They had for him no identity of their own; they were as remote from everyday life as the mind of Schumann which they made so vivid.
— from Michael by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

About 8 or 9 oz. of water are required for every lb. of flour.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I by Richard Vine Tuson

This mode is very suitable for a book of poems, in which the lengths of the lines of writing may vary considerably, because the writing-line being longer than the ordinary line of writing allows room for extraordinarily long lines, and any appearance of irregularity is carried off by the extra wide side margins.
— from Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering by Edward Johnston

Among the sons of such men the Church is carved out, with the exception of the chines, and sirloins, and other best joints, all of which are devoured by peculiar description of Englishmen, named Bishops, who are remarkable for excessively long claws and very shark-like teeth.
— from Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

Such a book could very properly be placed under “Elizabethan literature” with a reference from “English literature.”
— from Manual of Library Cataloguing by John Henry Quinn