The gentleman at first thought he had committed a mistake, and was going to ask pardon and retreat, when, on a sudden, as the moon shone very bright, he cast his eyes on stays, gowns, petticoats, caps, ribbons, stockings, garters, shoes, clogs, &c., all which lay in a disordered manner on the floor.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Greek Philosophy, Christianity, Rationalism, Sūfīism, Manichaeism, Persian heresies, and above all the idea of reincarnation, all came forward to contribute their respective shares [Pg 59] to the boldly conceived Ismā‘īlian whole, the various aspects of which were to be gradually revealed to the initiated, by the "Leader"—the ever Incarnating Universal Reason—according to the intellectual development of the age in which he incarnated himself.
— from The Development of Metaphysics in Persia A Contribution to the History of Muslim Philosophy by Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir

The chain of Mr. Hancock’s gold pencil case rattled softly as he made notes on the corners of the letters.
— from The Tunnel: Pilgrimage, Volume 4 by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson

Professor Amy Hewes has collected the following data: Decade of graduation Per cent remaining single Per cent marrying 1842-1849 14.6 85.4 1850-1859 24.5 75.5 1860-1869 39.1 60.9 1870-1879 40.6 59.4 1880-1889 42.4 57.6 1890-1892 50.0 50.0 Bryn Mawr College, between 1888 and 1900, graduated 376 girls, of whom 165, or 43.9%, had married up to January 1, 1913.
— from Applied Eugenics by Roswell H. (Roswell Hill) Johnson

Helen, not knowing Mrs. Horton, did not see how any grown person could refuse such
— from The Girl Scouts at Home; or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day by Katherine Keene Galt

The German Princes Confirm Rudolf’s Surrender of all Imperial Claims in Italy, 1278–79.
— from A Source Book for Mediæval History Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age by Oliver J. (Oliver Joseph) Thatcher

The German princes confirm Rudolf’s surrender of Italy, 1278–79 263 148.
— from A Source Book for Mediæval History Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age by Oliver J. (Oliver Joseph) Thatcher