” Habitues of the House comprehended that this long, lightning-heeled word signified that if there was no objection, the bill would take the customary course of a measure of its nature, and be referred to the Committee on Benevolent Appropriations, and that it was accordingly so referred.
— from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Charles Dudley Warner

till; to the place that; while; along, ever Hydaith, a. apt to travel Hydal, a. apt to pay, payable Hydardd, a. apt to break out Hydarf, a. easily scared Hydarth, a. aptly exhaling Hydaw, a. apt to be silent Hydawdd, a. apt to melt Hydedd, n. longitude Hyder, n. trust, confidence Hyderiad, n. a confiding Hyderu, v. to rely, to confide Hyderus, a. confident Hydgyllen, the brisket Hydiad, n. a lengthening Hydor, a. aptly breaking Hydraeth, a. aptly reciting Hydraidd, a. penetrable Hydrais, a. apt to oppress Hydranc, a. apt to perish Hydras, a. of notable kindred Hydraul, a. easily consumed Hydraw, a. easily instructed Hydred, n. longitude Hydredawl, a. longitudinal Hydref, n. autumn; October Hydrefn, a. well-ordered Hydreiddrwydd, n. penetrability Hydreigledd, a. aptness to roll Hydrwst, a. apt to be noisy Hydwf, a. luxuriant, thriving Hydwyll, a. easily deceived Hydwyth, a. elastic, nimble Hydyn, a. tractable Hŷdd, n. stag, deer Hyddadl, a. disputable Hyddail, a. apt to bear leaves Hyddawn, a. liberal Hyddes, n. a bind, red deer Hyddestyl, a. apt to be nice Hyddewis, a. aptly selecting Hyddfref, a. rutting of deer Hyddgant, n. stag Hyddgen, n. skin of a stag Hyddgi, n. buck-hound Hyddig, a. irritable, iracible Hyddoeth, a. apt to be wise Hyddof, a. tamable Hyddring, a. easily climbed Hyddrwg, a. apt to be bad Hyddwyn, a. easily carried Hyddysg, a. well-versed, docile Hyddysgedd, n. aptness to learn Hyddysgu, v. to learn quickly Hyddysgwr, quick learner Hyedd, n. boldness Hyf, a. bold, paring, confident Hyfaad, n.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

It is piquant to read another note written in this style of righteous indignation: Voltaire, the hardy Voltaire, whose pen is without bit or bridle; Voltaire, who devoured the Bible, and ridiculed our dogmas, doubts, and after having made proselytes to impiety, is not ashamed, being reduced to the extremity of life, to ask for the sacraments, and to cover his body with more relics than St. Louis had at Amboise.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

A concept is not a bare residue 1.
— from How We Think by John Dewey

To run about the town and inquire at the houses of acquaintances, who would, of course, by now have heard the news and be rejoicing at it, seemed to me revolting, besides being humiliating for Liza.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

These may come, as I have formerly declared in my precedent discourse of the Symptoms of Melancholy, from inward causes; as a concave glass reflects solid bodies, a troubled brain for want of sleep, nutriment, and by reason of that agitation of spirits to which Hercules de Saxonia attributes all symptoms almost, may reflect and show prodigious shapes, as our vain fear and crazed phantasy shall suggest and feign, as many silly weak women and children in the dark, sick folks, and frantic for want of repast and sleep, suppose they see that they see not: many times such terriculaments may proceed from natural causes, and all other senses may be deluded.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

‘You may see some; and he won’t always be handsome, and young, and may not always be rich.’
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Yet with every allowance, one feels it difficult to see how any mortal ever could consider this Koran as a Book written in Heaven, too good for the Earth; as a well-written book, or indeed as a book at all; and not a bewildered rhapsody; written , so far as writing goes, as badly as almost any book ever was!
— from On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle

The fish is described as having horns or projections upon its nose and beautiful red spots upon its head, and as being attended or accompanied by many smaller red fish, all of which, including the ugûñste′lĭ, are accustomed to pile up small stones in the water.
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

In the preceding chapter the point was made that the distinction between isolation and contact is not absolute but relative.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

“Fie!” said Mrs. Grimsby, “that is no excuse at all, for you can have my back kitchen just as well as not, and be right welcome, if you will take George and Benny and keep them out of mischief.
— from Hesper, the Home-Spirit: A simple story of household labor and love by Lizzie Doten

Communications #_Railroads: 3,505 km 1.067-meter gauge _#_Highways: 107,990 km total 30,019 km paved (mostly bituminous-surface treatment); 25,411 km laterite, gravel, crushed stone, improved earth; 52,560 km unimproved _#_Inland waterways: 8,575 km consisting of Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks _#_Pipelines: 2,042 km crude oil; 500 km natural gas; 3,000 km refined products _#_Ports: Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Onne, Sapele _#_Merchant marine: 28 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 420,658 GRT/668,951 DWT; includes 18 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 6 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1 bulk _#_Civil air: 76 major transport aircraft _#_Airports: 81 total, 68 usable; 32 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m; 14 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 21 with runways 1,220-2,439 m _#_Telecommunications: above-average system limited by poor maintenance; major expansion in progress; radio relay and cable routes; 155,000 telephones; stations—37 AM, 19 FM, 38 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT, 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, domestic, with 19 stations; 1 coaxial submarine cable _*
— from The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

You may think it unsophisticated, but that is just as well, for what matters is not appearances, but reality, and we have the two things that matter most in life: peace and joy.”
— from The Revolutions of Time by Jonathan Dunn

I. H. S. Señor Governador, Tupa tanderaârô anga oroè ndebe ore Cabildo Caziq s reta, Aba, haè Cun̄a, haè mitâ rehebe San Lui y̆ gua orerubeteramo ndereco ramo Corregidor Santiago Pindo, haè Don Pantaleon Cayuari Oiquatia orebe oreray̆hupareteramo ndereco aipo bae rehe ore yerobia hape oroiquatia àngà ndebe hupigua ete rupi, co n̄ande Rey poroquaita
— from Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata Their Present State, Trade, and Debt by Parish, Woodbine, Sir

The small boy, probably not understanding Caper, or afraid of him, made no answer, but resolutely pulled away the donkey to a gateway leading into a garden, at the end of which was a half-ruined old house.
— from The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

This isn't pay-day, nor the menagerie, nor a bread riot; it's just a party of ladies and gentlemen, and we've all got to brace up and remember it.
— from Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls by Fannie E. (Fannie Ellsworth) Newberry

The Indian legend runs as follows:—“One day, on returning to his lodge in the wilderness after a long journey, Manabazho, the great teacher, missed from it his young cousin: he called his name aloud, but received no answer.
— from Myth-Land by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme

I shall write again soon, if no answer be received in the meantime.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 2 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

Her manner was neither independent nor assertive, but rather one of well-bred composure and calm reliance.
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum