n. ancient right , Ct. ealdgesegen f. ancient tradition , B 869.
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

Speaking exactly, he got less than nothing, a result common enough in education.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Apleon's chaplain, a swarthy-skinned Jew (to all outward appearance,) was undoubtedly like Apleon himself, a Satanic resurrection, or if not a resurrection, certainly energized by the same infernal power.
— from The Mark of the Beast by Sidney Watson

On the right-hand side, adjoining Brompton New Church, is the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a Roman Catholic Establishment of considerable extent, which stands on the ground once occupied by Mr. Pollard’s school.
— from A Walk from London to Fulham by Thomas Crofton Croker

In the Roman councils, the utter subjugation of Judea was resolved on; the last spark of national independence was to be extinguished, tho in the blood of the last native; a Roman colony established in our lands; the Roman worship introduced; and Jerusalem profaned by a statue of Nero, and sacrifices to him as a god, on the altar of the sanctuary.
— from Tarry thou till I come; or, Salathiel, the wandering Jew. by George Croly

But while reason, according to law, aspires always to the unconditional, so the sentimental genius will not always remain calm enough to restrain itself uniformly and without interruption within the conditions implied by the idea of human nature, and to which reason must always, even in its freest acts, remain attached.
— from Aesthetical Essays of Friedrich Schiller by Friedrich Schiller

Gold and silver are not a «real commodity» except when they take the form of useful objects, utensils, works of art, etc., the possession of which produces enjoyment.
— from Social Comptabilism The Cheque and Clearing Service in the Austrian Postal Savings Bank. Proposed Law laid before the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium by Hector Denis

As in the case of marine navigation, a reliable compass, either of the magnetic or gyroscopic type, is essential for aërial navigation, as well as an accurate and reliable chronometer.
— from Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours With a Discussion of Aircraft in Commerce and Transportation by Brown, Arthur Whitten, Sir

based on French civil codes Ecuador: based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Egypt: based on English common law, Islamic law, and Napoleonic codes; judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions); accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations El Salvador: based on civil and Roman law, with traces of common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Equatorial Guinea: partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom Eritrea: operates on the basis of transitional laws that incorporate pre-independence statutes of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, revised Ethiopian laws, customary laws, and post independence enacted laws Estonia: based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts Ethiopia: currently transitional mix of national and regional courts Europa Island: the laws of France, where applicable, apply Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): English common law Faroe Islands: Danish Fiji: based on British system Finland: civil law system based on Swedish law; Supreme Court may request legislation interpreting or modifying laws; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations France: civil law system with indigenous concepts; review of administrative but not legislative acts French Guiana: French legal system French Polynesia: based on French system French Southern and Antarctic Lands: the laws of France, where applicable, apply Gabon: based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Gambia, The: based on a composite of English common law, Koranic law, and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Georgia: based on civil law system Germany: civil law system with indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Ghana: based on English common law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Gibraltar: English law Glorioso Islands: the laws of France, where applicable, apply Greece: based on codified Roman law; judiciary divided into civil, criminal, and administrative courts Greenland: Danish Grenada: based on English common law Guadeloupe: French legal system Guam: modeled on US; US federal laws apply Guatemala: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Guernsey:
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

East Timor UN-drafted legal system based on Indonesian law remains in place but are to be replaced by civil and penal codes based on Portuguese law; these have passed but have not been promulgated Ecuador based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Egypt based on English common law, Islamic law, and Napoleonic codes; judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions); accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations El Salvador based on civil and Roman law with traces of common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court Equatorial Guinea partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom Eritrea primary basis is the Ethiopian legal code of 1957, with revisions; new civil, commercial, and penal codes have not yet been promulgated; also relies on customary and post-independence-enacted laws and, for civil cases involving Muslims, Sharia law Estonia based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Ethiopia currently transitional mix of national and regional courts Europa Island the laws of France, where applicable, apply Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Now, a Rat can exist in water for at most about seven minutes, and you will find when a dog is swimming after a Rat that the Rat is watching the dog all the time, for as soon as the dog gets within a yard of the Rat the latter will dive under water and come to the surface again about 15 yards away.
— from Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience by Ike Matthews