As then it appears that this Method of Preaching is not grounded upon any Scripture Precept, so the Nature of it is contrary to the Preaching of Christ under the New Covenant , as expressed and recommended in Scripture; for Christ, in sending forth his Disciples, expresly mentioneth, that they are not to speak of or from themselves, or to forecast beforehand, but that which the Spirit in the same Hour shall teach them , as is particularly mentioned in the three Evangelists, Matt.
— from An Apology for the True Christian Divinity Being an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers by Robert Barclay

In truth, I never knew such misery as is here now; and it affects both the hearts and the purses of those who have either; for my own part, I never gave to a building in my life; which I reckon is only giving to masons and carpenters, and the treasurer of the undertaking.
— from Letters to His Son, 1766-71 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman by Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of

Hence, proletarian ownership of the means of production is not guaranteed; yet state ownership is not restricted, and is specifically required in the case of "all public utilities and enterprises of a monopolistic nature" ( Art. 123).
— from The China of Chiang K'ai-Shek: A Political Study by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

By some writers De Worde is considered to be the first introducer of Roman letters into this country; but the honour of that mode of printing is now generally claimed by Pynson, a contemporary.
— from Old and New London, Volume I A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places by Walter Thornbury

The bark exported from the port of Maracaybo does not come from the territory of Venezuela, but from the mountains of Pamplona in New Grenada, being brought down the Rio de San Faustino, that flows into the lake of Maracaybo.
— from Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt

A faith, a crystallizing principle for many millions of people is not grown in a day; if it can be grown in a century is problematical.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

But for our present purpose the important point to notice is that the procedure of the female cannot be due to imitation; nor can it be the outcome of individually acquired experience; for the method of procedure is not gradually learnt, but is carried out without apparent hesitation the first and only time the appropriate occasion presents itself.
— from Animal Behaviour by C. Lloyd (Conwy Lloyd) Morgan

In the other Forms mentioned, the topics of lessons are outlined in detail, but the method of presentation is not given except in typical cases.
— from Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management by Ontario. Department of Education

After this Socrates, observing that Euthydemus always avoided being in his company, lest he should be taken for one of his admirers, attacked him more openly; and once when he happened to be where he was, addressed himself to the rest of the company in these words:—“Certainly, gentlemen, by what may be conjectured from the studies of this young man, it is very likely that when he shall have attained the age that permits him to be present in the assemblies of the people, if any important affair come to be debated there, he will not fail to give his judgment of it; and in my opinion he would introduce his harangue by a very pleasant exordium, if he should begin with giving them to understand that he had never learnt anything of any man whatsoever; he must address himself to them in words to this purpose:— “‘Gentlemen, I have never been taught anything, I never frequented the conversation of men of parts, I never gave myself the trouble to look out for a master that was able to instruct me.
— from The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates by Xenophon