1 Thus the most vexatious and violent disputes would often arise between the fishermen, were there not some written or unwritten, universal, undisputed law applicable to all cases.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 89. Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish. 2 But if the doctrine of Fast-Fish be pretty generally applicable, the kindred doctrine of Loose-Fish is still more widely so.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 89. Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish. 3 That is internationally and universally applicable.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 89. Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish. 4 After he had sufficiently extolled the property of discretion, he undertook to exhibit in what manner its use was applicable to the present situation of their tribe.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 27 5 Among the innumerable categories applicable to the phenomena of human life one may discriminate between those in which substance prevails and those in which form prevails.
6 In historic events the rule forbidding us to eat of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge is specially applicable.
7 This, which is true of all great armed encounters, is particularly applicable to Waterloo.
Les Misérables (V2) By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—THE QUID OBSCURUM OF BATTLES 8 If ever the sic vos non vobis was applicable, it certainly is to that village of Waterloo.
Les Misérables (V2) By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIX—THE BATTLE-FIELD AT NIGHT 9 But how far this might be applicable to our courts, and favourites, and ministers of state, my master said I could best determine.
Gulliver's Travels(V2) By Jonathan SwiftContext Highlight In PART 4: CHAPTER VII. 10 I wish also to recall to memory an instance from the Old Testament applicable to this subject.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In CHAPTER XIII — CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AN... 11 He did not send one of his men, but rode back with her himself, taking a syringe and an old piece of carpet he kept for hot applications when our horses were sick.
12 The woman, whom long practice with the victims of brutality had made familiar with many healing arts, went on to make many applications to Tom's wounds, by means of which he was soon somewhat relieved.
13 Then very few persons have any idea of the large number of applications for help that rich people are constantly being flooded with.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. WashingtonContext Highlight In Chapter XII. 14 And all these calls in person, to say nothing of the applications received through the mails.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. WashingtonContext Highlight In Chapter XII. 15 I wearied them with new applications.