First Period, Early Experiment.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Le sage songe avant que de parler à ce qu'il 5 doit dire; le fou parle, et ensuite songe à ce qu'il a dit —A wise man thinks before he speaks what he ought to say; the fool speaks and thinks afterwards what he has said.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

"Ship ahoy!"—"Hallo!"—"What ship is that, pray?"—"Alert."—"Where are you from, pray?" etc., etc.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

In the first place, each executive officer should be single, and singly responsible for the whole of the duty committed to his charge.
— from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill

[predict by mathematical or statistical means from past experience] extrapolate, project.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

On the death of Mr. Russell, his property passed into the hands of his sister, who bequeathed the whole to Dr. William Warren Baldwin, into whose possession also came the valuable family plate, elaborately embossed with the armorial bearings of the Russells.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

In the assembly for the election of consuls, over which Camillus presided there were elected Marcus Aemilius, a patrician, and Lucius Sextius, the first plebeian ever elected consul.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

25 —Aquí está el gran Cristóbal Ramos—dijo la señora, dando fuerte palmada en el hombro del Centauro.—Monta a caballo; se pasea en la plaza y en el camino real, para llamar la atención de los soldados; venle éstos, se espantan de la fiera catadura del héroe y echan todos a correr 30 muertos de miedo.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

The Bolshevik propaganda was probably the finest propaganda effort ever known in history down to that time—down, perhaps, all the way to our own time.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

The case berries, which are used for fresh consumption, fetch a fair price, especially early in the season, but jam fruit sells at an average of 2-1/2d.
— from Fruits of Queensland by Albert H. Benson

With such opportunities for practical experience extended to them for twenty years, or even for ten years, they would be ready for the full responsibilities of home rule.
— from Young India An interpretation and a history of the nationalist movement from within by Lala Lajpat Rai

She was devoted to all her children, and all owe her much for their fundamental preparation, education, etc., together with the habits of industry and perseverance, essential to whatever of success they have attained in life.
— from Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 by Joseph Warren Keifer

Then, that in all you writ to Rome, or else To foreign princes, 'Ego et Rex meus' Was still inscrib'd; in which you brought the King To be your servant.
— from King Henry the Eighth by William Shakespeare

Legal system: civil law system with Roman law origin; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court; separate administrative and civil/penal supreme courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal; compulsory for presidential elections Executive branch: chief of state:
— from The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Lasse (Fred) Productions. ELECTROMAGNETS: ELECTRICITY MAKES MAGNETS. INDUCED CURRENT: MAGNETS MOVE ELECTRONS.
— from Motion Pictures 1960-1969: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

A mantle of the finest white cashmere, fastened with a Roman clasp on her left shoulder and drawn through the zone on the right side, showed the fierce Prussian eagle, embroidered in black and gold.
— from Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT AUTHOR OF "FRANK MILDMAY," "PERCIVAL KEENE," "PHANTOM SHIP," "DOG FIEND," "JACOB FAITHFUL," "POACHER," ETC., ETC.
— from The Mission by Frederick Marryat

Robert Elsmere’s hand was the hand of a woman, and few people ever exchanged a first greeting with its very tall owner without a little shock of surprise.
— from Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.