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rounded extension posteriorly and superiorly so
The pterygoid has a rounded extension posteriorly and superiorly, so that the posterior portion of the upper border of the pterygoid sinus is convex, rather than nearly straight, as in arnuxii .
— from The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphiidae An Account of the Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphiidae in the Collection of the United States Museum... by Frederick W. (Frederick William) True

recognizable effects pass away so soon
I asked once more, "Have you never been personal, as I am?—have you never had a body and a name?" "Perhaps," was the reply,—"but it must have been long since; and the trifling circumstances which you call life, with all their direct and recognizable effects, pass away so soon, that it is impossible to recall anything of it.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

rei ecclesiasticae pertinentes a sacerdotio sunt
For howbeit kings may convocate a council, preside also and govern the same as concerning the human and political order, yet, saith Junius, 1062 Actiones, deliberationes, et definitiones, ad substantiam rei ecclesiasticae pertinentes, a sacerdotio sunt, a caetu servoram Dei, quibus rei suoe administrationem mandavit Deus.
— from The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie


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