But if in the most backward state of human society now known to us we find magic thus conspicuously present and religion conspicuously absent, may we not reasonably conjecture that the civilised races of the world have also at some period of their history passed through a similar intellectual phase, that they attempted to force the great powers of nature to do their pleasure before they thought of courting their favour by offerings and prayer—in short that, just as on the material side of human culture there has everywhere been an Age of Stone, so on the intellectual side there has everywhere been an Age of Magic?
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

It is to be hoped that his nephew, who is now in possession of his great fortune, will complete the design of his predecessor—Clydesdale is in general populous and rich, containing a great number of gentlemen, who are independent in their fortune; but it produces more cattle than corn—This is also the case with Tweedale, through part of which we passed, and Nithsdale, which is generally rough, wild, and mountainous—These hills are covered with sheep; and this is the small delicious mutton, so much preferable to that of the London-market.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett

so good, as good Cystlwn, n. kindred, affinity Cystlynan, n. a family stock Cystlyned, n. kindred, alliance Cystlynu, v. to form connection Cystogi, v. to toil, to drudge Cystraw, n. concord rule Cystrawen, n. syntax Cystrawenol, a. syntactical Cystrawenu, v. to construct Cystrawenydd, n. a grammarian Cystrawiad, n. construction Cystrawiaeth, n. constructure Cystrawu, v. to construct Cystudd, n. affliction, grief Cystuddiad, n. an afflicting Cystuddio, v. to afflict Cystuddiedig, a. afflicted Cystuddiol, a. afflicting Cystuddiwr, n. an afflictor Cystwy, n. chastisement Cystwyad, n. a chastising Cystwyo, v. to chastise Cystwyol, a. castigatory Cysur, n. comfort, consolation Cysuriad, n. a comforting Cysuro, v. to comfort, to console Cysurol, a. comforting Cysurus, a. comforting, cheering Cysurwr, n. comforter Cytiad, n. abbreviation Cytio, v. to abbreviate Cythlwng, n. a fasting, a fast Cythraul, n. the devil, satan Cythrawl, a. adverse Cythreuliaeth, n. demonolotry Cythreulig, a. devilish Cythriad, n. an excretion Cythru, v. to eject, to cast off Cythrudd, n. perturbation Cythruddedigaeth, n. perturbated state Cythruddiad, n. a purturbating, a ruffling Cythruddus, a. provoking Cythruddwr, n. a vexer Cythrwfl, n. trouble, motion Cyw, n. young bird, a chick Cywain, v. to convey, to carry Cywair, n. connexion, order; a key in music; accordant, orderly Cywarch, n. hemp, flax Cywarchlen, n. a canrass Cywarsang, n. a tread over Cyweddol, a. conformable Cyweirdant, n. a key string Cyweirdeb, n. correctness Cyweirgorn, n. a turning key Cyweiriad, n. correction Cyweirio, v. to correct, to rectify; to dress; to tune Cyweiriol, a. corrective Cyweiriwr, n. a repairer Cyweithas, n. a society; commerce; intercourse Cyweithasiad, n. association Cyweithasol, a. social Cyweithasrwydd, courtesy, complaisance Cyweithasu, v. to have intercourse; to be social together Cyweithio, v. to co-operate Cyweithydd, n. a co-efficient; an auxiliary;
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

And therefore by the aforesaid rule, of Cui Bono, we may justly pronounce for the Authors of all this Spirituall Darknesse, the Pope, and Roman Clergy, and all those besides that endeavour to settle in the mindes of men this erroneous Doctrine, that the Church now on Earth, is that Kingdome of God mentioned in the Old and New Testament.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Mr. Wolf goes on to observe that Jewish services were regularly held in the secret Synagogue, but "in public Carvajal and his friends followed the practice of the secret Jews in Spain and Portugal, passing as Roman Catholics and regularly attending mass in the Spanish Ambassador's chapel."
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

The vast majority of temperaments are pretty equally balanced; the intensities are absent, and this enables a nation to learn to accommodate itself to its political and religious circumstances and like them, be satisfied with them, at last prefer them.
— from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain

This picture comes back to me in the general train—the impression, as I received it on my return, of the wide white panelled space, bright in the lamplight and with its portraits and red carpet, and of the good surprised look of my friend, which immediately told me she had missed me.
— from The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

A paper was produced and read containing a proposal from Mr. Eliphalet Hale to open and make the road, or so much of it as might be required, at the rate of twelve dollars per acre for clearing it where no causeway was wanted, four rods wide, and cutting the stumps in the two middle rods close to the ground; and seven shillings and sixpence, provincial currency, per rod, for making a causeway eighteen feet wide where a causeway might be wanted.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

This sect contributed powerfully to the establishment of a democracy and a republic, and from the earliest settlement of the emigrants politics and religion contracted an alliance which has never been dissolved.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville

There are groups of pyramidal and round columns, and in some parts of the cave screens or curtains of ice 10 or 12 feet broad hang down to the floor.
— from Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland by G. F. (George Forrest) Browne

The late Government, calumniated and thwarted at every turn, contending against the whole influence of the Established Church, and of the great body of the nobility and landed gentry, yet did show a disposition to act kindly and fairly towards Ireland, and did, to the best of its power, treat Protestants and Roman Catholics alike.
— from Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Drop into your main pond a round clod and you will have a new watermark, like figure 9 , to add to your drawing.
— from Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917. To be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by United States. War Department

A big desk covered with papers, a revolving chair, and one other chair completed the furniture.
— from Patience Sparhawk and Her Times: A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

The general course is to pass a resolution, containing a criminal charge against the supposed delinquent, and then to direct some member to impeach him by oral accusation, at the bar of the House of Lords, in the name of the Commons.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 9 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

But even ice-cream was not so tempting as the fireworks, and for an hour the children sat on the steps, watching the pinwheels and Roman candles and red lights that Mr. Ward set off, with two of the older boys to help him.
— from Firebrands by George Moses Davis

The very appointment of such a commission aroused the patriots of Virginia to action; and in March, 1773, the House of Burgesses passed a resolution creating a standing committee of correspondence to develop coöperation among the colonies in resistance to British measures.
— from History of the United States by Mary Ritter Beard

Before we knew of Sachs' more precise observations we covered a flat surface of damp sand with the thinnest tin-foil which we could procure (.02 to .03 mm., or .00012 to .00079 of an inch in thickness), and placed a radicle close above, in such a position that it grew almost perpendicularly downwards.
— from The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Francis, Sir