1764—Count Pietro Verri publishes in Milan, Italy, a philosophic and literary periodical, entitled Il Caffè (the coffee house).
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Similarly in the Kritik der Praktischen Vernunft (Part I., vol.
— from The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer
In due course, he was recognised as a native of Inishmaan, in exactly the manner described in the play, and perhaps one of the most poignantly vivid passages in Synge's book on "The Aran Islands" relates the incident of his burial.
— from Riders to the Sea by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
At an early age he became professor of belles lettres at Treviso, and published various poems, including a political satire, which led to his exile.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein
frutos , m. pl. , vegetable products in general.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson
THE PASSIVE VOICE · PRESENT, IMPERFECT, AND FUTURE INDICATIVE OF AMÔ AND MONEÔ 163.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge
An animal may possess various parts in a perfect state, and yet they may in one sense be rudimentary, for they are useless: thus the tadpole of the common salamander or water-newt, as Mr. G.H. Lewes remarks, "has gills, and passes its existence in the water; but the Salamandra atra, which lives high up among the mountains, brings forth its young full-formed.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin
Vires amicis perdit in auribus, Minorque semper dividitur dolor, Per multa permissus vagari Pectora.— I shall not make this an excuse, however, for troubling my readers with any complaints or explanations, with which, as readers, they have little or no concern.
— from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Passive Voice —Present, Imperfect, and Future Indicative of amō and moneō — Perseus and Andromeda 68-71 XXVIII.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge
Domaszewski, A. von, “Briefe der Attaliden an der Priester von Pessinus,” in Archaeologische-epigraphische
— from The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12) by James George Frazer
CONTENTS PAGE Preface v PART I NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE MOTIVES OF WAR CHAPTER
— from The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History by G. E. (George Everett) Partridge
[Pg vii] PART IX— Cost Finding and Accounting 56.
— from Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton
Her struggles with poverty and bitter circumstances taught her sympathy and kindness and helpfulness; and though she was plain, very plain, in face and figure, the gentle kindness of her spirit was apparent to all.
— from Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls by Helen Ekin Starrett
To this Mount the Greeks also gave the name of Mount of Apollo ( Plate VI ., Part II.).
— from Palmistry for All by Cheiro
Ceremonial Institutions , 1879, 3d ed., 1888, part v. Political Institutions , 1882, 2d ed., 1885, part vi.
— from History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg
Though a century or so ago fights and floggings were ordinary incidents of school life, a large number of boys contrived to make time pass very pleasantly indeed.
— from Floreat Etona: Anecdotes and Memories of Eton College by Ralph Nevill
Miss Preston painted very prettily in water-colors, and her sketches were received with enthusiastic praise by the captains and Mrs. Snow.
— from Cap'n Eri by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
But possibly, very probably, it was merely a manifestation of his wretched weakness, which could not endure even a pleasant surprise without these absurd physical effects.
— from Many Kingdoms by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
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