Their numbers were soon swelled by a crowd, eager to taste a beverage productive of such extraordinary results, and anxious to join in the worship of a divinity to whom they were indebted for this new enjoyment.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

Chapter II THE SCANDINAVIAN PEOPLES [Pg 264] § 1 When the early history of Scandinavia is studied as a process of social evolution rather than as a chronicle of feuds and of the exploits of heroes of various grades, [638] it is found to constitute a miniature norm of a simple and instructive sort.
— from The Evolution of States by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

Brasseur tells us that he crossed the isthmus in this campaign, and for the time subjected to Aztec rule the province of Soconusco, even reaching the frontiers of Guatemala; but Torquemada is given as the authority for this statement, and this author implies nothing of the kind, consequently we may doubt it.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 5, Primitive History The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

If it is the veritable breaking of the fast the guests must be very late risers indeed, as 11 o'clock, or even 12, noon, is a fashionable hour for this so-called breakfast, which is a phase of social entertaining reserved for the "leisure class," or only at odd intervals possible to people of active pursuits.
— from Etiquette by Agnes H. Morton

Indeed I doubt if anywhere else in the world is an equal extent of territory so completely watered by navigable streams, or whether in any other country canoe navigation was ever brought to such a pitch of perfection or so exclusively relied upon for locomotion.
— from Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent by Archer Butler Hulbert

[36] In time of persecution, or in the case of persons of such exalted rank as that of Valeria, the difficulty of adorning a Christian life, amid their pagan surroundings, was all the greater.
— from Valeria, the Martyr of the Catacombs: A Tale of Early Christian Life in Rome by W. H. (William Henry) Withrow

"Well, perhaps so," she replied, "but I don't spend much of my time in planning out some elaborate revenge.
— from Rimrock Jones by Dane Coolidge

Perhaps our sophisticated ears rebel against their peculiar harmonies and discords.
— from Papers from Lilliput by J. B. (John Boynton) Priestley

of the Reformation , ii. 186., E.H.S. ed.) Were there two writers named Robert Crowley? or was the Crowley a pupil or protégé of some early reformer, who caused his name to be affixed to a treatise for which he is not wholly responsible?
— from Notes and Queries, Number 21, March 23, 1850 by Various