Its perusal was useful to us in two ways; we found that the powerful logic with which he combated the reasonings of Voltaire and Rousseau, entirely deserted him when he attempted to defend Popery against the doctrines of the Reformation.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

81 Delusions Regarding Victim and Regarding Evil Doer.
— from Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The treatment of the solo voices as regards execution does not differ in church and operatic music.
— from Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Otto Jahn

While I was waiting for the arrival of the vehicle, and reading El Diario , the local daily paper—a sheet the size of the palm of one's hand—until I had the contents by rote, an incident occurred to beguile suspense.
— from Romantic Spain: A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea

Mon Frère , J’ai reçu la lettre de V. A. R. Elle doit avoir acquis la preuve, dans les papiers qu’elle a eu du roi son père, de l’intérêt que je lui ai toujours porté.
— from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 From the Treaty of Fontainbleau to the Battle of Corunna by Charles Oman

[Footnote 92: Voyage aux Regions Equinoctiales du Nouveau Continent, Paris, 1826.]
— from The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by R. A. (Rudolph Adams) Van Middeldyk

That veteran and renowned explorer, Dr. Schweinfurth, gives the following: The method of obtaining fire, practiced alike by the natives of the Nile lands and of the adjacent country in the Welle system, consists simply in rubbing together two hard sticks at right-angles to one another till a spark is emitted.
— from Fire-making Apparatus in the U. S. National Museum by Walter Hough

Humboldt, Voyage aux Régions Equinoctiales du Nouveau Continent, 1799-1804.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson

In one mood I see merely youth, folly, vanity, and romantic emotionalism, directing my conduct; and again I fancy I discern some loftier motive, such as sincerely chivalrous generosity, humanity, unselfish desire to help and uplift, etc.
— from The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson

Humboldt, Relation Historique de son Voyage aux Régions Equinoctiales du Nouveau Continent.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson