Then, in order to introduce him more rapidly into the circle of sacred things with which he must be put in contact, he is separated violently from the profane world; but this does not come without many abstinences and an exceptional recrudescence of the system of interdicts.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

If I could have shown it perhaps I could have induced some rich man to put up money enough to build one.
— from The Motor Boys in the Clouds; or, A Trip for Fame and Fortune by Clarence Young

After the words 'severely remarked on,' p. 2, l. 41, it followed thus—For my part, I confess, had I seen things in this view at first, the public had never been troubled either with my writings, or with this apology for them.
— from The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Alexander Pope

The caliph waited for no proofs in confirmation; he immediately sent private orders that Abdalasis should be put to death, and that the same fate should be dealt to his two brothers who governed in Africa, as a sure means of crushing the conspiracy of this ambitious family.
— from Spanish Papers by Washington Irving

The obedience which he practised in committing himself in simple faith to this religious prospect prepared the way for a temporal blessing, as well as for the return of inward joy.
— from Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley

Tonight, here, of all places in Cairo, he is safe; for who could look to find him where thou art who hast taken from him his place and office, Excellency—on whom the stars shine for ever!
— from The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Complete by Gilbert Parker

it followed thus: "For my part, I confess, had I seen things in this view at first, the public had never been troubled either with my writings, or with this apology for them.
— from The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 Poetry - Volume 1 by Alexander Pope