes, at least we learn from them that the thought of depicting objects had come, and the skill to produce a likeness been attained; and the idea of using this power to transmit events lies so near to its possession, that we can hardly believe one to have been long present without the other.
— from The Dawn of History: An Introduction to Pre-Historic Study by C. F. (Charles Francis) Keary

The gulls flying about reminded me of Rajah: and I did wonder at myself that I could think of his loss—that would have nigh killed me at one time—so calmly.
— from Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

In fact, a reader may occasionally run across statistics of silver production in which it appears as though there were a fixed value for the metal, but this will be found to be due to the use of what is known as the "coinage value," which is $1.29198.
— from The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Arthur J. (Arthur Joseph) Hoskin

In France the government finally succeeded in becoming nationally representative without much assistance from any regular machinery of representation; but under such conditions it could not remain representative.
— from The Promise of American Life by Herbert David Croly

The moisture precipitated from the atmosphere, and falling as rain, makes ordinary rivers; but falling in the form of snow in cold regions, where more snow falls than is melted, the excess accumulates and is gradually compacted to ice, which, like water, yields to the enormous pressure of its own mass and flows toward lower levels.
— from Common Minerals and Rocks by William O. (William Otis) Crosby

At a meeting of the Council held on the 20th of February, 1610, a commission is granted to Simon Lord Lovat, Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintail, John Mackenzie of Gairloch, Hugh Mackay of Farr, and Roderick Mackenzie of Redcastle, to apprehend Allan Mac Donald Duibh Mhic Rory of Culnacnock, in Troternish, Isle of Skye, and several others, including "Murdo Mac Gillechallum, brother of Gillecallum Raasay, Laird of Raasay, Gillecallum Mac Rory Mhic Leoid, in Lewis, Norman Mac Ghillechallum Mhoir, there, and Rory Mac Ghillechallum Mhoir, his brother," all of whom "remain unrelaxed from a horning of 18th January last, raised against them by Christian, Nighean Ian Leith, relict of Donald Mac Alastair Roy, in Dibaig," Murdo, his son, his other kin and friends, tenant and servants, "for not finding caution to answer before the justice for the stealing of forty cows and oxen, with all the insight and plenishing of the said late Donald Mac Alastair's house in Dibaig, worth 1000, and for murdering the said Donald," his tenant, and servants.
— from History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Alexander Mackenzie

Sometimes we would meet a company of German soldiers coming back from a route march or returning from the shooting range—a likely enough looking lot, marching stoutly and singing lustily.
— from A Captive at Carlsruhe and Other German Prison Camps by Joseph Lee

It calls, in the single-taxer's opinion, for a radical measure of reform, namely, the taking of all rent of land for public purposes as a common instead of an individual income.
— from The Principles of Economics, with Applications to Practical Problems by Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter

The lower orders, situated as they are in so far as regards moral or religious instruction, are frequently hardly more to be blamed for yielding to the temptations which surround them than for falling victims to the typhus fever.”
— from The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 by Friedrich Engels

We are tired with perpetual gratitude, and perpetual hatred.——He wishes to be reconciled to me, not from any religious motive, or return of affection, his animosity being still the same—but because he is tired of acting the part of a provoked husband.
— from Munster Village by Hamilton, Mary, Lady