The Demon or Dragon, though abusing his power, could not have it violently withdrawn, but might be compelled to accept some sacrifice in lieu of the precise object sought by his voracity.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

We folk of the older generation believe that without principles" (Paul Petrovitch pronounced the word softly, and with a French accent, whereas Arkady had pronounced it with an emphasis on the leading syllable)—"without principles it is impossible to take a single step in life, or to draw a single breath.
— from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Among these are satirical songs in Latin on the World, and also on Prelates, which, it is said, were sung in England as well as throughout France.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 12 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

By doing this a sufficient space is left on one side of the ship.
— from The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations A Popular Encyclopædia for Boys by Gordon Stables

The two achaetous segments subequal in length or the second slightly longer, not produced forward below.
— from Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 1919 by Various

Among these are satirical songs in Latin on the world, and also on prelates, which, it is said, were sung in England as well as throughout France.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various