Q.E.D. As for that certain, very thin, subtle and very fragrant juice which Coglioniss- 268 imo Borri, the great Milaneze physician affirms, in a letter to Bartholine, to have discovered in the cellulæ of the occipital parts of the cerebellum, and which he likewise affirms to be the principal seat of the reasonable soul, (for, you must know, in these latter and more enlightened ages, there are two souls in every man living,—the one, according to the great Metheglingius, being called the Animus, the other, the Anima ;)—as for the opinion, I say of Borri, —my father could never subscribe to it by any means; the very idea of so noble, so refined, so immaterial, and so exalted a being as the Anima, or even the Animus, taking up her residence, and sitting dabbling, like a tad-pole all day long, both summer and winter, in a puddle,——or in a liquid of any kind, how thick or thin soever, he would say, shocked his imagination; he would scarce give the doctrine a hearing.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

I will not have it so; lie down, good sirs, It may be I shall otherwise bethink me.
— from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

The thirteenth was also a painter, who is spoken of by Menodotus.
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius

He was immediately sought out by Mr. Pratt, who had learned of his presence in the community through an Englishman of Singapore, a former resident of Manila, a Mr. Bray, who seems to have been a kind of striker for the Filipino general.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

They don't know my honourable intentions by their dear daughter; who, Tom, will, in a little time, be your mistress; though I shall keep the matter private some days, and would not have it spoken of by my servants out of my house.
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

“‘Another of the number,’” continued the abbé, without seeming to notice the emotion of Caderousse, “‘is called Danglars; and the third, in spite of being my rival, entertained a very sincere affection for me.’
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

For the same reason their eyes are not well suited to endure the bright light of day, and they see best in shade or by moonlight.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

This noon came to see me and sat with me a little after dinner Mr. Pierce, the chyrurgeon, who tells me how ill things go at Court: that the King do show no countenance to any that belong to the Queen; nor, above all, to such English as she brought over with her, or hath here since, for fear they should tell her how he carries himself to Mrs. Palmer;—[Lady Castlemaine.]—insomuch that though he has a promise, and is sure of being made her chyrurgeon, he is at a loss what to do in it, whether to take it or no, since the King’s mind is so altered in favour to all her dependants, whom she is fain to let go back into
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

To do this, the liquid is sucked out by means of the flask, S, until there remain only a few drops; then the cock, a , is opened and water is allowed to flow from the funnel along the sides of the burette.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various

For people universally healthy is sure of being moral.
— from Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch by Mary E. Bradley Lane

As far as possible, however, I have disguised the identity of the people I speak of, by making changes in their names, and in the letters I quote, and by altering some local and family relationships.
— from The Aran Islands by J. M. (John Millington) Synge

After some unsuccessful efforts to intercept vessels trading between the West Indies and Halifax, St. Johns and Quebec, but finding none, he determined to try his fortune in the North Sea in search of British merchantmen.
— from Elsie and Her Loved Ones by Martha Finley

An iron spoonful of batter makes a cake of good size; but if a larger one is wanted, use a ladle or cup; for if the batter is put on the hot griddle by separate spoonfuls, the first becomes a little hardened before the second is added, and the cake will not be evenly baked, or have so good an appearance.
— from The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald

The Amawas or New Moon day, if it falls on a Monday, is specially observed by married women.
— from The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4 by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

When Miriam and Aaron said, "Doth the Lord indeed speak only by Moses, doth He not speak by us also?"
— from Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

The "inheritance" spoken of by Mr. Mather was what had been usurped by the rulers of the colony over and above the provisions of their Charter against the rights of the Crown, the religious and political liberties of their fellow-colonists, and encroaching upon the lands of their white and Indian neighbours.
— from The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 by Egerton Ryerson