Hence, in a conception of the pure understanding, the matter precedes the form, and for this reason Leibnitz first assumed the existence of things (monads) and of an internal power of representation in them, in order to found upon this their external relation and the community their state (that is, of their representations).
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

“How many heads were to fall upon the tenth?” “Eighty,” replied Payan.
— from Zanoni by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Rafts are of all shapes and sizes, varying from the few booms of the Fairlie up to the elaborate raft of the Medusa, of which the model was shown in the London Fisheries Exhibition.
— from The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations A Popular Encyclopædia for Boys by Gordon Stables

Tammany dug its arms into the treasury fairly up to the elbows, raising (p. 061) taxes, assessments, and salaries all at once, and collecting blackmail from everything in sight.
— from The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

Baldwin and La Fontaine, united to the end, resigned office in 1851, believing that they had played their part in establishing responsible government and feeling out of touch with the radical elements of their following who were demanding further change.
— from The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor by Oscar D. (Oscar Douglas) Skelton

This enables the arm to be put through and the bow drawn, while the body and face, up to the eyes, remain protected, which cannot be done if the shield is carried on the arm by loops attached at the back in the ordinary way.
— from The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature by Alfred Russel Wallace

Staying in that sacred place, and surrounded by such soul-subduing phenomena, my mind soared higher and higher, till it flew up to the eternal region beyond this world of woe and care.
— from Three Years in Tibet by Ekai Kawaguchi

The requisites to be sought in a good defensive position are: /# "(1) A clear field of fire up to the effective range of the artillery.
— from The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training by E. B. (Enoch Barton) Garey

Tititi-Hoochoo has forbidden us to throw even rubbish into the Tube.
— from Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum