The retreat of Lecourbe from Engadin to Altorf, and that of Macdonald by Pontremoli after the defeat of the Trebbia, as also that of Suwaroff from the Muttenthal to Chur, were glorious feats of arms, but partial in character and of short duration.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

The sunbeams maintain a thousand secondary fires in the reflection of light from every tree and stalk, for the preservation of animal life and the ultimate melting of these accumulated drifts.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

Viewed even as practical rules of living for earthly life alone, his are models of excellence.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 08, October, 1868, to March, 1869. by Various

I hope there is no need to commend to all Englishmen so passionate and heartfelt a record of love for England.
— from An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Arthur Symons

Apply to your own case, reader: for every added ray of light, for every added opportunity, there will be that much added punishment for your sins.
— from God's Plan with Men by T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin

The consequence is that when the right occipital lobe, for example, is injured, 'hemianopsia' results in both eyes, that is, both retinæ grow blind as to their right halves, and the patient loses the leftward half of his field of view.
— from Psychology: Briefer Course by William James

Endless as that desert sand may be, innumerable in multitude its grains, there was and is a ray of light for each.
— from The Hills and the Vale by Richard Jefferies

“My dear, you thank the Lord you live under the Stars and Stripes,” rejoined Miss Mason, who conceived of England as a place beyond the reach of liberty for either women or men.
— from The Nest Builder: A Novel by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale

With suspension of judgment, therefore, not being given to dogmatize on anything, and with open mind I trust, in equipoise of thought desiring to hold an even balance of opinion 'twixt this and that, I am studious still of being receptive of light from every source—rejecting nothing that in the least degree makes for righteousness, hence my taking the chair here tonight, hoping to learn what may help to resolve a few of the many perplexities of life, to wit: Why some live to the ripe old age of my dear father while others live but for a moment, to be born, gasp and die.
— from Mystic Christianity; Or, The Inner Teachings of the Master by William Walker Atkinson