The p in Polo's spelling is probably only a superfluous letter, as in the occasional old spelling of dampnum , contempnere , hympnus , tirampnus , sompnour , Dampne Deu .
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

199 The justice of this position is, perhaps, somewhat doubtful.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

If the puzzle is properly solved no figures are necessary.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

The Reason that proves its pretended supersensuous knowledge was duly brought back to bounds by Kant's critique; but Jacobi's wonderful Reason, that directly comprehends the supersensuous, he must indeed have thought beneath all criticism.
— from The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer

In a word, this is common to all superstition, there is nothing so mad and absurd, so ridiculous, impossible, incredible, which they will not believe, observe, and diligently perform, as much as in them lies; nothing so monstrous to conceive, or intolerable to put in practice, so cruel to suffer, which they will not willingly undertake.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

But the moral sought to be pointed here is not that the Bell reconcentration in Batangas was as merciful as the Smith performances in Samar were hellish, but that, in all matters concerning the Philippines, the army, as in the case of Senator Bacon’s friend, is gagged by operation of law, and its enforced silence is peculiarly an asset in the hands of the party in power seeking to continue in power, in a distant colonial enterprise.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

The Prince immediately perceived Schaibar coming gravely with his heavy bar on his shoulder, his long beard, which he held up before him, and a pair of thick mustachios, which he tucked behind his ears and almost covered his face; his eyes were very small and deep-set in his head, which was far from being of the smallest size, and on his head he wore a grenadier’s cap; besides all this, he was very much hump-backed.
— from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Page 198, "promesai" changed to "promessi" (I promessi sposi) Page 231, "discription" changed to "description" (Although this description may) Page 277, "demonator" changed to "denominator" (by the denominator) Page 363, third line of music, third note in bar five should be an "e" and not a "d" as shown.
— from The Montessori Elementary Material The Advanced Montessori Method by Maria Montessori

Now it is perfectly apparent that Anarchy, having to do almost entirely with the relations of men in their thoughts and feelings, and not with the positive organization of production and distribution, an Anarchist needs to supplement his Anarchism by some economic propositions, which may enable him to put in practical shape to himself and others this possibility of independent manhood.
— from Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre by Voltairine De Cleyre

They do say that the air of this place is peculiarly suitable for the breathing of west-country men.
— from Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Tom Bevan

The soil at that place is profusely strewn with fragments of images wrought in clay, representing portions of the human body.
— from The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries by Stephen Salisbury

The current government has pursued economic diversification, with some success in promoting textile production, international port services, and tourism through tax incentives.
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The diplomatic representatives of the powers in Peking strove in vain to check this movement.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

I gave my Gladstone correspondence [Pg 256] yesterday to Kegan Paul to put in print, so as to have it ready in case of the worst....
— from Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt Being a Personal Narrative of Events by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

Position in life?" "A year ago was on the streets, to put it plainly; since then has been getting her living at laundry-work.
— from The Unclassed by George Gissing

The Prince in person stormed the town of Nikšić.
— from The Land of the Black Mountain: The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Reginald Wyon