There is no fixed rule either as to the width which these lines may occupy or as to the number of indentations as compared with the width of the shield, and it is a pity to introduce or recognise any regulations of this character where none exist.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Now, for your answer: As there is no firm reason to be rend'red Why he cannot abide a gaping pig; Why he, a harmless necessary cat; Why he, a woollen bagpipe, but of force Must yield to such inevitable shame As to offend, himself being offended; So can I give no reason, nor I will not, More than a lodg'd hate and a certain loathing I bear Antonio, that I follow thus A losing suit against him.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

This book is not for reminding God, as if things might escape Him by forgetfulness, but it symbolizes His predestination of those to whom eternal life shall be given.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

"I think the idea a good one," I cried in reply, "and with this rivulet as a companion, there is no further reason why we should not succeed in our marvelous project."
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

A dreamer is contacting his astral and not his causal body; his sleep is not fully refreshing.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

This animal is named from roundness or rolling; for in Dan. hvalt is arched or vaulted.”
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

416.—The vivacity which increases in old age is not far removed from folly.
— from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld

The place at Lake Geneva is now for rent but when I land I'm going West to see Mr. Barton and get some details.
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

"The War and Personality in Nations," Fortnightly Review , CIII (1915), 538-46.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

The block is so arranged that it smoulders slowly and is not finally reduced to charcoal till the expiry of a year.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

It gives the railroads the advantage of that "fluidity" of schedules, which railroad attorneys insist is necessary for railroad prosperity.
— from Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 by Franklin Hichborn

It is not for revenge.”
— from The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Harriet Martineau

In composition the band is not far removed from the orchestra, except that woodwind instruments, such as flutes and clarinets, take the place of strings, but the result is that the band in its own field of music more particularly stimulates activities of the body where the symphony orchestra makes a stronger appeal to mental activity.
— from How To Get the Most Out of Your Victrola by Victor Talking Machine Company

How to Land Where There Is No Float When for any reason you wish to land where there is no float, row into shallow water and put one foot overboard until it touches bottom.
— from Boat-Building and Boating by Daniel Carter Beard

"'We have long since suggested,' said the Princesse Elizabeth, 'that Her Majesty should fly from France and take refuge——' "'Pardon me, Princess,' interrupted M. de Montmorin, 'it is not for refuge solely I would have Her Majesty go thither.
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

There is reason to believe that he was in London for some time in 1654-5, soliciting the Protector and the Council for favour in the matter of his fine, if not for restoration to one of his former offices, the Director of the Scottish Chancery.
— from The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Narrated in Connexion with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of His Time by David Masson

In 1776 some young lawyers founded there a Pandemonium Club; and after that there is no further record of the "Devil" till it was pulled down and annexed by the neighbouring bankers.
— from Old and New London, Volume I A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places by Walter Thornbury

The pleasure experienced in reading these books is not far removed from that experienced in seeing a clever contortionist.
— from Talks on the study of literature. by Arlo Bates