I say further with him yet, I have inserted ( [4459] levicula quaedam et ridicula ascribere non sum gravatus, circumforanea quaedam e theatris, e plateis, etiam e popinis ) some things more homely, light, or comical, litans gratiis , &c. which I would request every man to interpret to the best, and as Julius Caesar Scaliger besought Cardan ( si quid urbaniuscule lusum a nobis, per deos immortales te oro
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Executing music is hearing music, and enjoying music is hearing music, though both may involve much more than this, and herein individuals must differ greatly, owing to education, past experience, etc.; but
— from Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) by Wesley Mills

The great importance of the subject will plead my excuse for again calling to mind, that such attentions are not only dictated by humanity, but would be the greatest wisdom in an œconomical and national light, 350 considering how expensive it is to replace men and to support invalids, not to mention that it is upon the health and lives of men that every public exertion essentially depends, and upon which may depend not only the character of officers, but the national character in the day of battle.
— from Observations on the Diseases of Seamen by Blane, Gilbert, Sir

denim too ... cheap brown socks ... corduroys...." "Yes, but look," I jested in reply, "I wear a tie ... and the ends pull exactly even.
— from Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp

The Negroes there were privileged to enter public eating establishments, but a cafe owner we patronized told us the following: "'After a time, I was compelled to refuse service to Negroes because they abused the privilege.
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 by United States. Work Projects Administration

Electricity: capacity: 99,000,000 kW production: 317 billion kWh consumption per capita: 5,480 kWh (1992) Industries: production machinery including machine tools, electric power equipment, equipment for the automation of production, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, and other consumer goods Agriculture: accounts for only 1.5% of GDP and 1% of labor force; highly mechanized and efficient farms; wide variety of crops and livestock products produced; about 60% self-sufficient in food and feed needs Illicit drugs: gateway country for Latin American cocaine entering the European market; producer of synthetic drugs; money-laundering center Economic aid: donor: ODA and OOF commitments (1992-93), $3.2 billion Currency: 1 British pound (#) = 100 pence Exchange rates: British pounds (#) per US$1 - 0.6699 (January 1994), 0.6033 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989)
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Instead, the limb is placed in the easiest posture, either extended and slightly retained, or bent over a double inclined plane formed by pillows, with the knee of the affected side fixed to the opposite; a broad band is passed round the trochanters and pelvis, so as to restrain motion without causing inconvenience; and when pain about the thigh is troublesome, fomentation may be used.
— from Elements of Surgery by Robert Liston

Three days the fight [18] continued, and Mudjekeewis was driven back—back to the end of the world, where the sun drops down into the empty places every evening.
— from The Story of Hiawatha, Adapted from Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

And here a moving scene was witnessed, for as they entered, Prince Ernest extended his thin, pale hands towards Sidonia, exclaiming, "Sidonia, ah, dearest Sidonia, have you come at last to nursetend me?"
— from Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 by Wilhelm Meinhold