But even in them the change can hardly ever have been sudden; probably it proceeded very slowly, and required long ages for its more or less perfect accomplishment.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

In this case, of course, the intense previous voluntary strain of the power of visual representation is what facilitated the fixed order of revival.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

So they among themselves in pleasant veine Stood scoffing, highthn’d in thir thoughts beyond All doubt of Victorie, eternal might To match with thir inventions they presum’d So easie, and of his Thunder made a scorn,
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

So they among themselves in pleasant veine Stood scoffing, highthn'd in thir thoughts beyond All doubt of Victorie, eternal might 630 To match with thir inventions they presum'd So easie, and of his Thunder made a scorn, And all his Host derided, while they stood A while in trouble; but they stood not long, Rage prompted them at length, & found them arms Against such hellish mischief fit to oppose.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

[Pg 166] them on the stage in such a way, and to use them for one's own purpose is perhaps very smart; but to him who keeps his eyes open, even here, it remains, in spite of all, the most ludicrous performance.
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book I and II by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

istō praetōre vēnit Syrācūsās , V. 4, 61, in the defendant’s praetorship he came to Syracuse .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

I prize honour since you prize it, I prize victory since it pleases you; without that I should leave everything in order to fling myself at your feet.
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

In passing Vicksburg, she was damaged in the hull and had a steam-pipe cut away, but this was soon repaired.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

There will be found in part VII ., some curious recipes.
— from The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks by Vatsyayana

Li havas ion por vi, sed nenion por mi , he has something for you, but nothing for me.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

For the present it is sufficient to say that the system used is in principle very similar to that found in the Brown compass.
— from The Gyroscopic Compass: A Non-Mathematical Treatment by T. W. (Thomas Wightman) Chalmers

The world is many-sided, and it presents various sides and corners to various people.
— from The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt

"I would tell you vat you vants to know," he added, "but I pees von stranger in dose barts mineself."
— from Elsie at the World's Fair by Martha Finley

The cuttings and trimmings from the pelt form the most valuable bye-product of the leather trades, and are the raw material of the gelatine and glue industries (Part V., Section II., p. 221 ).
— from Animal Proteins by Hugh Garner Bennett

Ay b't then, p'rhaps, says you, t's a merry whim, With 'bundance of mark'd notes i' th' rim, So th't I ought n't for t' be morose 'nd t' look grim, Think n't your 'p'stle put m' in a megrim; Though 'n rep't't'on day, I 'ppear ver' slim, Th' last bowl't Helsham's did m' head t' swim, So th't I h'd man' aches 'n v'ry scrubb'd limb, Cause th' top of th' bowl I h'd oft us'd t' skim; And b'sides D'lan' swears th't I h'd
— from The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Jonathan Swift

These good people dream of nothing but immense places, vast squares, inordinately broad streets, and other embellishments more or less progressive.
— from Wanderings in Spain by Théophile Gautier

A square had been cut for light and air; through it poured vagrant, scented breezes, and in and out flew the swallows.
— from The Witch by Mary Johnston

The greater energy and more extended range of igneous action in those very remote periods when Africa was formed, embracing all the flanks, imparted to it its present very simple literal outline.
— from Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone

Geologists, without being led thereto by astronomical considerations, have been step by step advancing towards the conviction that the Earth has reached its present varied structure by modification upon modification.
— from The Principles of Biology, Volume 1 (of 2) by Herbert Spencer

The mother of this young lady still resides with Mrs. Hanson, to whom her society is particularly valuable, since the removal of Matilda, whose eldest child is the frequent inmate of her house.
— from The Barbadoes Girl: A Tale for Young People by Mrs. (Barbara) Hofland