Gardes Francaises have come: real cannon, real cannoneers.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

I walked fast through the room: I stopped, half suffocated with the thoughts that rose faster than I could receive, comprehend, settle them:—thoughts of what might, could, would, and should be, and that ere long.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

Suetonius Trāquillus De Claris Rhetoribus || Coquinariæ capita Græca ab Apitio posita hæc sunt || Epimeles, ( etc.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius

why, wherefore cūra, -ae , f. care, pains; anxiety cūria, -ae , f. senate house cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ cūra , care ], care for, attend to, look after currō, -ere, cucurrī, cursus , run currus, -ūs , m. chariot cursus, -ūs , m. course custōdiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus [ custōs , guard ], guard, watch D Daedalus, -ī , m. Dæd´alus , the supposed inventor of the first flying machine Dāvus, -ī , m. Davus , name of a slave dē , prep, with abl. down from, from; concerning, about, for ( § 209 ).
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

You cannot really create an idea: it happens—and you have to be on the alert to seize it when it does so happen.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

See my children, resolute children, By those swarms upon our rear we must never yield or falter, Ages back in ghostly millions frowning there behind us urging, Pioneers!
— from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

The scanty maritime interest of the year 1780, in Europe, centres round Cadiz and Gibraltar.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

ymbebēgnes = ymbbīgnes ymbeornan = ymbiernan ymbesprǣc f. conversation, comment, remark, criticism , Æ. ymbe-ðanc , -ðonc, -ðanca m. thought, reflection , CP.
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

Sometimes it comes right cold, too.”
— from Ruth Fielding In the Saddle; Or, College Girls in the Land of Gold by Alice B. Emerson

Figure 4.—1703: Only the principal tools used in carpentry are listed by Moxon: the axe (A), adz (B), socket chisel (C), ripping chisel (D), drawknife (E), hookpin (F), bevel (G), plumb line (H), hammer (I), commander (K), crow (L), and jack (M).
— from Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Peter C. Welsh

Dorsal vertebræ of the type with the centrum flattened closely resemble cervical vertebræ with the centrum flattened, differing chiefly in the less length of the centrum.
— from The Ornithosauria An elementary study of the bones of Pterodactyles made from fossil remains found in the Cambridge Upper Greensand, and arranged in the Woodwardian Museum of the University of Cambridge by H. G. (Harry Govier) Seeley

VII 55 There fairely them receives a gentle Squire, Of milde demeanure, and rare courtesie, Right cleanly clad in comely sad attire; In word and deede that shew'd great modestie, And knew his good ° to all of each degree, 60 Hight Reverence.
— from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser

Hugo CHAVEZ Frias elected president; percent of vote - 57% note: government coalition - Patriotic Pole or Polo Patriotico consists of MVR, MAS, and PPT Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional; under the 1999 constitution, the bicameral Congress of the Republic has been replaced by a unicameral National Assembly; the total number of seats in the new National Assembly has not yet been determined, but members will be elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; three seats will be reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela elections: election for deputies to the new National Assembly are scheduled to be held in May 2000 election results: NA; elections to be held in May 2000 Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Tribuna Suprema de Justicia, magistrates are elected by the National Assembly for a single 12-year term Political parties and leaders: Democratic Action or AD ; Fifth Republic Movement or MVR ; Homeland for All or PPT ; Movement Toward Socialism or MAS ; National Convergence or Convergencia ; Radical Cause or La Causa R ; Social Christian Party or COPEI Political pressure groups and leaders: FEDECAMARAS, a conservative business group; VECINOS groups; Venezuelan Confederation of Workers or CTV (labor organization dominated by the Democratic Action) International organization participation: CAN, Caricom (observer), CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G- 3, G-11, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, MINURSO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Alfredo TORO Hardy chancery: 1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 telephone: (202) 342-2214 FAX: (202) 342-6820 consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico) Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador John Francis MAISTO embassy: Calle F con Calle Suapure, Colinas de Valle Arriba, Caracas 1060 mailing address: P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037 telephone: (2) 975-6411 FAX: (2) 975-6710 Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of seven white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band @Venezuela:Economy Economy - overview: Venezuelan officials estimate the economy contracted 7.2% in 1999.
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Rwanda coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock Saint Helena coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish, lobster (on Tristan da Cunha); livestock Saint Kitts and Nevis sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish Saint Lucia bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa Saint Pierre and Miquelon vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish Saint Vincent and the Grenadines bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats; fish Samoa coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa San Marino wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides Sao Tome and Principe cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish Saudi Arabia wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk Senegal peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish Serbia wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, raspberries, beef, pork, milk Seychelles coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), bananas; poultry; tuna Sierra Leone rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish Singapore rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish Slovakia grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products Slovenia potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry Solomon Islands cocoa beans, coconuts, palm kernels, rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruit; timber; cattle, pigs; fish Somalia bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish South Africa corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products Spain grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish Sri Lanka rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish Sudan cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock Suriname paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; shrimp; forest products Swaziland sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep Sweden barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk Switzerland grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs Syria wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk Taiwan rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish Tajikistan cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats Tanzania coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats Thailand rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans Timor-Leste coffee, rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla Togo coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish Tokelau coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats;
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Wheat and beans were forward; the coming rice crop gave every hope of being a good one.
— from An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by George Ernest Morrison

I think he is a professor of Russian culture, Russian civilization, history.
— from Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Dip a piece of delicate turmeric paper in the solution; and if borax or boric acid is present, it will have a characteristic red color when dry.
— from Detection of the Common Food Adulterants by Edwin M. Bruce