In this case, even where bisulphites are used, the greater part of the sulphurous acid, after serving its purpose in [339] preventing oxidation, escapes in course of manufacture, and the extracts remain neutral or alkaline.
— from The Principles of Leather Manufacture by H. R. (Henry Richardson) Procter

And now I must ask the excited reader not to lose his head on one side or the other, but to draw a sane moral from these grim absurdities.
— from Preface to Major Barbara: First Aid to Critics by Bernard Shaw

[92] Mr. Adams to Earl Russell, Nov. 20, 1862:
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 17 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

It reminded him of the early struggles of his father and mother and touched every responsive note in his nature.
— from The Sins of the Children: A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton

Soon after the fires were lighted, the voice of a native was heard in the woods, hunting his dog; and, as Colebe and Ballederry were very desirous of having an interview with him, though they said the tribe of Bu-ru-be-ron-gal , who were bad men and their enemies, resided near the spot, they frequently hallooed, and were answered by the stranger; and, as the voice drew nearer, they desired our party would all lie down and keep silence.
— from An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island by John Hunter

On such days she was more amiable than ever, refused no one, and all got whatever they requested.
— from Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete by Louis Constant Wairy

In spite of its subtitle, ‘An introduction to psychoanalysis,’ it hardly meets that need as successfully as Hitschmann’s ‘Freud’s theories of the neuroses,’ recently made accessible to English readers, neither does it possess the incisiveness and clarity of Professor Holt’s brilliant little book, ‘The Freudian wish.’
— from The Book Review Digest, Volume 13, 1917 Thirteenth Annual Cumulation Reviews of 1917 Books by Various

We proceeded about five miles, and towards evening received news that some captives had been taken.
— from A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908 by C. A. Bampfylde