At Pirna, where one can bathe in the river, I was surprised, on one of my almost regular evening constitutionals, to hear the air from the Pilgrim's Chorus out of Tannhauser whistled by some bather, who was invisible to me.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

In those cases in which certain species readily grow in each other's company—and cases of this kind are familiar to florists—when, for instance, Isoetes, Lobelia Dortmanna, and Litorella lacustris occur together—the common demands made as regards external conditions obviously form the bond that unites them.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Correct answers to puzzles are received from W. Gilmour, George L. Rushy, Bessie G. Bartlett, N. N., Helen M. Shearer, S. McK. Bayard, Little Belle, Maud and Gertie, Mary A. Reid, Ernest C. Steward, Eddie A. Leet, George G. Seitz, Cora Frost, George S. Schilling, Rory Barnhart, George Haywood, Ford M. Goff, George Volckhausen, S. E. Davis, A. H. Ellard, Katie M. Griswold, Bessie G. Strong, L. Mahler, Hattie Smith, S. Hart, S. G. Rosenbaum.
— from Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

The whole of Earl Derby's second manifesto is pervaded by a mingled tone of moderation and resolution, eminently calculated to win the favour of those on whose fiat all ministers must depend—the enlightened public.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 438, April 1852 by Various

Mr. Robinson discovered this difficulty in his first experiments in rail signaling in 1872 and the necessity for making a reliable electrical connection from rail to rail in order to insure the reliability of his closed circuit signal system.
— from The Invention of the Track Circuit The history of Dr. William Robinson's invention of the track circuit, the fundamental unit which made possible our present automatic block signaling and interlocking systems by American Railway Association

It is recorded, in the Gazetteer of the Vizagapatam district, that “besides ippa (liquor distilled from the blossom of Bassia latifolia ), the hill people brew beer from rice, sāmai (the millet Panicum miliare ), and rāgi ( Eleusine Coracana ).
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 6 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

A similar self-denial was, of course, expected of James, the two great kings satisfying themselves with the proud consciousness of having saved society, rescued the world from the sceptre of an Austrian universal monarchy, and regenerated European civilization for all future time.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1603-04 by John Lothrop Motley

No other man among religious editors could, we believe, get as much good material from uneducated and undisciplined sources as he.
— from Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger Fourth Edition by E. G. (Elihu Goodwin) Holland

Nearly all of the merchantmen surrendered without making any resistance, either completely taken by surprise or, not being prepared for fighting, concluding that it would be wiser to give in at the very first summons.
— from With the Flag in the Channel; or, The Adventures of Captain Gustavus Conyngham by James Barnes

The first of these, pointing, cannot be performed too carefully and methodically, and requires extreme coolness and attention on the part of the Captain of the gun; loading, on the contrary, cannot be executed with too much rapidity, provided neither the safety of the gun nor of its crew be compromised.
— from Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance

Collection of Martin A. Ryerson, Esq., Chicago.
— from The Tapestry Book by Helen Churchill Candee

If any one complained, Mallett’s written answer (and such Dallas always required) was immediately ready, explaining everything in the most satisfactory manner, and refuting every complaint with the most triumphant spirit.
— from Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield