(Figs. 433 and 434 ), and especially after the death of that prince, the taste for frivolities made immense progress, and the style of dress in ordinary use seemed day by day to lose the few traces of dignity which it had previously possessed.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

We began to speculate on the nature of this substance, and, as none of us knew much of mineralogy, we of course at once decided, in our usual sanguine way, that this must be an oxide of antimony, or manganese, or some other valuable product.
— from The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

No one demands it of us so much.
— from The Gospel of St. John: A Series of Discourses. New Edition by Frederick Denison Maurice

The reduction of the duty on tea, coffee, and sugar, and all the healthy and unintoxicating articles of drink in ordinary use; so as to place within the reach of all classes the least injurious beverages on much cheaper terms than the most destructive.
— from Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England: A History by Richard Valpy French

I often wondered how it occurred to man to whistle to a horse or dog instead of using some sound more like their own; and even yet I am at a loss to know how such a sound has ever become a fixed means of calling [Pg 2] these animals.
— from The Speech of Monkeys by R. L. (Richard Lynch) Garner