That time, however, did gradually come, forwarded by an affection on his side as warm as her own, and much less encumbered by refinement or self-distrust.
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

And no mere commonplace language, either, but rattling, out-and-out book-talk—and bristling with metaphor, too—just bristling!
— from A Tramp Abroad — Volume 01 by Mark Twain

It will be recognised by planters that apart from the personal factor in tapping, the worker might be so unfortunate as to be placed in an area from which the yield is naturally low, either by reason of its youth or from other natural causes.
— from The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan

During the last eruption of this volcano, 53,000 people lost their lives, either by reason of the eruption of the volcano, or by huge waves set up in the ocean by an earthquake.
— from The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Edwin J. (Edwin James) Houston

Men do not go to the devil for want of examples; and morality is not at a low ebb by reason of ignorance of what the true type of life is.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Alexander Maclaren

"Ratcliffe," he said, when the latter entered, "Buckingham revolts on the eighteenth; Richmond lands in England that same day.
— from Beatrix of Clare by John Reed Scott

Zoroaster was led, either by reason or divine revelation, to a purer faith.
— from A Manual of Ancient History by M. E. (Mary Elsie) Thalheimer

Bâle, although it then—four hundred and twenty years ago—acknowledged the Emperor for its sovereign, was a free town, as it is now; that is, it had no local lord to favor or oppress it at his pleasure, but was governed by laws enacted by representatives of the people.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various