In his judgment, operatic voices are not necessarily the most perfect ones, for, as he says: "the vocal cords of opera singers are always at the straining-point.
— from The boys' life of Edison by Wm. H. (William Henry) Meadowcroft

When I looked around upon this army of masters of legal fence, gathered here to find just one verdict and no other, and remembered that Joan must fight for her good name and her life single-handed against them, I asked myself what chance an ignorant poor country-girl of nineteen could have in such an unequal conflict; and my heart sank down low, very low.
— from Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 by Mark Twain

Difference between history and art—The predicate or logical element in history—Vain attempts to eliminate it—Extension of historical predicates beyond the limits of mere existence—Asserted unsurmountable variance in judging and presenting historical facts and consequent demand for a history without judgment—Restriction of variance, and exclusion of apparent variances—Overcoming of variances by means of deep study of the concepts—Subjectivity and objectivity in history: their meaning—Historical judgments of value, and normal or neutral values.
— from Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept by Benedetto Croce

Historical judgments of value, and normal or neutral values.
— from Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept by Benedetto Croce

Philip's sister, Jeanne of Valois, a nun at Fontenelle hard by, appeared between the two armies as peacemaker, and a truce was agreed upon.
— from Life of Edward the Black Prince by Louise Creighton

It had been used by the French during military operations in the revolutionary war as a mode of reconnoitring, and not without success, so that when after due trial the war balloon was judged of value a number of similar balloons were constructed for the use of the various divisions of the French army, and, as will be told in its proper place, one, at least, of these was put to a positive test before the battle of Fleurus.
— from The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation by John M. (John Mackenzie) Bacon