English speaking historians of the expedition have usually drawn their material from one or the other of these translations, without knowledge of the original language, of the etymologies of the Indian names or the relations of the various tribes mentioned, or of the general system of Indian geographic nomenclature.
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

Now we lawyers can make just such observations in great number.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

As we drew near their black inhabitants swarmed out in great numbers and surrounded us, and we were led to their houses, and as it were divided among our captors.
— from The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Andrew Lang

And I do not think that anyone, however slow his intellect, will now be at a loss to understand any of these points,—how, for instance, the stomach or intestines get nourished, or in what manner anything makes its way inwards from the outer surface of the body.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen

They solicited sustenance often in great numbers, but even then their language was mild and respectful, and they were easily satisfied and always grateful.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

What is the significance of its Greek name, meaning a lion's tail?
— from Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan

Having, at this early stage of its growth, not one-hundredth of the weight of a full-grown salmon, how does its production of milt consist with the alleged general law?
— from The Principles of Biology, Volume 1 (of 2) by Herbert Spencer

To begin with, the following sweeping order is given: No one of whatever rank, except the King and his children, shall wear any sort of brocade or cloth of gold or silver, or stuff shot with gold or silver, or silk in which metal is woven.
— from The Year after the Armada, and Other Historical Studies by Martin A. S. (Martin Andrew Sharp) Hume

'After all, though,' I added, 'you may load once, and stand by to fire across her course, if required; but, for the life of you, 374 Snelling,' said I, seriously, 'in any case, if I give the word to fire, don't let anything in the shape of iron go near that ship's hull!
— from The Green Hand: Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant by George Cupples

In treating of the evils of slavery, I, of course, speak of its general, not universal effects, of its natural tendencies, not unfailing results.
— from Slavery by William Ellery Channing

[183] feeling, when I say that the citizens of New York are satisfied neither with the structure of its government, nor with its actual administration, even when it is in the hands of intelligent and honest officials.
— from A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, Volume II. by Stephen M. Ostrander