The fully developed gang appears to possess a restricted membership, a natural leader, a name—usually that of a leader or a locality—a body of tradition, custom and a ritual, a rendezvous, a territorial area which it holds as a sort of possession and defends against invasion by other groups.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

destroying power Whom stone and brass obey, Who giv'st to every flying hour To work some new decay; Unheard, unheeded, and unseen, Thy secret saps prevail, And ruin Man, a nice machine By Nature form'd to fail.
— from Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by Thomas Gray

His opinion will be frequently asked relative to plantation matters, and respectfully listened to, but it is required they be given in a polite and respectful manner, and not urged, or insisted upon; and if not adopted, he must carry into effect the views of the employer, and with a sincere desire to produce a successful result.
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration

Coello tried to release himself from his daughter, to confront the passionately excited man, but she held him back, and with a pale face and trembling voice, but proud and resolute manner, answered: "No one has trifled with you, I least of all; my love has been earnest, sacred earnest."
— from A Word, Only a Word — Volume 04 by Georg Ebers

From the force exhibited by this little sponge, it may perhaps be inferred to possess a rudimentary muscle and nerve.
— from On Molecular and Microscopic Science, Volume 2 (of 2) by Mary Somerville

The old Slavs recognized the equality of woman in household, political, and religious matters, and not until Byzantine Christianity became incorporated with, and a part of, the civil polity of its rulers, did Russia present such a picture of domestic degradation as it shows today.
— from Woman, Church & State The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex by Matilda Joslyn Gage

“And book agents, canvassers, peddlers and rag men are not allowed there at all!”
— from Boy Scouts in the North Sea; Or, The Mystery of a Sub by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson