in the course of the day they passed some villages of burrowing squirrels, saw a number of beaver dams and the inhabitants of them, many young ducks both of the Duckanmallard and the redheaded fishing duck, gees, several rattle snakes, black woodpeckers, and a large gang of Elk; they found the river much crouded with island both large and small and passed a small creek on Stard.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

this morning they passed a small creek on Stard.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Corbus ranked thus; its precincts seemed to hold The reflex of its mighty kings of old; Their great events had witness in these walls, Their marriages were here and funerals, And mostly here it was that they were born; And here crowned Barons ruled with pride and scorn; Cradle of Scythian majesty this place.
— from Poems by Victor Hugo

Prima facie , the desire to injure any one in particular is inconsistent with a deliberate purpose of benefiting as much as possible people in general; accordingly, we find that what I may call Superficial Common Sense passes a sweeping condemnation on such desires.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

Thus I had the full range of a spacious lonely house and gardens, situated at about half a mile distance from any other habitation, except, perhaps, a straggling cottage or so.
— from Memoirs of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) by John Cleland

There was a pause... a small crowd of seconds swept by... then he looked again and another crowd went on into time.
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

4. TU YU (died 812) did not publish a separate commentary on Sun Tzu, his notes being taken from the T`UNG TIEN, the encyclopedic treatise on the Constitution which was his life- work.
— from The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

But presently, a servant came out saying it was all right, he was coming.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

then he proceeds to ask, " What is the most simple combination to give to a voltaic battery, in order to produce a spark capable of setting fire to powder under water, or under ground?
— from Michael Faraday Third Edition, with Portrait by J. H. (John Hall) Gladstone

The gradual intermixture of the exuviæ of animals and vegetables, with what was formerly a pure siliceous sand, has at length produced a soil capable of supporting a scanty growth of grasses; now almost the only covering of these desolate regions.
— from James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 4 by Thomas Say

Any protecting mechanical aid that interferes with these favoring conditions grants an immunity to the individual, even when he is freely exposed; this protection has often been obtained by applying to the glans and penis a substantial coat of some tenacious oil like castor-oil, which was afterward gently washed off, first [193] in a shower of tepid water and afterward in a tepid bath of warm water and borax.
— from History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by P. C. (Peter Charles) Remondino

For he that, by his will and decree, produces and causes sin, that makes sin a necessary part of his plan, and is the author of the very elements and materials of his own plan, must be the proper and sole cause of sin, or we have yet to learn the definition of common words, and the meaning of plain propositions.
— from Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Wilbur Fisk

To bring out the colors and remove this powder, a soft cloth or soft brush is used to brush or dust off the tile surface thoroughly.
— from Color Cement Handicraft by Pedro J. (Pedro Joseph) Lemos

He was a person of sinuous, snake-like presence, and seemed capable of shedding his complete attire by means of one deft wriggle.
— from Virginia of Virginia: A Story by Amélie Rives

These matters seen to, the young wife may now turn her mind to the arrangement of her own chamber, which she should do her very best to make as pretty as she can; or she should carefully look at the rooms at her disposal and see which will be the nicest and most cheerful for her to occupy; for there is really no need, unless we like, for the event to take place in the room usually occupied, and, if preferred, a pretty room might be got ready beforehand; but, if this be impossible, at least all the washing and toilet apparatus might depart, and some tables and low pretty chairs and a sofa, books and plants, replace the washing-stand and toilet-table, that can be relegated to another room until Angelina is herself again.
— from From Kitchen to Garret: Hints for young householders by J. E. (Jane Ellen) Panton

Quintana has published a small collection of short poems, which deservedly classes him among those Spaniards who are just allowed to give a specimen of their powers, and shew us the waste of talents for which our oppressive system of government is answerable to civilized Europe.
— from Letters from Spain by Joseph Blanco White