The political power enjoyed by an individual American rarely endures long enough to survive its own utility.
— from The Promise of American Life by Herbert David Croly

He never drew rein, even long enough to speak to Guy, until midnight, and then the only reason he stopped was because the moon went down and it was too dark to travel.
— from Guy Harris, the Runaway by Harry Castlemon

Of special significance was his ordinance that the vassals should come into the field under the command of their lords; as a result, each lord endeavoured to secure as fine a body of vassals as possible.
— from Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry

[11] Their customs show what psychology knows already—namely, that religious emotion leads easily to sexual, and then both tend to revel in bloody ideas.
— from The Land of Riddles (Russia of To-day) by Hugo Ganz