rǽcan (BT), also rǽcean , to get into one’s power, pt. s. rǽhte , see Sievers, 407.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Five married women, taking hold of the pestles, pound some rice contained in the pot, and with the flour make a lamp, which is placed on a tray.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

Our readers have possibly preserved some recollection of this Thénardier woman, ever since her first appearance,—tall, blond, red, fat, angular, square, enormous, and agile; she belonged, as we have said, to the race of those colossal wild women, who contort themselves at fairs with paving-stones hanging from their hair.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Platte , pt. s. reflex. threw himself flat, PP, S2.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Its walls and structure probably resembled the nave of Montier-en-Der (Woodcut No. 610 ), or the Basse Œuvre at Beauvais (Woodcut No. 608 )—plain piers supporting round arches below, and small circular-headed windows in a plain wall above.
— from A History of Architecture in All Countries, Volume 2, 3rd ed. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by James Fergusson

No professional person should respect himself in his work who has no special time for reading and study, and who does not conscientiously adhere to it.
— from Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes by J. M. Judy

It should be noted, however, that the broad principle of freedom of speech by all persons and at all places is first adopted in the American constitutions, freedom of speech in England in its historical principles extending only to freedom of speech in the House of Parliament, and the right of assembly and petition at a public meeting; freedom of the press, however, is the same constitutional principle in both countries, but only extends to the right to publish without previously obtaining the consent of any censor or other authority, and the person publishing still remains responsible for all damages caused by such act.
— from Popular Law-making A study of the origin, history, and present tendencies of law-making by statute by Frederic Jesup Stimson

Soil Preparation and Fertilizers Whenever possible, it is advisable to plow or spade your field or garden in the fall and after plowing, apply stable manure at the rate of about 250 pounds per square rod or 18 tons per acre.
— from Kellogg's Great Crops of Strawberries, and How to Grow Them the Kellogg Way by R. M. Kellogg Co.

Just as the historian can teach no real history until he has cured his readers of the romantic delusion that the greatness of a queen consists in her being a pretty woman and having her head cut off; so the playwright of the first order can do nothing with his audiences until he has cured them of looking at the stage through the keyhole and sniffing round the theatre as prurient people sniff round the divorce court.
— from Three Plays by Brieux With a Preface by Bernard Shaw by Eugène Brieux

“Pretty puss!” said Ruth softly, and put out her hand to stop it.
— from The Kitchen Cat, and other Tales by Amy Walton