My revolvers were strapped to my lifeless body which, for some unfathomable reason, I could not bring myself to touch.
— from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

But still ’tis felt, and in my secret soul Upon reflection, I commend my whole.
— from At the Sign of the Sphinx. Second series by Carolyn Wells

That custom, for some unknown reason, is confined to certain tribes possessing the two social divisions with the untranslated names MATTERI and KIRARU.
— from The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker

It has State universities, rivaling in conservative and scientific economic instruction those of any other part of the Union, and its citizens more often visit the East, than do Eastern men the West.
— from The Frontier in American History by Frederick Jackson Turner

And let them communicate unto him all about the bestowal of Sitā upon Rāma, in consequence of his having bent the bow.
— from The Rāmāyana, Volume One. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam by Valmiki

The influence of the seasons upon respiration is considered in the sixth chapter.
— from The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 by Various

With a slightly growing interest I watched Ward manipulate the figures until he arrived at the solution, which, for some unexplained reason, I copied down— [Illustration: A magic square.]
— from The Treasure of the "San Philipo" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

If you find that some article of diet disagrees with you, remember to avoid that food; for an upset stomach usually results in complete demoralization of the entire vocal system.
— from Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by James Francis Cooke