He greedily swallowed every drop, and then rising, embraced me lovingly, telling me I had given him the greatest treat in the world, and he loved me dearly.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

Where the invaders are markedly superior in culture, though numerically weak, conquest results in the gradual permeation of the conquered with the religion, economic methods, language, and customs of the newcomers.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

[Pg 148] placed parallel to one another, that the refracting Angle B of the one may touch the Angle c at the Base of the other, and their Planes CB and cb , at which the Rays emerge, may lie in Directum.
— from Opticks Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Isaac Newton

When they retreated each man looked out for himself, and the movement was always characterized by disorder and often by unnecessary loss.
— from Daniel Boone, Backwoodsman by C. H. Forbes-Lindsay

Nor, in the main, could the refugees explain more lucidly than the one phrase which could, be heard on all sides, no matter what might have been the social position: "We had to go away because we did not feel safe on the Rand."
— from Cecil Rhodes, Man and Empire-Maker by Radziwill, Catherine, Princess

Wedged in the ranks every man looks like his fellow, and there seems no tie between them but a common discipline.
— from The Open Air by Richard Jefferies

But you had your thrill right enough, Miss Lane!”
— from The Last Million: How They Invaded France—and England by Ian Hay

When the rays of the sun shine forth, each one wishes to set out; but as soon as it begins to rain, every man loses heart!
— from History of the Great Reformation, Volume 4 by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

The real explanation may lie in the change of the ether waves sent out by the vibrating molecule; indeed, the fact that the waves of radiant heat and those of light differ only in amplitude lends color to this latter supposition.
— from A History of Science — Volume 5 by Edward Huntington Williams

It is hoped that these repeated examinations may lead to the continuation of such habits of bodily care in postgraduate years.
— from College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper

Even with all their vexations and the ruinous expense, Mrs. London and Jack were always smiling and happy.
— from Through the South Seas with Jack London by Martin Johnson

The relationship borne by consciousness to real existence may likewise be various.
— from Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy: Volume 1 (of 3) by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel