the gallant and accomplished leader (after the death of Captain Doudart de la Grée) of the memorable expedition up the Mekong to Yun-nan; to the Rev. Dr. CALDWELL, of the S.P.G. Mission in Tinnevelly, for copious and valuable notes on Southern India; to my friends Colonel ROBERT MACLAGAN, R.E., Sir ARTHUR PHAYRE, and Colonel HENRY MAN, for very valuable notes and other aid; to Professor A. SCHIEFNER, of St. Petersburg, for his courteous communication of very interesting illustrations not otherwise accessible; to Major-General ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM, of my own corps, for several valuable letters; to my friends Dr. THOMAS OLDHAM, Director of the Geological Survey of India, Mr. DANIEL HANBURY, F.R.S., Mr. EDWARD THOMAS, Mr. JAMES FERGUSSON, F.R.S., Sir BARTLE FRERE, and Dr. HUGH CLEGHORN, for constant interest in the work and readiness to assist its progress; to Mr. A. WYLIE, the learned Agent of the B. and F. Bible Society at Shang-hai, for valuable help; to the Hon. G. P. MARSH, U.S. Minister at the Court of Italy, for untiring kindness in the communication of his ample stores of knowledge, and of books.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

—Take an ounce of sal-ammoniac (or hartshorn) and an ounce of salt of tartar—mix them well, put them into a pint of soft water, and bottle it for use, keeping it very tightly corked.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

Unfall wegen Ermüdung fatigue accident Unfall; Unfallopfer casualty Unfallanzeige notice of accident Unfallentschädigung accident benefit Unfallgefährdung; Unfallrisiko accident risk Unfallhaftpflichtversicherung third-party insurance Unfallhäufigkeitsrate accident frequency rate Unfallneigung accident proneness Unfallquote accident rate Unfallrente accident annuity Unfallrente accident benefit Unfallrisiko accident hazard Unfallschutz; Betriebssicherheit industrial safety Unfallshäufigkeit frequency of accidents Unfallursache accident cause Unfallursache cause of accident Unfallursachenanalyse accident analysis Unfallverhütung accident prevention Unfallversicherung accident insurance Unfallversicherung casualty insurance Unfallversicherung compensation insurance Unfallziffer; Unfallrate; Unfallquote accident rate unfrei carriage forward ungebührlicher Einfluss undue influence ungedeckt uncovered ungedeckter Kredit uncovered credit ungedeckter Scheck uncovered cheque ungedeckter Scheck; geplatzter Scheck bounced cheque ungeeignet not qualified ungeeignet unfit ungeeignet; untauglich unqualified ungefähr approximately ungefähre Zahl round figure ungelernt unskilled ungelernte Arbeit unskilled work ungelernte Hilfskraft unskilled employee ungelernter Arbeiter common labouerer ungemünzt uncoined ungenaue Ausdrücke imprecise terms ungenügende Beleuchtung inadequate lighting ungenutzt idle ungenutzte Betriebsanlagen idle facilities ungenutzte Kapazität idle capacity ungenutzte Kapazität spare capacity ungenutzte Zeit; Leerlaufzeit idle time ungenutztes Geld idle money ungenutztes Kapital unemployed capital ungerade
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

So that the absolute philosophical futility of the first half of the century following upon Kant in Germany is obvious; and yet the Germans boast of their gift for philosophy compared with foreigners, especially since an English writer, with malicious irony, called them a nation of thinkers .
— from Essays of Schopenhauer by Arthur Schopenhauer

In the morning Captain Cherry took his company and two platoons of "K" and struck south to pass by the flank and fall upon Kodish in rear of the enemy who was holding the position in great force at the river.
— from The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Joel R. (Joel Roscoe) Moore

Her husband had been employed by the Ortlieb firm as a carrier, who had driven his team of six horses to Milan faithfully until killed in the Tyrol during an attack by robber knights in the lawless period before the coronation of the Emperor Rudolph.
— from In the Fire of the Forge: A Romance of Old Nuremberg — Volume 06 by Georg Ebers

Egli, Finsler und Köhler, iii, (1914), 590 ff.
— from The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith

Saffren’s cheeks and temples were flushed as they had been when I saw him returning that afternoon; and his eyes were wide, fixed upon Keredec in a stare of utter amazement.
— from The Guest of Quesnay by Booth Tarkington

"And though they be few who would aid the king against my lord now fled away to France, still there be a few unprincipled knaves in every place.
— from A Boy's Ride by Gulielma Zollinger

Book packets for United Kingdom improperly posted.
— from Canadian Postal Guide by Canada. Post Office Department

be required to give their whole time to the work, and that representation of the various parts of the Empire might be as follows:— United Kingdom, India, Crown Colonies and Protectorates 7 Canada 1 Australia 1 New Zealand 1 South Africa 1 Newfoundland 1 ___ 12 ___
— from Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland by Joseph Tatlow