Under such circumstances characteristic racial and temperamental differences appear that would otherwise pass entirely unnoticed.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

We read of her first passage across from York to Niagara, thus: "The new steamboat Canada , Capt. Richardson, made her first trip to Niagara on Monday last, and went out of the harbour in fine style.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

Their Stay at Princes was from July 28 to Sept. 20, 1721, where, by a Fatality, common to the Irregularities of Seamen, (who cannot in such Cases be kept under due Restraints,) they buried 100 Men in three Weeks time, and reduced the Remainder of the Ships Companies into so sickly a State, that it was with Difficulty they brought them to sail; and this Misfortune was probably the Ruin of Roberts , for it prevented the Men of War’s going back to Sierraleon , as it was intended, there being a Necessity of leaving his Majesty’s Ship Weymouth (in much the worse Condition of the two) under the Guns of Cape Corso , to impress Men, being unable at this Time, either to hand the Sails, or weigh her Anchor; and Roberts being ignorant of the Occasion or Alteration of the first Design, fell into the Mouth of Danger, when he thought himself the farthest from it; for the Men of War not endeavouring to attain further to Windward (when they came from Princes ) then to secure Cape Corso Road under their Lee, they luckily hovered in the Track he had took.
— 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

I picked up her hat, and approached to reinstate it; but perceiving that the people of the house took her part, she commenced capering round the room; and on my giving chase, ran like a mouse over and under and behind the furniture, rendering it ridiculous for me to pursue.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Ravenna sta come stata e` molt'anni: l'aguglia da Polenta la si cova, si` che Cervia ricuopre co' suoi vanni.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

5.—Egyptian Salad. Mix highly seasoned cold cooked rice with some grated onion, chopped parsley and chives; add 2 dozen fine cut French sardines.
— from 365 Foreign Dishes A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year by Unknown

It may also be added that for the purpose of dairy-farms the best commercial cows are all bred between the rough native cattle and shorthorns, or between Devon and Ayrshire, the latter cross being specially liked by Mr. Hegarty, of Mill Street, county Cork, referred to in a previous letter, and by many other good judges.
— from Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard Henry Becker

Lolita has worn the pin for many months now, ever since Captain Carter returned here from the unsuccessful expedition.”
— from The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain by Don Palmer

You will not be surprised when I say that sorrow continually circles round my heart and tears are my daily companion.
— from The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Scott, Ernest, Sir

Either men refused to accept the office, which hence tended to fall into abeyance; or accepting it, they sank under its weight into spiritless creatures, cloistered recluses, from whose nerveless fingers the reins of government slipped into the firmer grasp of men who were often content to wield the reality of sovereignty without its name.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer