[Pg 63] resulting from military institutions, is more permanent and depends less upon circumstances, and should be the object of the attention of every far-seeing government.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

Let us cherish a sober mind; take for granted that in our best performances there are latent many errors which in their own time will come to light."
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

In about six weeks from the time when the Pilgrim sailed, we had got all the hides which she left us cured and stowed away; and having cleared up the ground, and emptied the vats, and set everything in order, had nothing more to do until she should come down again, but to supply ourselves with wood.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

“Let us continue again,” said Harding.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

“We must all submit to the commanding officer,” said Sir Clement: “therefore, let us call another subject.
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

“You have hitherto been my adopted brother—I, your adopted sister: let us continue as such: you and I had better not marry.”
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

Now let us come and speak to Arabella about it.”
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

On the other hand, let us compare a singular with a general judgement, merely as a cognition, in regard to quantity.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

Up to this point, limestone had prevailed, but from here on, we passed over various formations—heavy beds of sand or clay, lying upon conglomerates and shales.
— from In Indian Mexico (1908) by Frederick Starr

Both men looked up critically as she appeared, but neither glance was altogether approving.
— from The Fortunes of the Farrells by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

It makes of the earth a firmament under foot; it leaves us clawing and stumbling in space in an inimical fifth element whose evil outdoes its strangeness and beauty, There Nature, low comedienne, plays her tricks on man.
— from Waifs and Strays Part 1 by O. Henry

"Dr. King," and the blue eyes looked up calmly and steadily into the physician's face, "please tell me exactly what you think of my case.
— from Elsie's Womanhood by Martha Finley

"Let us cross again," said Sam: "he may be drowned, but I don't think it."
— from The Lost Child by Henry Kingsley

Let us cultivate a spirit of lofty patriotism, but believe nothing just to oblige others.
— from Bill Nye's Chestnuts Old and New by Bill Nye

Let us conceive a single ragged coat to appear in the brilliant circle, and all eyes will be instantly fixed on it.
— from Mental Philosophy: Including the Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will by Joseph Haven

Let us choose a strong camp, bring in plenty of meat, and prepare to receive the Upsaroka.
— from The Prairie-Bird by Murray, Charles Augustus, Sir

Her pension was not sufficient for her to live upon comfortably, and she opened a little school for the children of officers here.
— from At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

She brought a little upright chair and sat down facing him, her right hand nestling over one of his.
— from Aladdin O'Brien by Gouverneur Morris