The movement of the heavenly bodies, that of our little earth round the sun, all operate by virtue of the most [Pg 36] profound mathematical law.
— from Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire

Of course, Marjorie and Delight couldn’t both leave their Orange Tree at once, so they took turns in going out on little excursions round the room.
— from Marjorie in Command by Carolyn Wells

[Pg 314] Sherburne, a scholar and poet of no mean pretensions, resigning offices of large emolument rather than betray his faith.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 23, April, 1876-September, 1876. A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various

The motions of the stars, that of our little earth round the sun—all are operated according to the laws of the profoundest mathematics.
— from A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 02 by Voltaire

It cannot be truly affirmed, that the genius of our language ever requires that participles, as such, should assume the relations of a noun, or govern the possessive case; nor, on the other hand, can it be truly denied, that very excellent and learned writers do sometimes make use of such phraseology.
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

It may be necessary, perhaps, to make inquiries of this kind, with a view to ulterior objects; but the real question respects the great loss of national wealth, attributed to a change in the spirit of our legislative enactments relating to the admission of foreign corn.
— from The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn Intended as an appendix to "Observations on the corn laws" by T. R. (Thomas Robert) Malthus

From the summit of a rock, came out a jet of brilliant fire, more than thirty feet in height, accompanied with four others of less elevation, representing torrents of fire as from volcanoes.
— from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush