Lord our God, great, eternal, wonderful in glory, who keepest covenant and promises for those that love Thee with their whole heart, who art the Life of all, the Help of those that flee unto Thee, the Hope of those who cry unto Thee, cleanse us from our sins, secret and open, and from every thought displeasing to Thy goodness,—cleanse our bodies and souls, our hearts and consciences, that with a pure heart, and a clear soul, with perfect love and calm hope, we may venture confidently and fearlessly to pray unto Thee.
— from Daily Strength for Daily Needs by Mary Wilder Tileston

Were not all lovers of good government "erecting their heads like dromedaries?"
— from The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 12: 1567, part I by John Lothrop Motley

What are mothers made for if it haint to take care of the little ones God gives 'em.
— from Samantha at Saratoga by Marietta Holley

No troops were sent to protect the settlers, nor were the letters of Governor Grimes even granted consideration.
— from The Spirit Lake Massacre by Thomas Teakle

If a nation desires to keep the law of God, good establishments will help the work; if it have none such, it must make them before it can be at peace.
— from Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Theodore Parker

H. Bunbury del., Rowlandson sculp.—This scene of cockney horsemanship is suggestive of the learned lectures of Geoffrey Gambado, Esq., Riding Master to that authority on equestrianism, the Doge of Venice.
— from Rowlandson the Caricaturist; a Selection from His Works. Vol. 1 by Joseph Grego

Now, the spirit of modern music, under the undisputed leadership of German genius, especially Beethoven, has succeeded in first rising to the true dignity of art, by bringing within the sphere of its [207] incomparable expressiveness, not only what is agreeable to the senses, but also an energetic spirituality and emotional depth."
— from Chopin and Other Musical Essays by Henry T. Finck

Its valley, proper—with its tributaries, some of which reach far out into “Havilah” the “Land of good gold” —extends from the Alleghany mountains on the eastern border, 2,000 miles westward to the Rocky mountains on the western border, and from the Gulf of Mexico, on the south, extending 2,000 miles north, across the United States into the Bridtish possessions.
— from Found at Last: the Veritable Garden of Eden Or a place that answers the Bible description of the notable spot better than anything yet discovered by D. O. (David Oyer) Van Slyke

The circle has arranged and entered upon a course of ten public lectures on Geology, given every Wednesday evening by the president, in the vestry of the Congregational Church.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, December 1882 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Promotion of True Culture. Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle by Chautauqua Institution