Reports are required from all who have information to impart and they should be made out on previously prepared message cards, stating the exact position of the sender at the time of the report; the progress made by the unit under the command of the sender, or by neighbouring or other units whose action has been observed; the degree of the enemy's resistance; enemy movements; and the plans of the officer making the report and the method to be adopted in carrying out such plans.
— from Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 by Anonymous

"My cup is small, but I drink out of my cup," said the egoistical poet of an avaricious people.
— from Tragic Sense Of Life by Miguel de Unamuno

She was the daughter of a German prince, and married Charles Stuart, the English pretender, whence she derived the title of countess of Albany.
— 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

In the same spirit he animadverted upon a monopoly from which he was excluded in common with the traders in general, and which had been granted to a mercantile company seeking to establish posts among the Choctaws.
— from The Frontiersmen by Mary Noailles Murfree

In the year 1817 the public, or, more correctly speaking, the English public at Rome, were much excited by the report of a very singular discovery.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

"While I thank your lordship for this instance of your bounty towards me and my colleague," said the elder physician, "I am convinced that I express his feelings as well as my own, in stating that we 400 cannot possibly allow you to quit your couch.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 2/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

The question having become much complicated by the numerous propositions to amend, the Speaker, by request of Mr. Conkling, stated the exact position of the subject before the House, and the various questions pending.
— from History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

It was a grim panorama, and she realized now that it had not meant complete satisfaction to either party.
— from Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories by Robert Herrick