But there were also two other claimants—the Duke of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV. , whose claim rested in being the grandson of Maria Theresa, daughter of Philip IV. , and sister of Charles II. , and the Emperor of Germany, whose mother was the daughter of Philip III.
— from A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by John Lord

In the same way, he who touches anything with a rod, not only is irresistibly led to believe that the sensation of contact is at the end of the rod, but is utterly incapable of conceiving that this sensation is really in his head.
— from Hume (English Men of Letters Series) by Thomas Henry Huxley

It would be very inconvenient for us if there were any: for the material continuity is a mere fact and our entelechy we hope we have proved to exist also; if now there were any sort of contradiction in assuming the existence of both of them, of course it would be fatal to our proof.
— from The Science and Philosophy of the Organism by Hans Driesch

At this time the law was a subject of common interest, and they exchanged many opinions.
— from The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

The study of Catherine is a typical example of his work.
— from Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II by Mme. Du Hausset

Death, as a state of consciousness, is a thing entirely new to him, but he cannot reason on the subject.
— from Beyond by Henry Seward Hubbard

Once determined in favor of withdrawal, all that remains for consideration is the obligation to see that no wanton damage is done to former associates, and to make such fair settlement of common interests as the equity of the case may require.
— from The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1 by Jefferson Davis

A short review of the origin and history of the Royal Society of Canada; its aim, the encouragement of the literature of learning and science, and of original ethnographical, archæological, historic and scientific investigation; desirous of stimulating broad literary criticism; associated with all other Canadian societies engaged in the same work; the wide circulation of its Transactions throughout the world; the need of a magazine of a high class in Canada.
— from Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness A Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and Education in Canada by John George Bourinot