«The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose; the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry.»

«Business life, whether among ourselves or with other people, is even a sharp struggle for success. It will be none the less so in the future. Without competition we would be clinging to the clumsy antiquated processes of farming and manufacture and the methods of business of long ago, and the twentieth would be no further advanced than the eighteenth century.»

«Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.»

«Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; / But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.»

«Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, / The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, / The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, / The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, / The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, / The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, / The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, / The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, / The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, / The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, / The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, / The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.»

«Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: / The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: / The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.»

«In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.»

«Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.»