But when on this day, she unexpectedly perceived Pao-yü in this mood, she flattered herself that he had made up his mind to effect a change, and readily thought it best not to notice him.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

(2 Thess 2:10-12) The poor ignorant world miss of heaven, because they stop their ears against convictions, and refuse to come when God calls.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01 by John Bunyan

And yet by the evening, after crossing a range that much resembles our own Sussex downs on a large scale, we are camping on an absolutely level plain of great extent—the “ Gawar .”
— from The Cradle of Mankind; Life in Eastern Kurdistan by Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram

The establishment at Cogoleto, above referred to, is able to produce annually about 2000 tons of white lead, of which 1200 tons are produced by the Rhenish process, and 800 tons by the Brumlen and Dahn process.
— from Pigments, Paint and Painting: A practical book for practical men by George Terry

"Moreover, since all the parts of any planet A gravitates towards any other planet B; and the gravity of every part is to the gravity of the whole as the matter of the part is to the matter of the whole; and to every action corresponds a reaction; therefore the planet B will, on the other hand, gravitate towards all the parts of planet A, and its gravity towards any one part will be to the gravity towards the whole as the matter of the part to the matter of the whole.
— from A History of Science — Volume 2 by Edward Huntington Williams

The East Angles conspired against Redwald, their king, and having put him to death, they offered their crown to Edwin, of whose valour and capacity they had had experience, while he resided among them.
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

But this threatened to become too exclusive a conversation, and Rose tried to do her share in more general topics.
— from The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young

The following table shows the amounts of protein digested per 100 parts of protein consumed in bread made from various kinds of flour, as based on the average of a number of experiments made in America, and in the experiments at Cambridge above referred to.
— from The Story of a Loaf of Bread by T. B. (Thomas Barlow) Wood

Harley contrived to effect a combination and reorganize the Allegheny and the Commonwealth as the Pennsylvania Transportation Company, with a capital of nearly two-million dollars and five-hundred miles of pipes to Tidioute, Triumph, Irvineton, Oil City, Shamburg, Pleasantville and Titusville, centering at Miller Farm.
— from Sketches in Crude-oil Some accidents and incidents of the petroleum development in all parts of the globe by John J. (John James) McLaurin

He mounted on horseback, with all the emirs and courtiers, and repaired to the caravansary where the princess of Deryabar was, whom he acquainted with his orders, and presented her, from the king, a fine white mule, whose saddle and bridle were adorned with gold, rubies, and diamonds.
— from The Arabian Nights, Volume 3 (of 4) by Anonymous