Sometimes the two sequences stand side by side, or a subjunctive of primary sequence has itself a second subordinate subjunctive of secondary sequence.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

In the last chapter I have spoken of Ethics and Politics as being both Practical Studies, including in the scope of their investigation somewhat that lies outside the sphere of positive sciences—viz.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

[87] The subject of personal satire was a favorite one with him, and in The Magnetic Lady he makes the sufficiently explicit statement: ‘A play, though it apparel and present vices in general, flies from all particularities in persons’.
— from The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson

He had to go to business: why should other people stop in bed merely because it was dark and foggy!
— from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The shape of paper should also depend somewhat upon the spacing of the lines which is typical of the writer, and whether a wide or narrow margin is used.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

Thus arm'd, not Hector shall our presence stay; Myself, ye Greeks!
— from The Iliad by Homer

Semi Chor: While thir hearts were jocund and sublime Drunk with Idolatry, drunk with Wine, 1670 And fat regorg'd of Bulls and Goats, Chaunting thir Idol, and preferring Before our living Dread who dwells In Silo his bright Sanctuary: Among them he a spirit of phrenzie sent, Who hurt thir minds, And urg'd them on with mad desire To call in hast for thir destroyer; They only set on sport and play Unweetingly importun'd 1680 Thir own destruction to come speedy upon them.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

For so, learning his frowardness first from himself, we will consider whether we shall meet him in battle, or some other plan shall avail us, if we refrain from the war-cry.
— from The Argonautica by Rhodius Apollonius

Whenever drought and inundations occur, the government manifests no compassion; but quietly sees our people scattered abroad or dying of hunger, until the bleached bones are as thick as jungle, by which the country is depopulated.
— from Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Augustus F. Lindley

There is another system of preparing standard acids by means of a Faraday’s alkalimeter.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I by Richard Vine Tuson

That ev'n my buried Ashes such a Snare Of Perfume shall fling up into the Air, As not a True Believer passing by But shall be overtaken unaware.
— from Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse by Omar Khayyam

In this last stage of the Renaissance, which includes the first quarter of the seventeenth century, soil was being prepared in which the idea of Progress could germinate, and our history of it origin definitely begins with the work of two men who belong to this age, Bodin, who is hardly known except to special students of political science, and Bacon, who is known to all the world.
— from The Idea of Progress: An Inguiry into Its Origin and Growth by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury

We enjoyed ourselves exceedingly well, and everything seemed to prosper; but the spirit of persecution soon began to make itself manifest.
— from The Women of Mormondom by Edward W. (Edward William) Tullidge

That the maintenance of the spirit of prayer, such as is consistent with the claims of much work, is not enough for those who are the leaders of the Church.
— from The Ministry of Intercession: A Plea for More Prayer by Andrew Murray

'Oh, let us sit out, please,' said Ericson.
— from The Dictator by Justin McCarthy

He held the bills in all sorts of positions, so that he could see every side of them.
— from The Mail Carrier by Harry Castlemon

While writing this it dawns on my recollection that I lost the bulk of the collection, and that some years ago I got a letter from America, written by [lxxxv] some one publishing Scots ballads, asking me to help him.
— from The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton

If there is no treasury at hand, a sufficient supply of postage stamps of all descriptions must be kept at the base post office.
— from Chats on Military Curios by Stanley C. (Stanley Currie) Johnson