Their appearance is more fully described by the Atharvaveda , in which they are also spoken of as deformed or as being blue, yellow, or green in colour.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

Farmers wish to give it just time to ripen before frost, as the yield of grain is considered better, but as the time of frost is a matter of guess-work, some will sow several days earlier than others.
— from Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained by M. (Moses) Quinby

[98] It had been usual for many years previous to 1752, when robberies were committed, to make a composition of the felony, by advertising a reward to any person who would bring the property stolen, to be paid without asking any questions; but the pernicious consequences of recovering goods in this way from the encouragement such advertisements held out to thieves and robbers of every description, became so glaring and obvious, that an Act passed the 25th year of George II. cap.
— from A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention by Patrick Colquhoun

In the Systematic paper I was rather disappointed in not finding general remarks on affinities, structures, etc., such as you often give in conversation, and such as De Candolle and St. Hilaire introduced in almost all their papers, and which make them interesting even to a non-Botanist.
— from Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin

In the last years of Gregory it came to pass that the universal Church was governed from the sick-bed of one worn down, not by years—for he died at sixty-four—but by sufferings of body and mind.
— from The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

Five years of grievous interior conflicts and buffetings of the enemy, wrought in him a great purity of heart, and prepared him for most extraordinary heavenly communications.
— from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March by Alban Butler

Two are in your own garrison in confinement awaiting trial; and the others,—proof has not yet been found, after every exertion has been made to insure a bill from a grand jury in regard to the persons suspected.
— from The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 2 (of 2) by Hazard Stevens

Gapes , a frequent yawning or gaping, is caused by worms in the windpipe, which may be removed by introducing a feather, stripped to within an inch of the point, into the windpipe, turning it round quickly, and then drawing it out, when the parasites will be found adhering with slime upon it; but if this be not quickly and skilfully done, and with some knowledge of the anatomy of the parts touched, the bird may be killed instead of cured.
— from Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Hugh Piper

Monsieur, if you had had Robert Moray's character and your own gifts, I could—monsieur, I could have worshiped you!"
— from The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 5 by Gilbert Parker

The bear is a serious beast, a thorough mountaineer, curious to behold in his great-coat of felted hair, yellowish or grayish in color.
— from A Tour Through the Pyrenees by Hippolyte Taine

Your own gross inhumanity, cunning, and vanity, Which still are so great that I cannot ignore 'em, Helped the Mantchews, who knew you right well, to subdue you, As the Mongols and Khalkas had oft done before 'em.
— from Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various