In profound silence I suffered my attendant to do her office; then threw myself upon my bed, with [157] an eager but fruitless wish to escape the tumult of my thoughts in forgetfulness.
— from Discipline by Mary Brunton

The first time that he tastes sugar, if his nurse says, “Sugar is sweet” in a notional sense, meaning by sugar, lump-sugar, powdered, brown, and candied, and by sweet, a specific flavour or scent which is found in many articles of food and many flowers, he may answer in a real sense, and in an individual proposition “Sugar is sweet,” meaning “this sugar is this sweet thing.”
— from An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent by John Henry Newman

Thus turning constantly to the Supreme Being, sometimes in prayer, sometimes in silent meditation on the divine goodness, I was totally engrossed by these heavenly reflections, and came to take such delight in pious meditations that I no longer thought of past misfortunes.
— from Obiter Dicta by Augustine Birrell

All these periods are but moments in one vast evolution, successive blossomings from the one root of human feeling expressible in music; yet each has its individual qualities, its peculiar style, its special masters.
— from Beethoven and His Forerunners by Daniel Gregory Mason

And it was pulled by two of the most impetuous prancing steeds in silver mounted harness, that the soul of a Bahadur could desire.
— from The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib by Sara Jeannette Duncan

The only academy of art was still the very inadequate private school in St. Martin's Lane—a distinct institution, a common resort of artists, whether members of a society or not.
— from Art in England: Notes and Studies by Dutton Cook

"That is Prince Strozzi, Imogene," said Mrs. Bowen, leaning forward to whisper to the girl.
— from Indian Summer by William Dean Howells

Without this end in prospect it would have been scarcely justifiable, at least in a moral point of view, to institute this inquiry or make these disclosures; but it certainly may be reasonably inferred that many will feel sufficient interest in the advance of virtue to aid in the mitigation of this enormous vice which threatens all social relations; which has already introduced physical suffering into so many families; and the influence of which, increasing in a direct ratio to its existence, will very probably extend its malignant poison, mental and bodily, into all ranks and classes of the community.
— from The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World by William W. Sanger

Should high blood pressure be found, the premium is increased, as the expectation of life is proportionately shorter in such men than in normal persons.
— from Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension, with Chapters on Blood Pressure 3rd Edition. by Louis M. (Louis Marshall) Warfield

"Infamous poltroon," said I, shaking my sword over his head, "where is that hetacomb of robbers and murderers due to the vengeance of your injured country?"
— from The Life of General Francis Marion by M. L. (Mason Locke) Weems