The horror which we see makes us really shrink, the happiness which we witness makes us relax, the pain which we observe brings contractions in our muscles; and all the resulting sensations from muscles, joints, tendons, from skin and viscera, from blood circulation and breathing, give the color of living experience to the emotional reflection in our mind.
— from The Photoplay: A Psychological Study by Hugo Münsterberg

His desertion of the Duke secured him pardon from the Queen, and though he was known to be in heart "a heretic" he continued at court, conformed like Elizabeth to the established religion, confessed and attended mass.
— from History of the English People, Volume IV by John Richard Green

Protection of the inventor The counter argument "The position taken by the American Copyright League is that an author is literally entitled to the exclusive right, that is, the exclusive benefit , in his writings, in whatever form the writings, that is,
— from Copyright: Its History and Its Law by R. R. (Richard Rogers) Bowker

In the three following years, 1851-2-3, the crisis quite over, and a general examination of Savings Bank accounts tending to reassure the public mind, the deposits again gained their natural ascendency, when, in 1854-5-6-7, the excess paid was at least equal to the excess received in the three previous years.
— from A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland by William Lewins

I looked eastward, toward the enemy rafts.
— from Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various

This hole must be large enough to turn easy round the bottom of the spindle, at which place there must be a shoulder, to keep the wheel from touching the stand.
— from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush