We have thus two series of words; each term of the first is repeated over and over again, with all terms of the second, and in this manner, with a limited number of words, a spell is very much lengthened out, since its length is the product of the length of both series.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

Ireland, and some part of British America, indeed, carry on a considerable trade in salt provisions; but they are, I believe, the only countries in the commercial world which do so, or which export to other countries any considerable part of their butcher's meat.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Our life was not one of quiet repose, nor were we overburthened with luxuries and comforts, but anything is better than the insufferable monotony of a ship of war, even though one loses in comfort by the exchange; for we had variety and excitement, which of itself is preferable to the tame stupidity of the quarter-deck of a big ship, or uninterrupted yawnings in the gun-room.
— from Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise

“But the United States,” continued the American, “have another and superior source of wealth exceeding that of all other lands, namely, their agricultural capacity.
— from The New Eldorado: A Summer Journey to Alaska by Maturin Murray Ballou

I sprang up, and bolted and barred the door, and, as I did so, became aware that some one was endeavoring to open it on the other side.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II by Various

The tunes, some of which exhibit traces of an African origin, are extremely interesting.
— from Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 1 (of 2) by Carl Engel

To add to the confusion some few of our guests, here and there, were actually served—by my instructions—with the venison, salmon, or whatever else they ordered.
— from Twenty Years of Spoof and Bluff by Carlton

"I have established a republic for money's sake," Lamartine said to himself; "some one will endeavour to overthrow it for money's sake."
— from An Englishman in Paris: Notes and Recollections by Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam

Wit and ill-nature having been too often found together, when we see one we expect the other; and such an inseparable false association has been formed, that half the world take it for granted that there is wit if they do but see ill-nature.”
— from Tales and Novels — Volume 10 Helen by Maria Edgeworth

The [=A]rya Sam[=a]j is one of the most important of the later churches, some of which endeavor to obtain undefiled religion by uniting into one faith what seems best in all; others, by returning to the Vedas and clearing them of what they think to be later corruptions of those originally pure scriptures.
— from The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins

ss; one wineglass equals two ounces, written ℥ ij; one teacup equals four ounces, written ℥ jv.; one coffee cup equals eight ounces, and is written ℥ viij.
— from Mother, Nurse and Infant A Manual Especially Adapted for the Guidance of Mothers and Monthly Nurses, Comprising Full Instruction in Regard To Pregnancy, Preparation for Child-birth, and the Care of Mother and Child, and Designed to Impart so Much Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and the Proper Use of Medicines as Will Serve Intelligently to Direct the Wife, Mother and Nurse in All Emergencies. by S. P. Sackett