Blaine, expert in the appeal, had revived it over the proposition to extend pardon and amnesty to Jefferson Davis, but his frantic efforts, as he waved the "bloody shirt," evoked no general enthusiasm.
— from The New Nation by Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson

And as in the individual, so in the species: every new generation exceeds in a certain measure the activity of the last.
— from A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Cora May Williams

I was not strong enough, nor good enough, to face the trouble of it all.
— from The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 2 by Gilbert Parker

252 Parthey, G. F. C.— Hieroclis Synecdemus et notitiæ Græcæ episcopatuum , etc. Berolini, 1866.
— from The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427 by Johannes Schiltberger

[pg 23] worry, mental work, alcoholism, sexual excess, nasal growths, eye-strain; in short, anything that irritates brain or body.
— from Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia: Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Isaac George Briggs

By His own hand He fashioned your every bone, strung every nerve, grew every eyelash, set every tooth in its socket, and your every physical disorder is patent to Him, and touches His sympathies.
— from Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage

Kicklebury! is my son's establishment not good enough for any powdered monster in England?
— from The Wolves and the Lamb by William Makepeace Thackeray

Happie was satisfied with this concession; she expected no greater enthusiasm from Bob on the subject of a mere girl.
— from Six Girls and Bob: A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields by Marion Ames Taggart