[Footnote] The artery having been divested of its serous covering as far up as a point midway between I G, the epigastric and internal iliac branches, the ligature is to be passed around it in this place, as being equidistant from these two sources of disturbance.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

It did not, however, fall out so well with Captain Giulio’s ensign, at the time when St. Paul was taken from us by the Comte de Bures and Monsieur de Reu, for he, being so astonished with fear as to throw himself, colours and all, out of a porthole, was immediately, cut to pieces by the enemy; and in the same siege, it was a very memorable fear that so seized, contracted, and froze up the heart of a gentleman, that he sank down, stone-dead, in the breach, without any manner of wound or hurt at all.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

This was such a Baulk to them, that they resolved he should suffer for falling in their Way, tho’ it was so contrary to his own Inclinations: About 15 of them surrounded the poor Man with sharp Cutlashes, and fell upon him, whereby he was soon laid flat on the Deck; at that Instant Burridge flew amongst the thickest of the Villains, and begg’d earnestly for his Life, upon whose Request ’twas granted.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

Using ANDs and ORs ————————— Boolean searching may seem confusing at first, unless you already understand the logic.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

The Athenians, those Parisians of days gone by, slew Phocion, as we might say Coligny, and fawned upon tyrants to such an extent that Anacephorus said of Pisistratus: “His urine attracts the bees.”
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

There was a great deal of stiff conversation at first, until the saké was brought, and the waiting women from the restaurant that supplied the dinner, the geishas , Noguchi's wife and a very clever girl from Yokohama made their appearance.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

In the fall of 1858 I sold out my stock, crops and farming utensils at auction, and gave up farming.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

A-head of those vessels are two others of the same class; and further up the river, directly in front, a view is obtained of part of the town of Chatham.
— from The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 2 by W. (William) Finden

They hang quite plumb when in action, and the men are able to stand clear away from under the load, as the hand-wheel chain can be worked at any angle." Plants In Sleeping Rooms.
— from Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

“Yes—no—yes—no; I cannot say to-night, but whether I do or no, old fellow, the good old days shall come again for us.
— from The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn

Here he defeated Papius Mutilus, the Samnite Consul, and followed up his victory by the capture of the strong town of Bovianum.
— from A Smaller History of Rome by William Smith

That noble house was not built at such cost, and fitted up, and kept open all the year round, and filled with fresh furniture from year to year, merely that those who passed through its significant rooms might report that they had received no rudeness at the hands of the Interpreter.
— from Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) by Alexander Whyte

The names of such characters are frequently used in 'kennings' (i.e. poetic circumlocutions) like this.
— from Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Nora K. (Nora Kershaw) Chadwick

Seeing that something unusual had occurred, Browne rode up to the troop, and found that one of the men had had his saddle carried away from under him by a small round shot.
— from Forty-one years in India: from subaltern to commander-in-chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl