This appearance is not optical, for as the micrometre proves, the eye receives the image of the moon at the zenith, at an even greater angle of vision than at the horizon.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

And we see plainly that this hath been 171 done, not by weak and passionate princes only, but by the wisest and most politic that ever reigned, who have oftentimes joined to themselves some of their servants, whom both themselves have called friends, and allowed others likewise to call them in the same manner, using the word which is received between private men.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

She could not resolve the contradiction between that moment and the usually delicate appearance of the young man, which today was more plainly than ever revealed to her eyes.
— from A Hero of the Pen by E. Werner

A necessity for a variety of food, and a desire to secure it, are implanted in the disposition of every animal; and where is the creature more prone to extensive rambles than the sheep?
— from A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Ambrose Blacklock

But instead of so doing Junot continued his progress northward, till he had completely marched past the English right wing, and only fronted and deployed when he had got on a level with Vimiero.
— from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 From the Treaty of Fontainbleau to the Battle of Corunna by Charles Oman

This failure to penetrate far beyond the coasts of England and Brittany may point to early raids; but the copper and tin of Cornwall, as well as the tin deposits of Brittany and the general trade with Brittany, may indicate the early seeking of the Irish gold deposits.
— from The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey

When I went back to college he held my promise that if he could gain the consent of Father and Mother, he might put the engagement ring on my finger.
— from Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

In a kind notice of the first edition of this brochure, which appeared in The Medical Press , the editor raises the above question.
— from The Mechanism of the Human Voice by Emil Behnke

My dear Francis, think of the time at which you felt the greatest friendship for me; above all, do not forget that at which my whole heart was drawn towards you, and tell yourself that those feelings, more tender, more profound than ever, remain for you at the bottom of my soul.
— from The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England, Volume 2 (of 6) Mémoires d'outre-tombe, volume 2 by Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de

We went, the four of us, in the machine, preferring the execrable roads to the matinee train, with half of Casanova staring at us.
— from The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart

But for an overwhelming majority of the community something more practical than either religion, ethics, or philosophy is necessary to keep them in order.
— from Courts and Criminals by Arthur Cheney Train