The present condition of Russia, although her people groaned under a despotism of the most unrelenting nature, must excite the sympathy of every man in this country, because she was contending for her independence, and he would wish her complete success in the war in which she was now engaged, but that her triumph would protract the restoration of peace to his own country.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16) by United States. Congress

It will be found no excuse then that the Constitution of our country required that persons bound to service escaping from their masters should be delivered up; no more excuse than was the reason which Adam assigned for eating the forbidden fruit.
— from The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society

There are usually not many events to record in the life of a university professor, but Sidgwick had an opportunity to prove his character when he resigned a fellowship in Trinity College because holding it implied the acceptance of certain theological dogmas.
— from The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900 Vol. 57, May, 1900 to October, 1900 by Various

If that one landed near Fritz, he'll trouble us no more!" EVENING: THE MERSEY FROM THE LANDING-STAGE With the engines turning merrily, and helm governance under our hand, we regain composure.
— from Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone

He has strong endurance and capacity for work, but usually not much education, the prayer-book furnishing most of the family reading.
— from America, Volume 4 (of 6) by Joel Cook

So much do you see assumed, upon no more evidence than was contained in that letter from the Podestá of Cervia, which went no further than to say that the abductors were “Spaniards of the Duke of Valentinois’ army.”
— from The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini

Salt is not a simple body, but is composed of two simple bodies or elements, chlorine and sodium, hence it is called by chemists the chloride of sodium, it can be formed by putting carbonate of soda into hydro-chloric acid (sometimes called muriatic acid,) until no more effervescence takes place, the result will taste salt and yield pure salt on evaporation.
— from The Boy's Book of Industrial Information by Elisha Noyce

You did it yourself, using no more energy than would be taken out of you if it had been done by a cook.
— from Paris Vistas by Helen Davenport Gibbons

I waited until next morning, expecting to receive a notification from M. De la Croix, when, not hearing from him, I wrote him the following letter: Citizen Minister : Colonel Monroe has been so good as to communicate to me your letter to him of the 21st Frimaire, wherein you inform him that you had submitted to the Executive Directory his letters of recall, and my letters of credence as Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America, and that the Directory had instructed you to notify him "qu'il ne reconnoitra et ne recevra plus de Ministre Plenipotentiaire des Etats Unis jusqu'après le redressement des griefs demandé au Gouvernement Americain, et que la République Françoise est en droit d'en attendre.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16) by United States. Congress