The classic definition of geography as an account of the earth as the home of man expresses the educational reality.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

For never had she missed the hour Of meeting in her sumptuous bower, And never had the king of men Entered the empty room till then.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

19 But both Sherman and Sheridan came to Texas, and Sherman, after narrowly escaping the loss of his scalp on the Texas frontier, finally realized the necessity of a last organized military effort to either rid the country of the Indians or give it back to them.
— from Fort Concho: Its Why and Wherefore by James N. (James Noble) Gregory

One single ivy tree has, for a period beyond the memory of man, enveloped the entire ruins; has insinuated its tendrils through the thick walls; penetrated every seam and aperture; and now contributes to display one solid mass of combined masonry and foliage.
— from Personal Sketches of His Own Times, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Barrington, Jonah, Sir

Sitting motionless on buffalo rugs, a number of which were spread over the floor of the room, on which the two officers were also invited to be seated, the Indians advanced none of the equivocal statements and doubtful promises and fallacious expectations of peace as heretofore, but kept their eyes fixed upon the ground, while the officers once more expressed their earnest remonstrances and made their summary demand, implicitly obeying their orders, although this extreme and impolitic measure was secretly deprecated by both.
— from The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree

"That's all right," once more exclaimed the ever ready mayor, "we can fix that."
— from The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton