Gifford Lectures, I. Religion consists in the perception of the infinite under such manifestations as are able to influence the moral character of man.
— from Thoughts on Life and Religion An Aftermath from the Writings of The Right Honourable Professor Max Müller by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

the inhabitants were pressed by famine, and had suffered great losses in repeated combats; but there was a spirit and obstinacy in their resistance surpassing anything that had yet been witnessed by the invaders.
— from Spanish Papers by Washington Irving

The gas left its regular channel, climbed the hole, lighted a new mill and was piped to a hundred houses in the village at a cost of one-fifty a year for each.
— from Sketches in Crude-oil Some accidents and incidents of the petroleum development in all parts of the globe by John J. (John James) McLaurin

Dawn was just breaking, and in the gray light I recognized Captain Beech as he rode up to headquarters.
— from Blue Shirt and Khaki: A Comparison by James F. J. (Francis Jewell) Archibald

Into Ann’s mind came all the tales of days gone by when men were tortured and put on the rack; historical tales were her great love in reading, Crockett and Scott and the others.
— from The Haunted Ship by Kate Marion Tucker

The contest which was raging in Germany lost its religious character.
— from Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 4 With a Memoir and Index by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

St. Peter Nolasco, whose great labours in ransoming captive Christians I have already noticed, was an active participator
— from History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

GROSSMAN, LOUIS I. Root canal therapy.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office