The remains of the ancient city are very considerable.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

"Oh!" he cried, when he saw the approaching crowd, and vanished.
— from The Trial by Franz Kafka

Turnip and cabbage, analogous variations of, 159.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

On this particular night Rilla was tired and cold and very thankful to creep into her warm nest and cuddle down between her blankets, though as usual with a sorrowful wonder how Jem and Jerry were faring.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

They are consequently a very improper foundation for such rigid inflexible rules as the laws of nature; and it is evident these laws can only be derived from human conventions, when men have perceived the disorders that result from following their natural and variable principles.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

Castles in the air cost a vast deal to keep up.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

—Thou would'st have said chronology, Trim, said my uncle Toby; for as for geography, 'tis of absolute use to him; he must be acquainted intimately with every country and its boundaries where his profession carries him; he should know every town and city, and village and hamlet, with the canals, the roads, and hollow ways which lead up to them; there is not a river or a rivulet he passes, Trim, but he should be able at first sight to tell thee what is its name—in what mountains it takes its rise—what is its course—how far it is navigable—where fordable—where not; he should know the fertility of every valley, as well as the hind who ploughs it; and be able to describe, or, if it is required, to give thee an exact map of all the plains and defiles, the forts, the acclivities, the woods and morasses, thro' and by which his army is to march; he should know their produce, their plants, their minerals, their waters, their animals, their seasons, their climates, their heats and cold, their inhabitants, their customs, their language, their policy, and even their religion.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Passing down the aisle came a very fair-haired banker's son, also of Chicago, who had long eyed this supercilious beauty.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

They are classed as verbs, and are called participles , because they share (or participate in) the nature of adjectives.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by George Lyman Kittredge

CHAPTER LXII I read Melopoyn's Tragedy, and conceive a vast Opinion of his Genius—he recounts his Adventures While we ate our breakfast together, I made him acquainted with the character and condition of the poet, who came in with his play at that instant, and, imagining we were engaged about business, could not be prevailed upon to sit; but, leaving his performance, went away.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

It may be stated without reservation that the rectal canal cannot be involved in chronic inflammation without involving the anal canal, and vice versa .
— from Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton) Jamison

The Mozarabic Chapel, founded by Cardinal Ximenes de Cisneros, is situated under the southern tower, and contains a Virgin and Child executed in Mosaic, and a curious old fresco painting, representing the battle of Oran, at which the Cardinal was victorious over the Arabs.
— from The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells

According to this system the osseous, cartilaginous, and adipose tissues are classed as varieties of connective tissue.
— from Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. (Francis Marion) Walters

"Canons of criticism," as they are called are valuable in their proper sphere; but, as Westcott remarks ( ubi supra ), "they are intended only to guide and not to dispense with the exercise of tact and scholarship.
— from Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows

A winding hill his corners turned and cast, A valley small and shady dale they find Amid the mountains steep so laid and placed As if some theatre or closed place Had been for men to fight or beasts to chase.
— from Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso

Selections, such as those edited by Sarah E. Wiltse for Ginn & Co., are better than the complete editions, for many of the Grimm tales are coarse and valueless.
— from Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The Guide by Charles Herbert Sylvester

[6] After a lapse of twelve years I can recall the incidents and sensations of the journey from Tampico to Tuxpam as connectedly and vividly as though it had been but a week ago.
— from A Journey in Southeastern Mexico by Henry Howard Harper

"Her throat and chest are very much torn, but I don't think the wounds are deep."
— from Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa by Cynthia Stockley

I was coming towards the Lane by the back of Lord Fairhaven's house on my way here when a man came out from under the shadow of the trees, and commenced a violent attack upon me.
— from The Midnight Guest: A Detective Story by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White

There are chaste and virgin natures which a single thought corrupts, doing all the more harm because no thought of the duty of resistance has occurred.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac