the management of the canoe for various purposes seems to be a duty common to both sexes, as also many other occupations which with most Indian nations devolves exclusively on the woman.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

the management of the Canoe for various purposes Seams to be a duty common to both Sexes, as are many other occupations which with most Indian nations devolve exclusively on the womin.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

“Because only peasants, or the most inexperienced novices deny everything flatly at examinations.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

This loss is distributed over the entire country and consequently its magnitude is not demonstrated excepting by statistics.
— from Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh

The gray eyes full of command, the handsome features, the reddish-brown hair and gracious figure left me in no doubt, even for a moment, that I looked on Mistress Bertram.
— from The Story of Francis Cludde by Stanley John Weyman

The continued massacre is next detailed; ending with the settlement being left a reeking [Pg 85] charnel-house, and its best champion led captive to crown the triumph with his death, the last and proudest sacrifice to Indian vengeance.
— from Impressions of America During the Years 1833, 1834 and 1835. Volume 2 (of 2) by Tyrone Power

In this way the different feedings are kept separate, and the day's supply of milk is not disturbed every time the child is fed, as otherwise is unavoidable.
— from The Care and Feeding of Children A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses by L. Emmett (Luther Emmett) Holt

The moon is no divinity; moonlight is no Divine emanation, with a vindictive animus; and those who countenance such silly superstition as that moonstroke is a mysterious, evil agency, are contributing to a polytheism which leads to atheism: for many gods logically means no GOD at all.
— from Moon Lore by Timothy Harley

“And Hermann’s not in yet, but if Lord—I mean, Michael, is going to stop here till dinnertime, it won’t matter whether Hermann comes in in time to dress or not, as Michael is not dressed either.
— from Michael by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

In northern Minnesota, we now possess a great national moose preserve of 909,743 acres; and in 1908 Mr. Fullerton, after a personal inspection in which he saw 189 moose in nine days, estimated the total moose population of the present day at 10,000 head.
— from Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William T. (William Temple) Hornaday

Meat is now distributed every three days.
— from Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere

The Tetons are a spectacular demonstration that the enormous energy necessary to create mountains is not declining, even though our planet is several billion years old.
— from Creation of the Teton Landscape: The Geologic Story of Grand Teton National Park by John C. (John Calvin) Reed

This restless energy of the male is no doubt essential to the insect's well-being, as the females, hidden away in their cases and incapable of any movement, must of necessity be very hard to discover.
— from New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera) by G. V. (George Vernon) Hudson