'Long ’bout six in de mawnin’ skifts begin to go by, en ’bout eight er nine every skift dat went ’long wuz talkin’ ’bout how yo’ pap come over to de town en say you’s killed.
— from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

BUTTARELLI: Excelencia, Excellency, no está en Sevilla.
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

The Mariner's Compass Boxing the Compass consists in enumerating the points, beginning with north and working around the circle as follows: North North by East North, North-east North-east by North North-east North-east by East East, North-east East by North East East by South East, South-east South-east by East South-east South-east by South {53} South, South-east South by East South South by West South, South-west South-west by South South-west South-west by West West, South-west West by South West West by North West, North-west North-west by West North-west North-west by North North, North-west North by West North NOTES {54} Notes {55} Notes {56} Notes {57} CHAPTER II WOODCRAFT Woodlore By Ernest Thompson Seton, Chief Scout The Watch for a Compass (From "Boy Scouts of America," by Ernest Thompson Seton.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

The names of the points are as follows: North, North by East, North North-east, North-east by North, North-east, North-east by East, East North-east, East by North, East, East by South, East South-east, South-east by East, South-east, South-east by South, South South-east, South by East, South, South by West, South South-west, South-west by South, South-west, South-west by West, West South-west, West by South, West, West by North, West North-west, North-west by West, North-west, North West by North, North North-west, North by West.
— from The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering by T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor) Sloane

Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone Terrain: peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation Elevation extremes: lowest point:
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Let us shun extremes, not only because each extreme is in itself a positive evil, but also because each extreme necessarily engenders its opposite.
— from Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone Terrain: peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation Elevation extremes: lowest point: Kara-Daryya 132 m highest point : Jengish Chokusu 7,439 m Natural resources: abundant hydroelectric potential; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc Land use: arable land: 7% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 44% forests and woodland : 4% other: 45% (1993 est.) note : Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut forest Irrigated land: 9,000 sq km (1993 est.)
— from The 1997 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

[Pg 71] North North by East North, Northeast Northeast by North Northeast Northeast by East East, Northeast East by North East East by South East, Southeast Southeast by East Southeast Southeast by South South, Southeast South by East South South by West South, Southwest Southwest by South Southwest Southwest by West West, Southwest West by South West West by North West, Northwest Northwest by West Northwest Northwest by North North, Northwest North by West North [Pg 72] How to Read a Map Conventional Signs & Lettering Used in Field Sketching Conventional Signs enable you to give information on a sketch or map in a simple manner which is easily understood.
— from How Girls Can Help Their Country by Juliette Gordon Low

Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone Terrain: peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation Elevation extremes: lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m highest point:
— from The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Boxing the Compass consists in enumerating the points beginning with North and working around the circle as follows: NORTH North by East North, Northeast Northeast by North Northeast Northeast by East East, Northeast East by North EAST East by South East, Southeast Southeast by East Southeast Southeast by South South, Southeast South by East SOUTH South by West South, Southwest Southwest by South Southwest Southwest by West West, Southwest West by South WEST West by North West, Northwest Northwest by West Northwest Northwest by North North by West NORTH How to Find Points of Compass Without a Compass Every Scout should be able to find the North without a compass.
— from Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Mingled incongruously with these seraphic, and, as far as my boyish experience extends, novel, elements of pantomime, there were yet some of its old and fast-expiring elements.
— from Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work by John Ruskin

Climate: dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone Terrain: peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins encompass entire nation Elevation extremes: lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m Natural resources: abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc Land use: arable land: 6.55% permanent crops: 0.28% other: 93.17% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural-growth walnut forest (2005)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency