Write down Prince John a villain.
— from Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare

impe of highest jove, Cupid, the god of love, and son of Jupiter and Venus.
— from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser

Whoever will peruse the controversy of St. Jerom and Vigilantius, and St. Augustin's account of the miracles of St. Stephen, may speedily gain some idea of the spirit of the Fathers.]
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

A hero of fiction that never existed is just as valuable to me as a hero of history that existed a thousand years since and, if I may be excused such an insensibility to the common ties of human nature, I would not give up fat Jack for half the great men of ancient chronicle.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

INDEX A Acid, effect on keeping qualities of antiscorbutics, 66 , 161 Acidosis, 244 theory, 24 Adrenals, 102 in guinea-pig scurvy, 122 Adult, scurvy in, history of, 1 Age incidence, 51 Aging, effect on antiscorbutics of, 67 Agglutinins, effect of scurvy on, 68 Alimentary tract, gross pathology, 89 microscopic pathology, 100 Alkalization, effect on milk of, 50 on orange juice of, 66 , 154 Amboceptor, effect of scurvy on, 68 Anasarca, 86 , 196 Animals, scurvy in, 114 Anorexia, 206 Antiscorbutics, and antiscorbutic foods, 143 , 149 , 157 history of use of, 9 , 143 Antitoxin, effect of scurvy on, 68 Appendicitis, confused diagnosis, 183 Appetite, 206 Apple, antiscorbutic value of, 158 Armies, scurvy in, 3 , 15 Army, use of canned tomatoes in ration of U. S., 231 B Bacteria, fecal, in scurvy, 28 as etiological factor in scurvy, 134 in tissues, 133 Bacterial theory of scurvy, 30 Banana, antiscorbutic value of, 158 Beading of ribs, 197 in guinea-pig, 129 , 137 pathology of, 94 Beans, germinated, 167 , 231 Beef juice, 236 Beer, antiscorbutic value of, 20 , 169 Beriberi, differential diagnosis, 221 relation to scurvy, 249 Berries, antiscorbutic value of, 156 Blindness, 182 Blood cells, changes in, 209–211 Blood cells, chemistry of, 244 , 245 coagulability of, 211 Blood vessels, changes in, 68 , 98 , 209 in guinea-pigs, 133 Blood, vitamine content of, 76 Bones, gross pathology, 93 microscopic pathology, 105 Brain, pathology, 93 Breast fed, scurvy in, 35 C Cabbage, antiscorbutic value of, 159 dehydrated, 165 effect of heat on, 159 Calcium, deposits of, 98 , 102 , 103 metabolism, 241–247 “Capillary resistance test,” 212 , 257 Carbohydrates, 34 , 59 “Cardiorespiratory syndrome,” 200 Cardiovascular system, 199 Carrots, antiscorbutic value of, 159 , 160 Central nervous system, gross pathology, 93 microscopic pathology, 104 Cereals, antiscorbutic value of, 170 germinated, 167 Cerebrospinal fluid, 203 Chlorides, 242–247 Citric acid theory, 23 Climate, 55 Complement, effect of scurvy on, 69 Complexion, characteristic change in, 176 , 184 Complications of scurvy, 182 , 202 , 205 , 217 Constipation, 27 , 118–122 , 207 Cord, spinal, pathology, 93 , 104 Creatinine, 244 Cure, 236 D Death, causes of, 179 , 227 Deficiency diseases, general discussion, 63 , 248 Diagnosis, 176 , 219 Diastase, blood content of, 244 Diet, general, 59 Digestive disturbances, 78 Diphtheria, antitoxin in blood, 68 as complication of scurvy, 217 Drying, effect on vitamines of, 66 Duodenum, pathology, 89 Dysentery, 59 , 182 E Economic status, 55 Eczema, 195 Edema, 178 , 184 , 196 hunger, 256 war, 256 Eggs, antiscorbutic value of, 168 Endocrine organs, gross pathology, 92 microscopic pathology, 104 extracts of, as preventive, 172 theory of vitamine action, 72 Epidemics, 2 , 217 Epiphyses, separation of, 96 , 181 , 198 Etiology, 35 exciting factors in, 60 Excretion of vitamine, 77 Expeditions, scurvy in Arctic, 10 Experimental scurvy, 111 pathogenesis, 116 pathology, 122 symptoms, 135 Exudative diathesis, 59 , 256 Eyeball, proptosis, 193 F Familial tendency, 58 Fats, in diet, effect on scurvy, 59 Fever, 181 , 216 Fœtus, effect of scorbutic diet on, 125 Food, excess of, 257 Foods, antiscorbutic, 143 , 149 proprietary, 49 Fractures, 95 Frost-bite, 180 Fruit juices, 153 Fruits, fresh, 144 G Generative organs, pathology, 104 Glands, endocrine, 72 changes in, 73 , 92 , 104 Glucose, blood content of, 244 Grapes, antiscorbutic value of, 158 Growth in scurvy, 213 Guinea-pig scurvy, 112 , 114 Guinea-pig pathogenesis, 116 pathology, 122 relation to human, 115 symptoms, 135 Gums, 177 , 181 , 184 in infantile scurvy, 189 pathology of, 89 , 100 H Hair, changes in, 194 Heart, 200 gross pathology, 87 microscopic pathology, 99 Heat, effect on vitamine of, 65 Hemorrhages, 180 , 189 as early symptoms, 178 distribution of, 84 gastric, 208 orbital, 193 subperiosteal, 95 , 191 urinary, 204 History of scurvy, 1 Hog, effect of scorbutic diet on, 115 Hypophysis, 104 I Infantile scurvy, history, 10 in artificially fed, 40 in breast-fed, 35 increase during World War, 21–22 relation to epidemic scurvy of adults, 15 , 37 relation to rickets, 11 , 110 , 252 symptomatology, 183 Infection, as exciting factor, 60 , 218 increased liability to, 68 effect on prognosis, 227 Intestines, gross pathology, 90 microscopic pathology, 100 Intravenous use of orange juice, 238 Irregularities in course of deficiency diseases, 78 J Jaundice, 208 Joints, lesions of, 199 K Kidneys, gross pathology, 91 microscopic pathology, 102 L Latent scurvy, 179 , 183 , 187 Laxatives, failure to cure with, 28 , 207 Lemon juice, antiscorbutic value of, 153 , 234 dried, 155 , 232 ration in British Navy, 9 , 144 Lentils, value as antiscorbutic, 167 , 231 Lice, theory of transmission of scurvy by, 30 Lime juice, antiscorbutic value of, 156 fallacy in regard to, 149 use in British Navy, 144 Liver, gross pathology, 91 microscopic pathology, 101 Lungs, gross pathology, 88 microscopic pathology, 99 Lymph-nodes, gross pathology, 92 microscopic pathology, 101 M Malnutrition, general, 58 Malt soup, 50 Marrow, changes in, 107 Meat, fresh, 147 , 168 salt, 146 “Mehlnaerschaden” of Czerny, 256 Metabolism in scurvy, 241–247 Milk, alkalized, 50 amount necessary to prevent scurvy, 49 , 117 , 150 boiled, 44 , 65 condensed, 48 dried, 46 , 66 , 152 effect of industrial methods on, 43 evaporated, 45 pasteurized, 40 , 65 home vs. commercial, 42 sterilized, 44 breast, amount necessary to prevent scurvy, 36 , 39 , 153 as cause of beriberi, 39 cows, antiscorbutic value of, 40 , 152 goats, antiscorbutic value of, 153 Mineral metabolism in scurvy, 241–247 Monkey, scurvy in, 114 , 127 pathology, 128 Muscles, pathology, 97 N Nails, changes in, 194 Necropsy reports, 82 Nephritis, 205 Nerves, peripheral, in guinea-pig scurvy, 132 pathology, 105 Nervous system, effect of scurvy on, 202 Nutrition, general, in scurvy, 58 , 59 , 213 Nyctalopia,
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess

At present I am concerned for my cozen Angier, of Cambridge, lately broke in his trade, and this day am sending his son John, a very rogue, to sea.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

By Jesu, a very good blade!
— from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

* In Astrology, the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus was considered the most fortunate of all; such as kings and princes should be born under.
— from Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, on the Assyrian Sacred "Grove," and Other Allied Symbols by Thomas Inman

The admirable dedication that Mr. Bok has prepared for this little volume is addressed to American schoolboys and schoolgirls, but its message is just as vital for the older reader.
— from A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After by Edward William Bok

Bilious complaints, and jaundice, are very common.
— from Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt

THE JUNGLE Children are like jam: all very well in the proper place, but you can’t stand them all over the shop—eh, what?’
— from The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers by E. (Edith) Nesbit

“And you didn't think THEY might be just as valuable and good as some of the furniture, if they could have been pulled around and put into shape, or set in a corner, eh?”
— from A Sappho of Green Springs by Bret Harte

The conduct of this man, in the course of his stewardship, gave umbrage to lord Ferrers, whose disposition was equally jealous and vindictive.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II. by T. (Tobias) Smollett

and I did stay behind them in the pew, and went out by ourselves a good while after them, which we judge a very fine project hereafter to avoyd contention.
— from Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1662 N.S. by Samuel Pepys

The weightiest matter that ever occupied the wisdom of cabinet or the pen of journalist appears verily but fleeting and transitory, when brought thus into prominent contrast with the awful realities of human existence and destiny; and it is only when reflection shows us that these matters are yet parts of a grand Providential scheme, embracing man's happiness now, and entering deeply into the question of his future and eternal well-being, that we can see in them that amount of significance and importance which they really possess.
— from The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Hugh Miller

When I entered the court-yard, Lucien and his mother were sobbing in one another's arms; Emile, Hortense, and Amelie were grouped round the basket, on which Janet and Verdet were sitting.
— from Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Lucien Biart