—Why do you pour prayers into ears that are stopped? Hor.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

So to Stanes, and there by this time it was dark night, and got a guide who lost his way in the forest, till by help of the moone (which recompenses me for all the pains I ever took about studying of her motions,) I led my guide into the way back again; and so we made a man rise that kept a gate, and so he carried us to Cranborne.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

The same iron plate is employed to again soften the composition and attach it to the copper; but this time heated only by boiling water, this temperature being sufficient to soften it until it enters into all the hollows of the copper.
— from Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.—No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures by Various

There is a poetical invitation extant to a social feast held at this tavern, January 19, 173 5 6 , issued by the two stewards, Edward Cave (of the Gentleman’s Magazine ,) and William Bowyer, the antiquary and printer :— “Saturday, January 17, 173 5 6 .
— from The History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present Day by John Camden Hotten

The subject 172 is, in a high degree, curious and important; but of no easy discussion: not so much on the account of any peculiar difficulty in the prophecies themselves, as from the prejudice of party in explaining them, and still more, from the general prejudice that lies against every attempt to explain them.
— from The Works of Richard Hurd, Volume 5 (of 8) by Richard Hurd

So to Stanes, and there by this time it was dark night, and got a guide who lost his way in the forest, till by help of the moone (which recompenses me for all the pains I ever took about studying of her motions,)
— from Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 37: August 1665 by Samuel Pepys

Notwithstanding similar repulses from the French minister, the irrepressible hopes of James Stuart were kept on the alert by repeated assurances from his partizans in England; that a schism in the parliament had aroused corresponding jealousies amongst the people, which were daily expected to break out into an insurrection, not likely to be quelled by a king and an heir-apparent avowedly hostile to each other.
— from The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 1 (of 4) by Jane Porter

It is necessary, where the end of the pole is exposed to a strong current of air from a window, to lock the last lift.
— from The American Printer: A Manual of Typography Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc. by Thomas MacKellar

Then, still acting the role she had played in earnest that afternoon, she explained importantly: "I always double a little slam on principle!"
— from Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin