But it was by no means simply such accidental occasions which called into existence the Roman Alexandrinism; it was on the contrary a product—perhaps not pleasing, but thoroughly inevitable— of the political and national development of Rome.
— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen

Intelligent as his purposes were, he received no help from the Court of France or from the Viceroy De Monts, [Pg 34] though the importance of the enterprise of colonisation was set before Europe with every circumstance of national pride and no detail of responsibility.
— from Old Quebec: The Fortress of New France by Claude Glennon Bryan

And since there will be no property and no distinction of rich and poor, there will also be no rule of one man over another, there will be no criminals, judicial and civil power, militarism and bureaucracy become superfluous and disappear of themselves.
— from Anarchism: A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory by E. V. (Ernst Viktor) Zenker

The question was then taken on Mr. Sumner's substitute, which was simply a joint resolution providing 'there shall be no oligarchy, aristocracy, caste, or monopoly invested with peculiar privileges, and no denial of rights, civil or political, on account of color or race, anywhere within the United States."
— from History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

Nominal rate, in millions of gallons per acre daily: 3 5 10 20 Percentage which average yield is of nominal rate 85 80 75 65 Average output per acre, in millions of gallons per day 2.55 4.00 7.5 13.0 Cost of that part of filters per acre dependent on rate $12,000 $20,000 $40,000 $80,000 Cost of that part of filters per acre not dependent on rate 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Total cost of filters per acre 60,000 70,000 90,000 130,000 Cost per million gallons of capacity 20,600 14,000 9,000 6,500 Cost per million gallons of average daily output 24,400 17,500 12,000 10,000 Capital charges and depreciation at 6% on cost per million gallons 4.00 2.87 1.97 1.64 Operating expenses, the same at all rates 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total cost of filtering, excluding pumping, storage, and all auxiliaries 5.00 3.87 2.97 2.64 Relative cost 1.29 1.00 0.77 0.68 When the costs of pumping, pure‑water reservoirs usually necessary, etc., are taken into account (which add equally to the cost at all rates), the cost of filtering will vary less with the rate than is indicated.
— from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 Water Purification Plant, Washington, D. C. Results of Operation. by American Society of Civil Engineers

“I promise you that, however angry Major Keene may be, I will bear it patiently, and never dream of resenting it.
— from Sword and Gown: A Novel by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence

But in endless torment there is no possibility, and no design, of reformation.
— from Love's Final Victory Ultimate Universal Salvation on the Basis of Scripture and Reason by Horatio

His means of perfection are not dialectics or research, but long and patient meditation, silence, abstinence from the distractions and occupations of life, the subjugation of the flesh, a life of continual discipline, a constant attendance on those mysterious rites which detach [pg 328] him from material objects, overawe and elevate his mind, and quicken his realisation of the Divine presence.
— from History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky