As also, that Lawes are the Rules of Just, and Unjust; nothing being reputed Unjust, that is not contrary to some Law.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

And so in the Hegelian logic, relations elsewhere recognized under the insipid name of distinctions (such as that between knower and object, many and one) must first be translated into impossibilities and contradictions, then 'transcended' and identified by miracle, ere the proper temper is induced for thoroughly enjoying the spectacle they show.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

’Tis well that from that far-famed field A united monument should rise, Upbearing two illustrious names Toward the glory of the skies.
— from Canadian Battlefields, and Other Poems by J. R. (John Richardson) Wilkinson

The church and the state, as corporations or external governing bodies, are indeed separate in their spheres, and the church does not absorb the state, nor does the state the church; but both are from God, and both work to the same end, and when each is rightly understood there is no antithesis or antagonism between them.
— from The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny by Orestes Augustus Brownson

Even if the sun rises in the west, and even if the rivers run upstream, there is no way to stop the annihilation of the cities.
— from Down with the Cities! by Tadashi Nakashima

The first act contains the opening bacchanalian chorus ("Versiamo a tazza plena"), which is very brilliant in character; the minstrel's song in the same scene ("Regnava un tempo in Normandia"), with choral accompaniment; and a very tender aria for Alice ("Vanne, disse, al figlio mio"), in which she delivers his mother's message to Robert.
— from The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton

I remained upon the island, nursing a heavy weight of grief.
— from Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights by Anonymous

Everything in the house was for reasonable use; there is no use for dirt, therefore there was no dirt in that house.
— from Under St Paul's: A Romance by Richard Dowling

Fill the boiler one-half full of the fermented wort, boil slowly and regularly until there is no taste of spirits left.
— from One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus

He then reflected upon the immense number of doctrines, now in the world, which had given rise to many hundreds of different denominations.
— from An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions And of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records by Orson Pratt

High morality is acting right up to its noblest dictates.
— from The Book of God : In the Light of the Higher Criticism With Special Reference to Dean Farrar's New Apology by G. W. (George William) Foote