Several curious instances of religious or pulpit Slang are given in this exceedingly interesting little volume.
— from The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal by John Camden Hotten

In polished verses, albeit hath issued forth So much from me already; lo, there is The law and aspect of the sky to be By reason grasped; there are the tempest times And the bright lightnings to be hymned now— Even what they do and from what cause soe'er They're borne along—that thou mayst tremble not, Marking off regions of prophetic skies For auguries, O foolishly distraught Even as to whence the flying flame hath come, Or to which half of heaven it turns, or how Through walled places it hath wound its way, Or, after proving its dominion there, How it hath speeded forth from thence amain— Whereof nowise the causes do men know,
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

There are, however, certain forms of restrictions or prohibitions, set up for special purposes, and associated with magic in a somewhat different form.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

Following the paste as the parrot, they stutter out anything in hopes of reward: obsequious parasites, says Erasmus, teach, say, write, admire, approve, contrary to their conviction, anything you please, not to benefit the people but to improve their own fortunes.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

For it is not lawful, that anything that is of another and inferior kind and nature, be it what it will, as either popular applause, or honour, or riches, or pleasures; should be suffered to confront and contest as it were, with that which is rational, and operatively good.
— from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

The second stripe, which should be of the same width as the first, is worked in Tunisian crochet; for the edge make one row of plain stitches in blue, one of cluster stitches in white, and then again a row of plain in blue.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

406 ).—This consists of rows of plain stitches, worked backwards and forwards.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

Take of Chalk washed, seven times at least, half a pound, Wax three ounces, Oil of Roses one pound, stir them all together diligently in a leaden mortar, the wax being first melted by a gentle fire in a sufficient quantity of the prescribed oil.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

On the other hand, the young initiate is submitted to a series of rites of particular severity; to give him the virtues which will enable him to enter into the world of sacred things, from which he had up till then been excluded, they centre an exceptionally powerful group of religious forces upon him.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

And the 'torment' of this passion, to the repentant or resisting, or purity-seeking soul is decidedly like the pain of physical burning.
— from Ariadne Florentina: Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by John Ruskin

"The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program (NDLP) is assembling a digital library of reproductions of primary source materials to support the study of the history and culture of the United States.
— from From the Print Media to the Internet by Marie Lebert

A specimen copy sent to any one desirous of canvassing or getting up a club, on receipt of postage stamp.
— from Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 31, October 29, 1870 by Various

He is at last seeking the only refuge of penitent sinners, I trust on right grounds.
— from Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More

Advice sent on receipt of postage stamps.
— from Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life by Rebecca Agatha Armour

She might make any of the discriminations which I have suggested, of age, of residence, of previous servitude, and of ignorance or poverty."
— from History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

In the earliest examples these took the form of rows of painted shields, with the owners' names written over (pl. IV ); but in a few rare cases the blazon or written description of the arms is also given, while other rolls consist wholly of such descriptions, as in the well-known Great and Boroughbridge Rolls.
— from Heraldry for Craftsmen & Designers by Hope, W. H. St. John (William Henry St. John), Sir

[42] The third article of the Treaty of Triple Alliance and the latter part of the fourth article of the Treaty of Quadruple Alliance stipulate, that no kind of refuge or protection shall be given to rebellious subjects of the contracting powers.—EDIT.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

abbé d', haughtily treated by Frontenac, 110 Ursuline Convent, Quebec, foundation of, 28 , 30 ; sister Margaret Bourgeoys urged to join, 39 V Vaillant, Jesuit father, sent as negotiator to Albany, 218 Valrennes, M. de, commandant of Fort Frontenac, 233 ; tries to cut off retreat of Peter Schuyler at Chambly, 313 Vauban, M. de, French engineer, prepares plans for defence of Quebec, 326 Vaudreuil, M. de, acts as chief-of-staff to Governor Denonville, 209 ; acting governor of Montreal, 225 ; surprises and destroys band of Indians at Repentigny, 308 Ventadour, Henri de Lévis, Duke of, lieutenant-general of New France, 17 Verchères, Mlle.
— from Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by William Dawson LeSueur