A trifle restlessly, I looked about me in the bare room, empty except for us two.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Parke on our right was repeatedly assaulted, but repulsed every effort.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

The investigation would begin at eight o’clock that evening in the committee-room, and if postponement were necessary, the proceedings would be resumed each evening at the same hour.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Sic repente anuli beneficio rex exortus est Lydiae.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

cit. ) “does not itself work by instinct, but requires experiments, exercise and instruction in order to advance gradually from one stage of insight to another.
— from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant

Esa armonía que el viento That harmony that the breeze recoge entre esos millares creates among countless leaves de floridos olivares, of flourishing olive trees, que agita con manso aliento; that it stirs so tenderly, ese dulcísimo acento that sweetest mystery con que trina el ruiseñor from the tree-top, close to dawn, de sus copas morador that calls the approaching morn, llamando al cercano día, the nightingale’s trill, sweet spell, ¿no es verdad, gacela mía, isn’t it true, my gazelle que están respirando amor?
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

The prospect of visiting the city from which foreigners had been rigidly excluded ever since the ports were opened in 1859 was enticing, especially as we were now being invited thither by the very people who, we were told by the Tycoon's officials, had all along tried to keep us out.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

[10] La banana representa en el intercambio continental americano lo que las especias representaron en un tiempo en el tráfico entre
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

A Noble Life E-text prepared by Robin Eugene Escovado A NOBLE LIFE by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK
— from A Noble Life by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Geographic coordinates: 46 50 N, 56 20 W Map references: North America Area: total: 242 sq km land: 242 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups Area - comparative: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 120 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy Terrain: mostly barren rock Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point:
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Geography Palau Location: Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines Geographic coordinates: 7 30 N, 134 30 E Map references: Oceania Area: total: 458 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 458 sq km Area - comparative: slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 1,519 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM extended fishing zone: 200 NM Climate: wet season May to November; hot and humid Terrain: varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"That can be remedied easily enough, if you decide you want to, but for your present purposes you don't need experience.
— from The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson

I had to acquire faith in myself and my powers by repeated experiments extending over a period of several months; but you have not time for that, so I must imbue you with it by the process of suggestion while you are in a state of trance.
— from The Adventures of Dick Maitland: A Tale of Unknown Africa by Harry Collingwood

This is a mere suggestion, as any other subject you may prefer—such as the Rebellion of ’98, Donnybrook Fair, the Interior of the Irish Mansion House, or the House of Commons, can be rendered equally effective.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 by Various

QUESTION: Is the use of the burial ring enjoined exclusively for adults, or is it for minors as well?
— from The Kitáb-i-Aqdas by Bahá'u'lláh

He was as sharp as a needle, and, though only thirteen years of age, he proved to be a perfect "man" of business, rising early every day to go to the morning market and gardening with surprising energy and ambition.
— from The Petticoat Commando: Boer Women in Secret Service by Johanna Brandt

Geography Russia Location: Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean Geographic coordinates: 60 00 N, 100 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 17,075,200 sq km water: 79,400 sq km land: 16,995,800 sq km Area - comparative: approximately 1.8 times the size of the US Land boundaries: total: 19,990 km border countries: Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 294 km, Finland 1,313 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 19 km, Latvia 217 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,485 km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km, Ukraine 1,576 km Coastline: 37,653 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Gora El'brus 5,633 m Natural resources: wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources Land use: arable land: 7.46% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 92.43% (1998 est.)
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The green can be reached easily enough with one honest blow, but there is a huge tree immediately to the right of the green, and a still more huge and infinitely more alarming pit immediately under the tee.
— from The Golf Courses of the British Isles by Bernard Darwin