Paddy, under no circumstances, ever lost his politeness.
— from The Three Midshipmen by William Henry Giles Kingston

The Government plant used Nelson cells, each with a capacity of 60 pounds of chlorine and 65 pounds of caustic soda per 24 hours.
— from America's Munitions 1917-1918 by Benedict Crowell

It is not likely that characters selected by the caprice of man should resemble differences preserved under natural conditions either from being of direct service to each species, or from standing in correlation with other modified and serviceable structures.
— from The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin

I am not to be made away with like a kitten; and once I move in this matter, I burn my ships behind me, and return to my splendid practice, under no circumstances, ever again.”
— from Checkmate by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

And thus it continues until the advice is given successively, Ne prenez pas une noire, Car elles aiment trop à boire, Ne prenez pas une rousse, Car elles sont trop jalouses.
— from Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest by Kinzie, John H., Mrs.

Average daily temperature (Fahrenheit) Period of incubation (Days) Number of clutches Number of eggs Remarks Mean Range 91 59 56-64 6 24 Wide daily fluctuations in temperature 82 70 67-73 4 21 Wide daily fluctuations in temperature 75 125 124-127 2 4 Temperature thermostatically controlled Sixty-five days seems to be a realistic estimate of a typical incu [Pg 562] bation period under natural conditions; eggs laid in mid-June would hatch by mid-August.
— from Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler

—Motion that the Secretary of the Treasury's report be in writing, 177 ; if he reports in person he can answer inquiries, 177 ; propriety doubted, 177 ; if the report is written it will be better understood, 177 ; the importance and extent of the subject is such it should be in writing, 177 ; motion carried, 177 ; report under consideration, 182 ; postponement moved, 182 ; it embraces two important objects: first, that all idea of discrimination among the public creditors as original holders and transferees, ought to be done away; second, the assumption of the State debts by the General Government, 182 ; the States should be consulted, 182 ; a considerable postponement required, 182 ; speculation is rife—if postponed too long fluctuations will be still greater, 182 ; postponed until North Carolina enters the Union, 183 ; Congress possess all the information necessary to act on the measure, 183 ; speculation has existed since the securities were first issued, 183 ; the subject of the State debts should not be decided until the sense of the Legislatures is known, 183 ; the postponement should be long enough to enable members to enter on the task with understanding, and the spirit of speculation should be counteracted at the earliest practicable period, 183 ; impossible to suppress speculation, 183 ; the policy of speculation, 184 ; the speculation arisen since the report was denounced, 184 ; objects of the report submitted in the form of independent resolutions, 190 ; assumption of State debts considered, 191 ; doubtful if a permanent funded debt is beneficial or not, 191 ; history of funded debts, 191 ; a precedent that will bring ruin, 191 ; debts of the States unknown, 192 ; the funding will occasion enormous taxes for interest, 192 ; all that can be done is to provide funds for the gradual extinction, 192 ; funding a small debt is beneficial, 192 ; we have a debt already and some funds must be appropriated for payment of interest, 192 ; the foreign and domestic debt carry very material distinctions, 193 ; the domestic securities should be considered in a depreciated state, 193 ; an equivalent was not received for them in hard cash like the foreign debt, 193 ; domestic debt should be liquidated at its real value, 193 ; terms proposed by the Secretary, 193 ; the Government is in a very different situation with respect to foreign and domestic creditors, 194 ; we are not judges of the claims of our creditors, but parties to the contract, 194 ; if we are parties, what would be the decision before a court of justice, 194 ; the French loans, 195 ; no distinction between foreign and domestic creditors, 195 ; the face of the paper is our guide, the demand is not to be lessened, 195 ; if it is intended to reduce either, the principles on which such a measure is founded should be considered, 195 ; nature of the public contract, 196 ; the same argument might be applied to paying the Continental debts at their nominal value, 196 ; the present Government should pay the debts of the United States, but as the domestic part has been contracted in depreciated notes, less than six per cent.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16) by United States. Congress