Proof.—This proposition is proved in the same way as III.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

Bakunin was at that time being persecuted by the Austrian government for his share in the events which took place in Prague in the summer of 1848, and because he was a member of the Slav Congress which had preceded them.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

The death of his saints , says the Prophet, is precious in the sight of the Lord.
— from Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix'd a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Héloïse

Proof.—This Prop. is proved in the same way as the last Prop. from IV.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

Once, in speaking of the Alert's crew, in a company of gentlemen, I heard him say that that crew was exceptional: that he had passed all his life at sea, but whether before the mast or abaft, whether officer or master, he had never met such a crew, and never should expect to; and that the two officers of the Alert, long ago shipmasters, agreed with him that, for intelligence, knowledge of duty and willingness to perform it, pride in the ship, her appearance and sailing, and in absolute reliableness, they never had seen their equal.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

This irreverent passage is perfectly in the style and character of St. Jerom.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Every proper name is considered an essential element of the person who bears it; being closely associated in the mind to the idea of this person, it participates in the sentiments which this latter inspires.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

Proof.—This proposition is proved in the same way as the preceding one.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

In the few years of Colbert's administration is seen the whole theory of sea power put into practice in the systematic, centralizing French way; while the illustration of the same theory in English and Dutch history is spread over generations.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Proof.—This proposition is proved in the same way as III. xxii., which see.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

I seem to notice in each person I pass in the street a curious look of scorn or of pity that is either humiliating or irritating.
— from Tics and Their Treatment by Henry Meige

[1 , 2] The present paper is primarily intended to show the extent and condition of the salmon fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895 and 1896 and the influence of artificial propagation on the supply.
— from The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 by Hugh M. (Hugh McCormick) Smith

The prince of Persia is probably in the same condition; so that you have reason to hope that the caliph will never know of this adventure.
— from The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous

The gilding process is performed in the same manner, a gold plate being substituted for the silver.
— from Popular Scientific Recreations in Natural Philosphy, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, etc., etc., etc. by Gaston Tissandier

Clematis Montana trained as Garlands 108 Clematis Flammula and Spiræa Lindleyana 108 Abutilon Vitifolium 108 Ipomœa "Heavenly Blue" 108 Solanum Jasminoides 108 Clematis Flammula on Angle of Cottage 108 Clematis Flammula on Cottage 109 Clematis Flammula on a Wooden Fence 110 Sweet Verbena 111 Pot Plants just placed 112 Plants in Pots in the Shaded Court 112 Maiden's Wreath (Francoa Ramosa)
— from Colour in the flower garden by Gertrude Jekyll

Then Washington, rising, said with great earnestness: “Since the Congress desire, I will enter upon the momentous duty, and exert every power I possess in their service and for the support of the glorious cause.
— from The American Revolution by John Fiske

[144] This fulsome conclusion more than his sustained logical argument swept over his audience and made it a popular success, so that admiring friends promoted its publication in the Sangamon Journal .
— from Lincoln, the Politician by T. Aaron Levy

In their "Italian Cities" the Blashfields have told the story of his Roman career:-- "Raphael's conquest of his surroundings was almost magical: he arrived a youth, well spoken of as to skill, yet by reputation hardly even par inter pares; in ten short years--how long if we count them in art history--he died, having painted the Vatican, the Farnesina, world-famous altar-pieces, having planned the restoration of the entire urbs , having reconciled enemies and stimulated friends, and having succeeded without being hated. {7} "He achieved this success by his great and manifold capacity, but, most of all, because in art he was the greatest assimilator and composer who ever lived.
— from The Century of Columbus by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Some penalty I paid in the shop also; harder tasks were set for me and I was kept more strictly to my work.
— from Confessions of Boyhood by John Albee