Absolutely pure red or green or violet is never experienced, and so can never be discerned in the so-called primaries with which we have to deal: the latter consequently pass for pure.—The reader will remember how an overtone can only be attended to in the midst of its consorts in the voice of a musical instrument, by sounding it previously alone.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

It is not any Private respect of gain, Gentle Reader, for the slightest Pamphlet is now adayes more vendible then the Works of learnedest men; but it is the love I have to our own Language that hath made me diligent to collect, and set forth such Peeces in Prose and Vers as may renew the wonted honour and esteem of our tongue: and it's the worth of these both English and Latin poems, not the flourish of any prefixed encomions that can invite thee to buy them, though these are not without the highest Commendations and Applause of the learnedst Academicks,
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

Any departure from these plain rules of good breeding is downright rudeness and insult; or, at all events, it betrays great ignorance or disregard for propriety.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

By a slow though inevitable progression, the honors of the original were transferred to the copy: the devout Christian prayed before the image of a saint; and the Pagan rites of genuflection, luminaries, and incense, again stole into the Catholic church.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Part , to pay, restore, or give up; “he’s a right un, he is; I know’d he’d PART ,” i.e. , he is a liberal (or punctual) person, and pays his debts, or bestows gratuities.
— from The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal by John Camden Hotten

Again, if Nature, creatress of all things, Were wont to force all things to be resolved Unto least parts, then would she not avail To reproduce from out them anything; Because whate'er is not endowed with parts Cannot possess those properties required Of generative stuff—divers connections, Weights, blows, encounters, motions, whereby things Forevermore have being and go on. H2 anchor CONFUTATION OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

At the same time, I notice, with a pleasure mingled with surprise and veneration, how much they detest the frightful maxims of those accursed and barbarous men, of whom history furnishes us with more than one example; who, in order to support the pretended rights of God, that is to say their own interests, have been so much the less greedy of human blood, as they were more hopeful their own in particular would be always respected.
— from The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Though Varvara Petrovna had liberally provided her friend with funds when she sent him to Berlin, yet Stepan Trofimovitch had, before starting, particularly reckoned on getting that four hundred roubles, probably
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Unless of chaste extraction, his regeneration shall be wrought with difficulty through the struggling kingdom of evil into the peaceful realm of good.
— from Tablets by Amos Bronson Alcott

Quickly as this was done, the balloon was already distended to the point of bursting, and only the promptest release of gas averted catastrophe.
— from The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation by John M. (John Mackenzie) Bacon

At the same time the commission should bear in mind, and the people of the islands should be made plainly to understand, that there are certain great principles of government which have been made the basis of our governmental system which we deem essential to the rule of law and the maintenance of individual freedom, and of which they have, unfortunately, been denied the experience possessed by us; that there are also certain practical rules of government which we have found to be essential to the preservation of these great principles of liberty and law, and that these principles and these rules of government must be established and maintained in their islands for the sake of their liberty and happiness, however much they may conflict with the customs or laws of procedure with which they are familiar.
— from The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) by Dean C. (Dean Conant) Worcester

," we made a détour southward, [183] and came by a pleasant way—having in view on the right the picturesque ruin of Greenan Castle upon a cliff overhanging the sea—to Bridgeside cottage, Bridgeside Cot the home of Miss Isabella Burns Begg, niece of the poet and long his only surviving near relative.
— from A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen) Wolfe

The excellent paved road of granite masters all difficulties even up the steepest ascents; and from safe bridges crossing the torrents we looked without trepidation into their gulfs, or pondered over their hasty course to the Reuss.
— from Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Dorothy Wordsworth

Regiment of Foot stationed at signs of disaffection among the sepoys position of the fort cantonment fired explosions destruction of the buildings night attack on measures for the safety incident of the comical night attack trial and punishment of rebels return to Fishing, amusement of Flagstaff Tower; view from the Flies, plague of Gabbett, Lieutenant, at the attack on the Sabzi Mandi Gardens wounded at Najafgarh his death Garstin bastion captured Gharee , or native carriage Gharra , or jar "Ghazi," meaning of the term Ghee, mishap from Goojars , or professional thieves Goorgaon Goorkha sentry, his treatment of an Afghan Goorkhas, the Sirmoor battalions of their defence of Hindoo Rao's house appearance and characteristics bravery their wish to enter Delhi Gore log , or white people Grant, Colonel, Cavalry Brigade under Grenadier Company deaths from cholera Guide Corps, at the Siege of Delhi their assistance to the Cavalry Brigade Gwalior insurgents Hanging, executions by Hawthorne, Bugler Hills, Lieutenant, wounded Hindoo Rao's house defence of attacks on picket at result of the bombardment Hindoo temple, discovery of treasure in a shrine Hindoos, their mode of burial method of concealing valuables Hodson, Lieutenant, in command of a Sikh regiment and head of the Intelligence Department captures the King of Delhi takes prisoners his sons and grandson shoots them Home, Engineer Hope-Grant, Brigadier, in command of the Cavalry Brigade Hutton, Lieutenant, effect of a round-shot Infantry, 45th Native, orders to attack the fort of Ferozepore defeated set fire to the cantonment start for Delhi Infantry, 57th Native, orders to lay down their arms their treatment of the officers Innes, Brigadier-General, in command of the troops at Ferozepore holds a council on the outbreak of the Mutiny instructions to the troops implicit confidence in the loyalty of the sepoys mismanagement of the Mutiny his measures for the safety of Ferozepore Innes, Dr., appointed prize agent Jama Masjid, or Great Mosque of Delhi occupied by the troops Jennings, Mr., murdered Jhind, Rajah of, joins in the assault on Delhi Jones, Colonel John, 60th Rifles, in command of the defence of Sabzi Mandi Gardens mode of conducting operations Jones, Colonel William at Ferozepore column under Jugraon Jumna River bridge of boats over the attempt to blow up a bridge erection of a battery Kabul Gate Karachi Karnal Kashmir contingent, at Delhi style of marching defeat loss of their guns Kashmir Gate blown in accumulation of material at Khaki rang , or dust colour Khalsa army Kincob, manufacture of discovery of Kishenganj, the suburb of ineffectual attempt on ruins of Koodsia Bagh, No. 4 Battery Kotah insurgents Kukri , or curved knife Lahore Gate, attempts to carry unsuccessful attack on captured Lake, Lord, his capture of Delhi in 1803 Lawrence, Sir John, Chief Commissioner of the Punjab his proclamation to the Sikhs at Lahore Light Cavalry, the 3rd, mutineers of the, their massacre of Europeans Light Cavalry, the 10th Native Longfield, Brigadier, column under Loodianah, outbreak of cholera at number of deaths from Loot, the sale of Looting, the practice of instructions against military maxim for result of systematic method of search discovery of treasure hiding-places Ludlow Castle, occupied by the rebels No. 2 Battery Lumsden, Punjab Rifles, killed at the Battle of Najafgarh Magazine, Delhi, attack on the captured amount of shot and shell Marseilles Massaks , or inflated sheepskins Maxim, military Medals, presentation of Meerut, outbreak of the Mutiny at Metcalfe, Sir Theophilus: his house plundered and burnt guides the troops in Delhi Miniature paintings on talc, style of Mohammedans: their mode of burial method of concealing valuables Monsoon, the Mooltani Horse at the Lahore Gate their appearance and want of discipline Moore, Lieutenant, wounded Mori bastion, No. 1 Battery Moylan, Private, saves the life of an officer Murree Convalescent Depot Najafgarh, battle of casualties Nanglooi Napoleon the Great, saying of Neemuch insurgents Nicholson, General, in command of the reinforcements his powers and skill in ruling the lawless tribes his title of "Nikul Seyn" appearance and characteristics expedition under at Najafgarh, address to the troops column under wounded and death denounces the proposal to evacuate Delhi Palki ghari , or Indian carriage Paniput, battles of Pattoun, Lieutenant, wounded Persia, Nadir Shah, King of, his massacre of Delhi in 1747 Petarahs , or native leather trunks, theft of Pets, desertion of Phillour, arsenal in charge of natives Prize agents, appointment of Prize-money, distribution of delay in paying Punjab Rifles, the 4th, attack the magazine Punjab, the number of native regiments their coolness and intrepidity under fire Reade, Surgeon, awarded the Victoria Cross Redmond, Major, wounded Reed, General, resigns his command of the army Regiment, the 52nd, at Delhi Regiment, the 61st: stationed at Ferozepore parade routine of guard and picket duty loss of the silver plate privations and sufferings their comical "night attack" five companies to march to Delhi preparations night marches at Loodianah outbreak of cholera number of deaths at Umballah reach Delhi Reid, Major, in command of the Sirmoor battalion at Delhi columns under his attack on Kishenganj wounded Rifles, the 60th Royal, at the Siege of Delhi Rockets used by enemy Rohtak, raid on Sabzi Mandi Gardens picket duty at the attacks on Salkeld, Engineer "Sammy House," assault on Sauer, the bandmaster Seeson, Mrs., her escape from Delhi Selimgarh Fort occupied by the troops Sepoys: signs of disaffection at Ferozepore revolt of infantry and artillery attack the fort of Ferozepore their work of destruction trial and punishment cowardly tactics Seton, Colonel, wounded Shah Bahadoor Shah, King of Delhi: his capture appearance and dress trial and sentence Showers, Brigadier Shrapnel shell, effect of a Siege-train from Ferozepore, threatened approach of reaches camp Sikhs, the their help and loyalty to the British army, characteristics style of marching their coolness and intrepidity under fire Silver plate of the 61st Regiment, search for its total destruction Skinner, Colonel Alexander, troops take possession of his house his erection of a church, temple, and mosque Sumroo, Begum Sun, partial eclipse of the effect on the mutineers Tai-khanas , or underground rooms, discovery of human beings in Talc, miniature paintings on, style of Taliwarra, suburb of ruins of Tattah Times , the, article on the delay in payment of the prize-money Tombs, Major his rescue of Lieutenant Hills at the Battle of Najafgarh Trench-work before Delhi Tytler, Mrs. Umballah force assembled at troops at Vicars, Adjutant, at Ferozepore on the news of the outbreak of the Mutiny Wasps, stings from Water bastion No. 3 Battery, smashed to pieces effect of the bombardment Wilde's regiment of Punjabis Wilson, General, in command of the army result of his stringent orders address to his troops council of war instructions for the final assault orders to prevent drunkenness proposal to evacuate Delhi instructions against looting promise with regard to prize-money Wriford, Captain, appointed prize agent Yonge, Lieutenant Young, Lieutenant, wounded Zeenat Mahal, portrait of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Narrative Of The Siege Of Delhi by Charles John Griffiths *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A NARRATIVE OF THE SIEGE OF DELHI *** *****
— from A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 by Charles John Griffiths

Under the present rule only German is taught in communal schools, and in the gymnasiums or lycées, two hours a week only being allowed for the teaching of French.
— from East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards

But quite apart from the hatred to heretics which so inspired the holy Christian Church and made it so politic, this protest rested on grounds which by no means involved the recognition of Nature as such, and under limitations, i.e. , negations, which make the recognition of Nature merely apparent and illusory.
— from The Essence of Christianity Translated from the second German edition by Ludwig Feuerbach