Such a method of calculation excludes from consideration the most important kind of value which a human being possesses; namely, the intrinsic.
— from Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe

And there was a grace in her movements, dispite the ungainly dress and shoes, which suggested a more intimate knowledge of velvets and silks than of calico.
— from Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath

The mother is kept on very simple diet, and obliged to drink water made hot by a heated horseshoe being plunged into it; this has the power of guarding against internal devils, who are supposed to be very active on such occasions, lying in wait for mother and child.
— from Life and Travel in India Being Recollections of a Journey Before the Days of Railroads by Anna Harriette Leonowens

More is known of vocal mechanism today than at any other time in the world’s history, and yet who dares to say that voice teaching has been improved by it?
— from The Head Voice and Other Problems: Practical Talks on Singing by D. A. (David Alva) Clippinger

Not much is known of Vul-lush III., as a builder, or as a patron of art.
— from The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson