In his secret heart he trusted that some friendly fortuity might throw an invitation to Beck Hall in his way, or at least a card for the Gym, which, if no longer the place it had been, was still by no means jay.
"The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
For this argument assumes, rightly enough, that the only alternative we have in choosing our hypothesis concerning the final explanation of things is either to regard that explanation as Intelligence or as fortuity.
"A Candid Examination of Theism"
George John Romanes
The overthrow is complete, because the very groundwork of the argument in question is knocked away; a third possibility, of the nature of a necessity, is introduced, and therefore the alternative is no longer between Intelligence and fortuity, but between Intelligence and Natural Causation.
"A Candid Examination of Theism"
George John Romanes