I take the more notice of these accidents, that none who have trees blown down, where it may cause a deform’d gap in some avenue near their seats, may not altogether despair of their resurrection, with patience and timely freeing them.
— from Sylva; Or, A Discourse of Forest Trees. Vol. 1 (of 2) by John Evelyn

[Pg 79] Jonathan has toughened as he has grown in stature, and now that he can look over the heads of most of his compeers he regards the sting of a gnat as little as the best of them.
— from The Land of Contrasts: A Briton's View of His American Kin by James F. (James Fullarton) Muirhead

10-30 c.c. of the filtrate, according to the amount of acid present, is evaporated to dryness, and gently ignited so as not to decompose any magnesic sulphate present.
— from A Text-book of Tanning A treatise on the conversion of skins into leather, both practical and theoretical. by H. R. (Henry Richardson) Procter

Count. Come, come, let me go in, so as not to keep the Baron waiting.
— from The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Carlo Goldoni

The eyes must then be taken out, by breaking the slender bones which separate the orbits from the top of the mouth, in which you may be assisted by pressing the eyes gently inwards, so as not to break them.
— from How to Stuff Birds and Animals A valuable book giving instruction in collecting, preparing, mounting, and preserving birds, animals, and insects by Aaron A. Warford

Why are they not about?" "That would not be so easy," said Glaum, "for Grettir is sick and nigh to death and Illugi is sitting with him.
— from The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga by Unknown

The wretched man resolves to bear his grief in silence, and never to bring agony and shame to a peaceful home by disclosing his return.
— from The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various