as, one drawn up by the most ardent supporters of the new Bridge at Blackfriars; and another by the Rev. Edmund [511] Gibson, Rector of St. Magnus and St. Margaret, for recompense in loss of tythes, &c. to the amount of £48: 6 s. 2 d. , by taking down the houses.
— from Chronicles of London Bridge by Richard Thompson

A labyrinth of courts, inns, and stable-yards had gradually filled up the space between the royal mews and Leicester Fields; and between 1680 and 1700 several new streets were opened through these; one reason for the opening of them being the great influx of French refugees into London, on the occasion of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
— from The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various

His leisure for reading is limited, owing to his constant employment in the affairs of the Church; but he loves to read books of history, philosophy, science; and has specially delighted in such authors as Seiss and Samuel Smiles, who may be said to be his favorites.
— from Gospel Doctrine: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Joseph F. Smith by Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding) Smith

All but a few rods in length of the existing 1.3 miles of canal might have been omitted, and an electric generating station with wheels to take the entire flow of the river might have been located not far from one end of the dam.
— from Electric Transmission of Water Power by Alton D. Adams

In the year 1817 he corresponded (in German) with F. Ries, in London, on the subject, in consequence of an invitation from the Philharmonic Society.
— from Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 2 (of 2) by Carl Engel

such as had charters from the king and paid a fee-farm rent in lieu of the customs and other advantages and royalties that belonged to the Crown; but these not being named in the writ, the sheriffs took great liberties, either by summoning such as had no right, or omitting others, who ought to have been summoned: this arose from the nature of the institution.
— from A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days Showing the State of Political Parties and Party Warfare at the Hustings and in the House of Commons from the Stuarts to Queen Victoria by Joseph Grego

4 Of the Turkish horde but few remain in life; of the Serbs, those who live are covered with wounds and blood!”
— from Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians by Woislav M. Petrovitch

"The Gypsy Christ" (1896), which might well have been developed into a full-fledged romance, is less original than any of his longer writings.
— from Irish Plays and Playwrights by Cornelius Weygandt

During the flowering stage the spike is very short, but as the fruits ripen it lengthens out to about an inch and a half or two inches.
— from Field and Woodland Plants by William S. Furneaux

He was no better versed in the lore of the heart feminine than when he accepted Mabel Aylett's esteem and friendly regard in lieu of the shy, but ardent attachment a betrothed maiden should have for the one she means to make her husband.
— from At Last: A Novel by Marion Harland