As regards the other three categories, namely, machinery, iron goods, and coal, Germany's capacity to increase her exports will have been taken from her by the cessions of territory in Poland, Upper Silesia, and Alsace-Lorraine.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

Moreover, we do not expect them to be so "conscious," and are prepared to admit that their instincts prompt useful actions without any prevision of the ends which they achieve.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell

The meaning which sacrifice has quite generally acquired is found in the fact that in the very same action which continues the memory of this misdeed it offers satisfaction to the father for the ignominy put upon him.
— from Totem and Taboo Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics by Sigmund Freud

435 The Interrogative Pronoun. uter and quis .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

“Then what is its essence?” “To live together in perfect unity.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

πεφυσίωμαι, used in N.T. as an equivalent to φυσάω , to inflate, puff up; met.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

Often it fancies that it loves Art and Nature in its grander aspects, but all they do for it is to hold out hopes of love and magnify it, if that is possible; until, very soon, it finds out that they speak of a happiness which it is resolved to forego.
— from On Love by Stendhal

Do, O my Lord, as Thou sayest, for this is pleasing unto me to hear.
— from The Imitation of Christ by à Kempis Thomas

If that crest were properly depicted upon a profile helmet, the one ostrich feather Page 321 {321} would undoubtedly hide everything else, for it is hardly likely that the estoile would be placed edge-forwards upon an actual helmet; and to properly display it, it ought to take its place upon an affronté helmet.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

The producers harvested this grain by cutting off the heads and storing them in pits under the ground.
— from Women of England by Bartlett Burleigh James

The chin that is pointed upwards shows the person to be much given to contrivances.
— from The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller Embracing full and correct rules of divination concerning dreams and visions, foretelling of future events, their scientific application to physiognomy, palmistry, moles, cards, &c.; together with the application and observance of talismen charms, spells and incantations. by A. H. Noe

There is no doubt that she was compromised by them, but she was as guileless and innocent as myself, and it was not till it was forced upon me that her reputation was in my hands that I prevailed upon her to take the step which gave the lie to malicious rumor."
— from Toilers of Babylon: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

Russians still hanker after "men of iron" and seek tradition rather than innovation, prefer unity to pluralism, and appreciate authority more than individualism.
— from Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Samuel Vaknin

Then there was a bustling time as the entire seven scouts started to break off small branches and twigs from the adjacent trees, laying them in piles until it looked as though they had secured enough for their purpose.
— from Afloat; or, Adventures on Watery Trails by Douglas, Alan, Captain

Aaron was wild with rage at the injuries put upon his gentle brother, but he was bound and helpless, and all that he could do was to encourage him to bear a stout heart and not to fall behind.
— from Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Complete by Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner