It is generally misapplied to an uncertain class of old, worn, and tarnished remnants or new coarse prayer rugs, ruinous of harmony with their magenta discords.
— from The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. by William De Lancey Ellwanger

Whether a scientific characterization of inclination is possible, whether the limits of this concept can be determined, and whether it is the result of nature, culture, or both together, are questions which can receive no certain answer.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

] Note 691 ( return ) [ The Odeum served for the rehearsal of new comedies as well as tragedies; they were read or repeated, before representation, without music or decorations, &c. No piece could be represented in the theatre if it had not been previously approved by judges for this purpose.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

A neighbouring country has been of late a tragical theatre from which we might fetch instances, if there needed any, and the world did not in all countries and ages furnish examples enough to confirm that received observation: NECESSITAS COGIT AD TURPIA; and therefore there is great reason for us to pray, ‘Lead us not into temptation.’ 2.
— from An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 by John Locke

At another time he presented at the Theatre-Francais a great drama that fell "with all the honors of war, amid the roar of newspaper cannon."
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

Uc-Cusus signified the royal, or noble, Cusean: and, as it was a word in the sacred language of Egypt, we may from hence learn what that language was; and be assured that it was the primitive language of Chus, the same as the antient Chaldaïc.
— from A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Jacob Bryant

Such a violation of the rights of neutrals can only be undertaken by a nation that feels it has nothing to fear from their rising against it.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

The railroads of North Carolina are four feet eight and one-half inches gauge.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

A somewhat unsuccessful [ 113 ] attempt has been made to explain how a word signifying “god” came to mean “devil,” as the result of national conflicts, the Asuras or gods of extra-Vedic tribes becoming demons to the Vedic Indian, just as the devas or gods of the Veda are demons in the Avesta .
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

And as pleasure or pain is necessarily combined with the faculty of desire (either preceding this principle as in the lower desires, or following it as in the higher, when the desire is determined by the moral law), we may also suppose that the Judgement will bring about a transition from the pure faculty of knowledge, the realm of natural concepts, to the realm of the concept of freedom, just as in its logical use it makes possible the transition from Understanding to Reason.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

This terror, reasonable or not, certainly existed, and Christ always deals with the fact He finds.
— from Pastor Pastorum; Or, The Schooling of the Apostles by Our Lord by Henry Latham

Before she could again speak, there occurred one of those incidents which are generally spoken of as “most unexpected” and sudden, but which, nevertheless, are the result of natural causes, and might have been prevented by means of a little care.
— from The Red Eric by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

The soil is still productive of grass, and the remains of numerous canals attest the ancient cultivation.
— from The History of Antiquity, Vol. 6 (of 6) by Max Duncker

Some of our most beautiful garden plants have arisen either as the result of natural crossing, or crosses deliberately made by the plant breeder.
— from Botany: The Science of Plant Life by Norman Taylor

[357] (22) 780944 Flag description: white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities note: the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" flag has a white field with narrow horizontal red stripes positioned a small distance from the top and bottom edges between which is centered a red crescent and red five-pointd
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

There was trouble all along the Canadian border during the War, while Canada was the refuge of Northern conspirators and Southern spies, who, at times, crossed the line and inflicted great damage upon the States bordering on it.
— from Lincoln's Yarns and Stories A Complete Collection of the Funny and Witty Anecdotes That Made Lincoln Famous as America's Greatest Story Teller by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure

But so far as it relates to the right of North Carolina, I believe no member has a right to call it in question at this time.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16) by United States. Congress

She went to the well again and again and filled her jar, and emptied and filled it again, and lingered, and tried not to look round when she heard a footstep; but the right one never came, though her heart’s throbbing shook her many times in false alarm.
— from The Pretty Sister Of José 1889 by Frances Hodgson Burnett

That fear may, indeed, have caused a wicked man to be sorry for his sin; but the growth in knowledge, in grace, and in so many gifts of the Spirit, was so extraordinary and so unprecedented, that I cannot account for it as having been the result of natural causes operating on an ardent and distracted mind.
— from An account of the Death of Philip Jolin who was executed for the murder of his father, in the Island of Jersey, October 3, 1829 by Francis Cunningham