That tradition is probably about as authentic as those connected with a number of old bridges in Europe which are said to have been built by Satan.
— from Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910 by Albert Bigelow Paine

[87] It bears no name of owner, but is easily seen to be Lumley's.
— from The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James

The cannon being levelled in parallel rows, projecting from the ship’s side, the most natural order of battle is evidently to range the ships abreast of each other, especially if the engagement is general.
— from An Universal Dictionary of the Marine Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c. by William Falconer

Our modern method in philosophy, largely owing to the Novum Organum of Bacon, is evolution, the novum organum of the nineteenth century; and this process recognises no abrupt or interruptive creations, but gradual transformations from pre-existent types, "variations under domestication," and the passing away of the old by its absorption into the new.
— from Moon Lore by Timothy Harley

Thank God, neither of our boys is engaged.
— from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy