He was nowhere visible, though the whole area was lighted up, even to the edge of the forest, every tree and branch and twig and leaf of which was distinctly revealed in the strong, red glare.
— from The Missing Bride by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

If the neck of the flask were drawn out into a long tube and turned downwards, and then a little upwards, even though the end be left open, no contamination gained access.
— from Bacteria Especially as they are related to the economy of nature, to industrial processes, and to the public health by Newman, George, Sir

The bodies of malefactors were left unburied, exposed to the elements and to the birds and the beasts.
— from The Historical Child Paidology; The Science of the Child by Oscar Chrisman

There was the joyous relaxation of happy hearts and well-ordered minds, without the effervescence of empty affectation, or the flash of bewildering excitement, which Marion had lately been accustomed to find among those who seemed little better employed than Domitian of old, in catching flies, and who prefer living upon exaggerated trifles, to enjoying that calm, rational and intellectual intercourse which is registered in the heart for ever.
— from Modern Flirtations: A Novel by Catherine Sinclair

" Let us examine these three excuses: Was Jehovah justified in putting a low estimate on human life?
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll

And do not let us expect that these emotions will be permanent, which will certainly not be the case, or that they will frequently return, which will probably not be the case.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles by Alfred Plummer