Subsequently he was good enough to read over a type-written copy, so that its substantial correctness is undeniable.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

No doubt in science a certain abstractness of treatment is not merely legitimate, but necessary, since science is nothing but knowledge raised to the highest power, and all [ x ] knowledge implies a process of abstraction and generalisation: even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalisation from his appearances in the past.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

His head will then appear the natural size; his glass eye, the result of a chemical experiment, a touch of distinction; his uncompromising rudeness, a lovable characteristic.
— from Paul Kelver by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

De Guignes estimates the returns of a rice crop at ten for one, which, with the vegetables, will give full twenty-five fold from an acre in a year; few parts, however, yield this increase.
— from The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2) A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants by S. Wells (Samuel Wells) Williams

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— from The Romance of a Shop by Amy Levy

Even then Grenville expected to raise only about one-half the expenses the new empire required.
— from The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 by Virginia. History, Government, and Geography Service

If he have one hundred, however, he may manage with great economy to rub on; and keep up his character as a free Reindeer Lap .
— from Odd People: Being a Popular Description of Singular Races of Man by Mayne Reid

In many different ways the resort to military railways, whatever their particular type, has greatly extended the range of advantages to be gained from the application of rail-power to war.
— from The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914 by Edwin A. Pratt

Although the hybrid appears to be male, the gonads (especially the right one) are poorly developed.
— from Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae) by Frank B. (Frank Bernard) Cross

Lincoln uttered a final word on the subject when he said that no man is good enough to rule over another man; if he were good enough he would not be willing to do it.
— from The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm by Jesse Macy

“The leddies from Gangoil, Giles, have been guid enough to ride over and see me,” said his mother.
— from Harry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush-Life by Anthony Trollope

There are hundreds of miles of excellent roads for motoring throughout the islands and the number of automobiles, per capita of Americans, greatly exceeds the ratio of any city on the mainland.
— from From Job to Job around the World by Alfred C. B. (Alfred Charles Benson) Fletcher