In fact, this is the reason why we call the habit of perfected self-mastery by the name which in Greek it bears, etymologically signifying “that which preserves the Practical Wisdom:” for what it does preserve is the Notion I have mentioned, i.e. of one’s own true interest,
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle

If she knawed—the very man she promised to wed. 'Tis tu gashly; I been ever since this marnin' broodin' awver the business."
— from Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts

Mr. Gladstone used to stiffen his hand and to place his thumb against the palm so that people could not grasp it, but even so when his wife thought he had gone through enough fatigue of the kind, standing close behind him she would thrust her 192 hand forward in place of his, and no one noticed the exchange.
— from Wives of the Prime Ministers, 1844-1906 by Lucy Masterman

Adequate insulation; It is necessary to have good insulation between each segment, and a specially good insulation between the segments and the hub or sleeve on which they are mounted; also between the segments and end clamps.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 02 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

But in the case of these first disciples, while this order was indeed maintained, there was no great interval between each step in it.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I by Marcus Dods

121.png [Pg 105] Few genera in birds exhibit such constancy in trifling variations of form and color, and as these are closely connected with geographical distribution, it seems reasonable to reduce many of the so-called species to a lower rank.
— from A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3 by Robert Ridgway

[ Enter a number of men, dragging in GRANDFATHER, in boisterous exuberance ] Second Citizen.
— from The King of the Dark Chamber by Rabindranath Tagore

"I never keep a fellow to his desk who has really got important business elsewhere," said Sir Raffle.
— from The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope

dat Dewendre, onder Menschelijcke ghedaente, op eenen tijdt ghekomen is by een sekere Hoere, de welcke hy heeft willen beproeven of sy oock ghetrouw was.
— from The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany by Arthur F. J. Remy

The Romans were, in all ages, particularly fond of giving instruction, by every sort of example.
— from History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Vol. II by John Colin Dunlop