the men as usual suffered excessively with fatiegue and the coldness of the water to which they were exposed for hours together.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

So minutely, and upon so extensive a plan, has he prosecuted the subject, that he delineates the education suitable to a perfect orator, from the stage of infancy in the cradle, to the consummation of rhetorical fame, in the pursuits of the bar, or those, in general, of any public assembly.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

They proceeded to the schools that morning as usual, Sue entering the class-room, where he could see the back of her head through the glass partition whenever he turned his eyes that way.
— from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

My natural instinct made me almost unconsciously strain every nerve to regain the parapet, and—I had nearly said miraculously—I succeeded.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

I. L. Mason , a United States engineer, died at San Francisco.
— from The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time by Joel Munsell

Plainly, if this be true, if herd instinct does throw human society from time to time and from various causes into attitudes of defense and offense with the appropriate emotional reactions, and if in such times leaders are likely to appear, having exaggerated instinctive tendencies, there is always close at hand and ready a mechanism by which war can be produced, war being precisely of the type of mass action, under strong emotion, of a group closely united under spectacular leadership, with attention cramped upon some external object hated or feared.
— from The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History by G. E. (George Everett) Partridge

Duha ca inani guidang̃at nila, ang nahauna sa bulan sa Agosto, ng̃a guihing̃anlan panuig, ug ang icaduha ng̃a mao ang ulilan sa Enero cun sa
— from Mga Paquigpulong sa Iningles ug Binisaya by Gregorio de Santiago Vela

She straightened out the slight disorder caused by the presence of David; she got the meals as usual; she exchanged a few words with the invalid; and when the quiet of night had settled upon the house, she lit the lamp in her room and opened the beautiful illustrated book at the page upon which she had closed it.
— from Katy Gaumer by Elsie Singmaster

"Wait a moment," said she; and, going into the ante-room, she sent her maid away upon some errand that would detain her for some time.
— from The Cryptogram: A Novel by James De Mille

Within the shady courtyards Turks may be seen at the fountains busied about their ablutions, peasants crouched at the foot of the great pillars, veiled women who pass with deliberate steps beneath the lofty arcades: over all there broods a profound quiet, a tinge of sadness and voluptuousness, whose source you try in vain to discover, exercising your mind as upon some enigma.
— from Constantinople, v. 1 (of 2) by Edmondo De Amicis

[373] (2) 23-37-72 FAX: [373] (2) 23-30-44 Monaco: the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France) is accredited to Monaco Mongolia: chief of mission: Ambassador John DINGER embassy: inner north side of the Big Ring, just west of the Selbe Gol, Ulaanbaatar mailing address: United States Embassy in Mongolia, P. O. Box 1021, Ulaanbaatar 13; PSC 461, Box 300, FPO AP 96521-0002 telephone: [976] (11) 329095 FAX:
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency