The gang included several men of superior education and attainments, among whom was a celebrated chemist.
— from City Crimes; Or, Life in New York and Boston by George Thompson

Where the grass is shorter masses of shrivelled wild thyme may be seen.
— from A Cotswold Village; Or, Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucestershire by J. Arthur (Joseph Arthur) Gibbs

I recollect that I was obsessed by a feverish and loquacious gaiety; I scorned my own sad condition and laboured tremendously to prevent myself giving way to the fever running riot in my veins.
— from 'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 by Maurice Genevoix

In this place, then, belongs the question whether baptism and the vow which we there make to God, is something more or something greater than the vows of chastity, of the priesthood, of the clergy, since baptism is common to all Christians, and it is thought that the clergy have taken a special and a higher vow.
— from Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther

And we do not give as we ought, unless our gifts involve some measure of sacrifice.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St. Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren

in 3 parts water, 36 parts alcohol.—Astringent, Antiseptic, Nervine.— Uses: Chiefly extern. , collyrium in ophthalmia, injection in urethritis, and gargle in sore mouth or sore throat.— Applied: Eye-wash, 1—2 parts to 1000 water; gargle, 5—10 parts to 1000 water; injection, 2—5 parts to 1000 water.— Dose: 1/2 —
— from Merck's 1899 Manual of the Materia Medica by Merck & Co.

About five o'clock, as I was strolling among the red-brick round-gabled outhouses—each with its armorial oak—and the old-fashioned spalliered kitchen and fruit garden, I saw Mrs. Oke standing, her hands full of York and Lancaster roses, upon the steps facing the stables.
— from A Phantom Lover by Vernon Lee