A] make a put-putting or croaking sound.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

First, then, the matter which I have to remind you of, is this;—that from the specimens of singularity in my father's notions in the point of Christian-names, and that other previous point thereto,—you was led, I think, into an opinion,—(and
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Conclusion Brief summarization of the information available on the pharmacology of coffee indicates that it should be used in moderation, particularly by children, the permissible quantity varying with the individual and ascertainable only through personal observation.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

His existence involves the highest purpose to which, 361 as far as is in his power, he can subject the whole of nature; contrary to which at least he cannot regard himself as subject to any influence of nature.—If now things of the world, as beings dependent in their existence, need a supreme cause acting according to purposes, man is the final purpose of creation; since without him the chain of mutually subordinated purposes would not be complete as regards its ground.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

Even if they noticed them, they probably never dreamed of any connexion between the puppet of corn-stalks on the sunny stubble-field and the marble divinity in the shady coolness of the temple.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

And thus the community perpetually retains a supreme power of saving themselves from the attempts and designs of any body, even of their legislators, whenever they shall be so foolish, or so wicked, as to lay and carry on designs against the liberties and properties of the subject: for no man or society of men, having a power to deliver up their preservation, or consequently the means of it, to the absolute will and arbitrary dominion of another; when ever any one shall go about to bring them into such a slavish condition, they will always have a right to preserve, what they have not a power to part with; and to rid themselves of those, who invade this fundamental, sacred, and unalterable law of self-preservation, for which they entered into society.
— from Second Treatise of Government by John Locke

As he stood in the doorway, the poor old careworn wayworn woman burst into tears, and clasped her hands, as if in a very agony she prayed to him.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

She was stript of all her ornaments, lest perchance there should be among them some of those amulets which Satan was supposed to bestow upon his victims, to deprive them of the power of confession even when under the torture.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

Hence before strangers are allowed to enter a district, or at least before they are permitted to mingle freely with the inhabitants, certain ceremonies are often performed by the natives of the country for the purpose of disarming the strangers of their magical powers, of counteracting the baneful influence which is believed to emanate from them, or of disinfecting, so to speak, the tainted atmosphere by which they are supposed to be surrounded.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

According to Wilkens ( Ann. Ch. Pharm. , xcix. 21), ultramarine consists of two portions, one of which is easily attacked by hydrochloric acid, and is regarded by him as the essential constituent, whilst the other portion is insoluble in hydrochloric acid, and contains variable proportions of clay, sand, oxide of iron, and sulphuric acid.
— from Pigments, Paint and Painting: A practical book for practical men by George Terry

Spread puree over cooked side of cutlets, brush with beaten egg and cover with breadcrumbs.
— from The Story of Crisco by Marion Harris Neil

This has the very desirable effect of crowding the seed walls against the soil particles and thus, by establishing more points of contact, enabling the seed to absorb moisture with greater facility.
— from Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by John Andreas Widtsoe

Of these incidents, essential properties or characteristics of the social compact , the first in order are that the parties to it have not a moral right to withdraw from it at discretion, or to construe at discretion the powers of the Government created by it, but are bound to remain parties to it, and to acquiesce in the acts of the Government created by it, excepting in those extreme cases which justify open rebellion.
— from Strictures on Nullification by Alexander Hill Everett

He pusheth the table a hair's breadth farther from the fire; presseth the cushion of a comfortable chair with a pair of curious slippers, in which his feet are encased; adjusteth himself at an easy angle; droppeth his head upon his breast, and wooeth the enchantress Fancy , lustrous-eyed and beautiful.
— from The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 6, December 1843 by Various

To prevent frauds in the kitchen of the institution for the poor at Munich, the ingredients are delivered each day by the store-keeper, to the chief cook; and a person of confidence, not belonging to the kitchen, attends at the proper hour to see that they are actually used.
— from Essays; Political, Economical, and Philosophical — Volume 1 by Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von

[887] The Northern Mexicans make no pretensions to art; nevertheless, Guzman states that in the province of Culiacan the walls of the houses were decorated with 584 obscene paintings.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

“Alack, sir,” said the king, with accents of mournful yet half-reproving kindness, “it was not amidst trump and banners that the Son of God set mankind the exemplar and pattern of charity to foes.
— from The Last of the Barons — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

In the year 1907 Japan had 124,482 acres of land in tea plantations, producing 60,877,975 pounds of cured tea.
— from Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by F. H. (Franklin Hiram) King

Many pairs of curious eyes turned to the phonograph in the corner as Johnny, after winding the machine, carefully placed the disk in position, adjusted the needle, and with a loud “A-hem!” started the machine in motion.
— from Panther Eye by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell