Thus among the Hos of Togoland, in West Africa, the expulsion is performed annually before the people partake of the new yams.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

The principal parts of the Latin verb are the present, the past, and the past participle; as go, went, gone; see, saw, seen , etc.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Yet the populous portion of the country, the southern two-thirds, is not appreciably colder than the State of Iowa and the southern half of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

From legislators who profess to be gentle we ask for instruction, which may, at least, have the persuasive power of truth, if no other.'
— from Laws by Plato

This region has thriven and built up until it has long been by far the most important and populous part of the metropolis, but not until very recent times was it regarded as a part of the city of Manila, which name was reserved for the walled citadel alone.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

And the little Pig put on the cover again in an instant, boiled him up, and ate him for supper, and lived happy ever after.
— from The Story of the Three Little Pigs by L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie) Brooke

Popular professors of the lore have nevertheless continued to command the admiration of popular audiences; and there seems no doubt that Phrenology, however little it satisfy our scientific curiosity about the functions of different portions of the brain, may still be, in the hands of intelligent practitioners, a useful help in the art of reading character.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

Before lowering the boat for the chase, the upper end of the line is taken aft from the tub, and passing round the loggerhead there, is again carried forward the entire length of the boat, resting crosswise upon the loom or handle of every man’s oar, so that it jogs against his wrist in rowing; and also passing between the men, as they alternately sit at the opposite gunwales, to the leaded chocks or grooves in the extreme pointed prow of the boat, where a wooden pin or skewer the size of a common quill, prevents it from slipping out.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

Sound propaganda picks only those group issues which are acute enough to stand a little help from outside.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

A short life and a merry one, is his maxim; to protract it, he litigates every claim right and left—seeks to baffle every process of the law—calls his tenantry to his assistance—while they, taking advantage of his distresses, and the confusion of all rights, assume an independent position, playing off the landlord and his adversaries against one another—now rebelling against his weak claims—now affording him protection against the advances of the law, throwing their weight into whatever scale promises the most fun and the most advantage—half-a-dozen bailiffs are maimed or murdered—half-a-dozen examples are made to the offended dignity of justice.
— from The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 45, May 8, 1841 by Various

Plant, parts of, the same in living and fossil, 59 . — world, main families in, 44 .
— from Ancient Plants Being a Simple Account of the past Vegetation of the Earth and of the Recent Important Discoveries Made in This Realm of Nature by Marie Carmichael Stopes

Having introduced, in the preceding part of this inquiry, some terms which may not be understood by all, I shall take a retrospect of each, and define them in rotation.
— from An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its Original Institution down to the Present Era, 1803 by Gillespie, Alexander, Major

The French proverbe proceeds on this principle, and is often very witty and charming.
— from Play-Making: A Manual of Craftsmanship by William Archer

[136] The authorship of the letter which forms the principal part of this number is unknown.
— from The Tatler, Volume 4 by Steele, Richard, Sir

It begins as does the larger epic with the statement regarding the period when the present phenomena of the universe were not yet in existence, but it specifies the period in a manner which gives a somewhat more definite character to the conception of this ancient time.
— from The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

Outcropping from the strata in striking individuality, they belong to a different race to the plodding people of the Hudson's Bay posts, and are interesting men wherever you meet them.
— from The New North by Agnes Deans Cameron

But still, till we reached this place, it was monotonous, though grand as a whole: a grey-green or buff-grey, with outbreaks of brilliantly-colored rock, only varied by the black-green of pines, which are not the stately pyramidal pines of the Sierra Nevada, but much resemble the natural Scotch fir.
— from A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird