It is possible for a daughter to be the sole heir or coheir of her mother whilst not being the heir of her father, as in the following imaginary pedigree:— 1st wife (an heiress).
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Now as for Judas Maccabeus, and his brother Jonathan, they passed over the river Jordan; and when they had gone three days journey, they lighted upon the Nabateans, who came to meet them peaceably, and who told them how the affairs of those in the land of Gilead stood; and how many of them were in distress, and driven into garrisons, and into the cities of Galilee; and exhorted him to make haste to go against the foreigners, and to endeavor to save his own countrymen out of their hands.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

When present, he never attended to anything else either to avoid the reflections which he used to say were commonly made upon his father, Caesar, for perusing letters and memorials, and making rescripts during the spectacles; or from the real pleasure he took in attending those exhibitions; of which he made no secret, he often candidly owning it.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

395 - 397 4. i.e. either simply Happiness, or certain objective relations of the Conscious Mind.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

[5287] A king's palace was not so diligently attended, saith Aretine's Lucretia, as my house was when I lay in Rome; the porch and street was ever full of some, walking or riding, on set purpose to see me; their eye was still upon my window; as they passed by, they could not choose but look back to my house when they were past, and sometimes hem or cough, or take some impertinent occasion to speak aloud, that I might look out and observe them.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Other German physicians who had charge of caring for the Russian prisoners give accounts of the occurrence of some hundreds of cases of scurvy.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess

[25] E. C. Seguin: Hemianopsia of Cerebral Origin, in Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, vol.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

Then he sought his own chamber once more, and set his candle on a table.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

In the general letter, under date the 19th February, 1766, recurring to the same subject, they write:— "With respect to the treaty with Nudjum-ul-Dowla, it is proper here to insert, at length, the fifth article, which runs in these words:—'I do ratify and confirm to the English the privilege granted them by their firman, and several husbulhookums, of carrying on their trade, by means of their own dustucks, free from all duties, taxes, or impositions, in all parts of the country, except in the article of salt, on which the duty of two and a half per cent.
— from The Life of Robert, Lord Clive, Vol. 2 (of 3) Collected from the Family Papers Communicated by the Earl of Powis by John Malcolm

It did not seem to occur to them, that she had, or could, or would claim any control over the results of their day's fun; not even when she said,— "I intended one string for Deacon Short, and another for Mrs. Sunderland"— "Don't work their brains, Mrs. Myers," said Ford.
— from Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy by William O. Stoddard

The heavy fall of snow had of course obliterated the trail in the bottoms, and everywhere on the level; but, thanks to the wind, that had swept comparatively bare the rough places and high ground, the general direction could be traced without much trouble.
— from Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 2 by Philip Henry Sheridan

Arthur holds out strong hope of cure, of speedy and entire recovery; and we may be spared to each other for many years if the will of God be so; but—surely it is my wisest plan to prepare for every possibility.
— from Elsie's Vacation and After Events by Martha Finley

The most favorite form of thunderbolt is the polished stone hatchet or “celt” of the newer stone age men.
— from Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, January 1885 by Various

Serve hot or cold over desserts.
— from School and Home Cooking by Carlotta C. (Carlotta Cherryholmes) Greer