If such an attempt does, in any degree, prove successful and bear fruit, this fact will be of the nature of a scientific demonstration.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
To Amalia a kiss on the finger tips meant no more than the usual morning greeting in her own country, and she rode on undisturbed by his demonstration, which he felt keenly and for which he would have knelt and begged her pardon.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Whereas, were we single-hearted, we should be satisfied to know that those dear to us were well and happy, and only seek to serve them without demonstration or display.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever