this information in fact was the cause of my present resurch, for where there is most game is for us the most eliguble winter station.—continued our rout up the large arm of the bay about 6 miles and encamped on the Stard.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

We must also beware of speaking too freely to a friend in the company of many people, remembering the well-known remark of Plato.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

“Swasti Sri, chief of ministers, Pancholiji, read my Juhar.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

But in a case of mutual promises respectively to transfer and to accept unpaid shares in a railway company, it has been held that a binding contract was made.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

One coffeecup of mashed pumpkin, reduced to the proper consistency with rich milk and melted butter or cream, one tablespoonful of flour, a small pinch of salt, one teaspoon of ginger, ditto of cinnamon, one-half nutmeg, one-half teaspoon lemon extract, two-thirds cup of sugar, and two eggs.
— from My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec by Various

The Crowning of Mary (Pergenstorfer Relief) in the Frauenkirche. 1499.
— from The Story of Nuremberg by Cecil Headlam

Again, in a composition of mealed powder, rosin and sulphur, with or without the addition of saw dust, we infer, from the composition of the ingredients and the chemical action which subsequently takes place, that the products of combustion would be carbonic acid gas, sulphurous acid gas, water, sulphuretted hydrogen, and probably azotic, and nitric oxide gases.
— from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush

Mr. Cambridge had a rage for news; and living in effect at Richmond, though on the other side of the Thames, he had the command of many political reporters.
— from Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives by Henry Francis Cary

The fine weather of June 5 enabled the British airmen to carry out much photographic, reconnoissance, and artillery work.
— from New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 by Various

This comparatively little corner of Minnesota practically runs the whole State in so far as expenses are concerned.
— from The Great Lakes The Vessels That Plough Them: Their Owners, Their Sailors, and Their Cargoes, Together with a Brief History of Our Inland Seas by James Oliver Curwood

"Come back, Meg!" called out Max Pooler, rushing to the rail as soon as he had recovered from his astonishment.
— from A Young Inventor's Pluck; or, The Mystery of the Willington Legacy by Edward Stratemeyer

Anxious as I was to carry out my plans rapidly I could not refrain from passing my hands over the boat, impressed by its lightness and sea-going qualities, and inspired by the thought it might eventually aid in our escape.
— from Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune by Randall Parrish

Any surgeon who was convicted of mala praxis , resulting from ignorance of Anatomy, was severely fined, perhaps ruined; and yet so entirely unprovided were the profession with any legitimate means of studying Anatomy, that they could only be obtained by a connivance at practices the most demoralizing and revolting.
— from Memoirs of John Abernethy With a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published by George Macilwain