But it does not justify the belief that the secession of those States was the accomplishment of a previous and long-standing plot to destroy the Union; nor, if such a plot ever existed, is there any reason to believe that any member of Mr. Buchanan’s cabinet was a party to it.
— from Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 2 (of 2) by George Ticknor Curtis

During the fifty years of stagnation little attempt had been made to cope with the evil, until now it seemed almost past remedy.
— from The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Arnold Toynbee

The significance of this unexpected name in such a position is explained by the fact that the Margravine of Brandenburg-Anspach had a house near the river in this part for many years.
— from Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney by John Cunningham Geikie

26 Arriving at this point, I added the following paragraphs: “On the ship with me Uncle Nelson is sending a private secretary to Dom Miguel de Pintra, who, it seems, was an ancient customer of our house, but is now more interested in politics than in commerce.
— from The Fate of a Crown by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

Let us now illustrate slicing and pulling; in these cases the ball is spinning about a vertical axis."
— from The Soul of Golf by P. A. (Percy Adolphus) Vaile