Till then we are eagerly concerned to place the motives on both sides in the clearest light, by calm meditation on the pro et contra , so that every motive may exert its full influence upon the will when the time arrives, and it may not be misled by a [pg 376] mistake on the part of the intellect to decide otherwise than it would have done if all the motives had their due influence upon it.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

The Columns which supported the roof under which He stood were so strongly shaken, that every moment menaced him with its fall, and at the same moment He heard a loud and tremendous burst of thunder.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

[61] vel ut lenirem animum scribendo , to ease my mind by writing; for I had gravidum cor, foetum caput , a kind of imposthume in my head, which I was very desirous to be unladen of, and could imagine no fitter evacuation than this.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

“Yes; pray take a cigar, and cease to defend yourself, and to struggle to escape marrying Mademoiselle Danglars.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

This inhuman order shocked us extremely, as we knew it would be impossible to carry some of them on the deck, without imminent danger of their lives: but, as we likewise knew it would be to no purpose for us to remonstrate against it, we repaired to the quarter-deck in a body, to see this extraordinary muster; Morgan observing by the way, that the captain was going to send to the other world a great many evidences to testify against himself.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

“Well, she’s got a way of saying things,” ended Mrs. Medlock, much pleased.
— from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

But, before I begin to prove my Propositions in detailed geometrical fashion, it is advisable to sketch them briefly in advance, so that everyone may more readily grasp my meaning.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

The houses and the land will be divided in the same way, so that every man may correspond to a lot.
— from Laws by Plato

So natural did it seem, that every minute my imagination induced me to expect a vessel coming out under all sail and making for the open sea under the influence of a warm southerly breeze.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

We raise this point so that early measures may be taken if we come to an understanding.
— from The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 by J. D. (John Daniel) Kestell

The Science of Paul's declaration re- solves the element misnamed matter into its original sin, or human will; that will which would oppose bringing the [5] qualities of Spirit into subjection to Spirit.
— from Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy

I would never before have permitted such a hideous suspicion to enter my mind.
— from The Master of Silence: A Romance by Irving Bacheller

But if you would prefer something rather more exciting, I should be most happy, I'm sure, to exchange my Monkey— Dick Gatling ( bustling up ).
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892 by Various

" "That makes it more singular than ever," murmured my beautiful friend.
— from A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04 by Mark Twain

“You may stay here for the present,” said the elder man meditatively.
— from Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation by Bret Harte

Then, there are no roads; the tracks made by the natives are inches deep in dust, which, when used by troops, rises in dense clouds, choking one's nose and eyes, besides "caking" on the face, so that in a very short time every man more resembles a performer in a minstrel troupe rather than a soldier in His Majesty's Army.
— from Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron by Unknown

Java exports one million peculs [2] of coffee per annum, one million peculs of rice, and one million peculs of sugar; besides vast quantities of tin, pepper, hides, indigo, &c. Were its trade thrown open to fair competition, as formerly, it is as certain that His Majesty the King of the Netherlands would be a gainer, as that his adopting the more liberal system would give satisfaction to every mercantile man connected in any way with his East-Indian possessions.
— from Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. by G. F. Davidson

The less I dwell on the events of the next few hours the better it is to my peace of mind; sufficient it is to say that ere midnight my father had quitted this earthly wilderness, and that I was Sir Humphrey Markham.
— from The Young Cavalier: A Story of the Civil Wars by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

So to escape making myself any more conspicuous by further refusal, I sat down.
— from McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 by Various