Her ardent desire that her children should have a liberal education came to a climax on me, the last, born at the end of the period of child-bearing.
— from The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I by William James Stillman
Here religious thought is no longer esoteric, confined to a chosen sect like the Levites among the Hebrews or the shaman and medicine-man among the American Indians; nor is religious observance restricted to the innermost shrine of the tabernacle or sacred dwelling, accessible to few or only one.
— from The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Basis and Its Scope by Henry Edward Crampton
I added, "Much also must depend on Lord Liverpool's conduct; if he acts as an individual, it will have little effect, compared to any canvass as a Minister."
— from Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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