I have not attempted to enumerate the solutions in the cases of six, seven, eight, and nine digits, but I have recorded nearly fifty examples with nine digits alone.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

Like the priest who by one solemn step enters a new life, my vows were taken; I was consecrated.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

when any special accident [Pg 285] threw it upon its natural function; she spoke of State affairs, and especially of foreign affairs, as beyond their ' capacity ,' which expression, however, must in charity be interpreted philosophically as meaning the range of comprehension consistent with their total means of instruction and preparation, including, therefore, secret information, knowledge of disposable home resources as known to the official depositaries of State secrets, etc., and not, as the modern reader will understand it, simply and exclusively the intellectual power of appreciation.
— from The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Thomas De Quincey

“If meats should be used more for condimental purposes, as in the making of soups, stews, etc., and not more than once a day, as one of the staple articles of the table, it would be better, in my opinion, for the health and strength of the consumer, and especially would it be a saving in the matter of household expenses.
— from Health: How to get it and keep it. The hygiene of dress, food, exercise, rest, bathing, breathing, and ventilation. by Walter V. Woods