Inasmuch as in the School which resulted—or "Minor College" as it was long popularly called—we have a transcript, more or less close, of the institution which Sir John Colborne had been so recently engaged in reviving, we add two or three particulars in regard to the latter, which may have, with some, a certain degree of interest, by virtue of the accidental but evident relation existing between the two institutions.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

A little peppermint in hot water and ginger tea are both excellent remedies.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

in this attractive book."— Educational Review.
— from Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1891 by Blackie & Son

[50] 'The Araucanians,' by E. R. Smith; London, 1855; p. 235.
— from Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 2 (of 2) by Carl Engel

A fine shrub, two to twelve feet high, with stout trunk and branches, easily recognized by its leaves, which are rich green, thick and resinous, shiny as if varnished on the upper side and sometimes rich chocolate-brown in color, but pale on the under side, with three, conspicuous 283 284 nerves.
— from Field Book of Western Wild Flowers by Margaret Armstrong

Their taste is extremely agreeable when they are fresh; but the oil, with which they abound, and which is so useful in the arts, becomes easily rancid.
— from Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt

Of the simple row of tenements, a beautiful example remains at Abingdon.
— from The Mediæval Hospitals of England by Rotha Mary Clay

2. Do the antonyms boisterous , excited , ruffled , turbulent , and wild , also apply to the same?
— from English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

which two extremes, as the common saying is, necessarily meet; for they are both equally removed from healthy life, and sisters-uterine to death and dissolution.
— from Four Phases of Morals: Socrates, Aristotle, Christianity, Utilitarianism by John Stuart Blackie

One very distinguished modern falconer, having read in the ancient books endless references to this medicament, wrote to another equally distinguished authority to ask, “What is mummy?”
— from The Art and Practice of Hawking by E. B. (Edward Blair) Michell

I could see his eyes roam about the all but empty room.
— from The Man Who Couldn't Sleep by Arthur Stringer

an adversary nearly as large as itself and quite as courageous; and it is possible also that its pilot-fish,—a brace of which had advanced close to Snowball’s snout, and after submitting his dusky carcass to a brief examination returned to their master,—it is just possible that these emissaries had reported to their patron, that the game he was in pursuit of must be approached with caution.
— from The Ocean Waifs: A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Mayne Reid