Instead of marking a purely personal or subjective realm, separated from the objective and impersonal, they indicate the non-existence of such a separate world.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

And the pollution must be removed at the end of the prescribed period, or she remains an outcaste—a very serious thing for her.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

Pandolfo Petrucci, Prince of Siena, ruled his state more by those who had been distrusted than by others.
— from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

She glanced at him as she bent forward quickly, a pathetic little glance of piteous protest, of shy reproach under which he coloured like a girl.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce

He explained at length that no white man was sure of his Malaita crew in a tight place; that the bushmen looked upon all wrecks as their personal property; that the bushmen possessed plenty of Snider rifles; and that he had on board a dozen “return” boys for Su’u who were certain to join in with their friends and relatives ashore when it came to looting the Minota .
— from The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London

Indeed, because Masonry stands apart from partisan feud and particular plans of social reform, she has been held up to ridicule equally by the unthinking, the ambitious, and the impatient.
— from The Builders: A Story and Study of Masonry by Joseph Fort Newton

“Yes,” said the abbe; “but to a poor priest of seventy, Rose, a man of forty seems a youth.”
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

All that had passed at the Jacobins had apparently been minutely reported to Madame de Montpensier; and, with a profound knowledge of human nature, and a perfect command of art, she at once read the principal points of St. Real's character, and adapted her own behaviour to suit it.
— from One in a Thousand; or, The Days of Henri Quatre by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

The most important practical problem of social reform to-day is how to secure this option of extra-city life for the mass of city workers.
— from The Evolution of Modern Capitalism: A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson

President Francois BOZIZE (since 15 March 2003 coup) head of government: Prime Minister Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (since 22 January 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers elections: under the new constitution, the president elected to a five-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held 13 March and 8 May 2005 (next to be held in 2010); prime minister appointed by the political party with a parliamentary majority election results: Francois BOZIZE elected president; percent of second round balloting - Francois BOZIZE (KNK) 64.6%, Martin ZIGUELE (MLPC) 35.4% Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (105 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 13 March 2005 and 8 May 2005 (next to be held in 2010)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

2nd edition, revised, and enlarged, with a Photographic Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill.
— from A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe by John MacGregor

A glint of sunlight, a passing peep of something recognisable, obliterated in an instant by the rolling clouds growing more and more obscure as they deepen and darken.
— from India Through the Ages: A Popular and Picturesque History of Hindustan by Flora Annie Webster Steel