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— from The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576 The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II by James Westfall Thompson

“Extreme cases require extreme measures,” she thought as she, too, prepared for her night's rest.
— from The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife by Ellen M. Firebaugh

Peru earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity Philippines astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis Pitcairn Islands typhoons (especially November to March) Poland flooding Portugal Azores subject to severe earthquakes Puerto Rico periodic droughts; hurricanes Qatar haze, dust storms, sandstorms common Romania earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides Russia permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia Rwanda periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint Helena active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha, last eruption in 1961 Saint Kitts and Nevis hurricanes (July to October)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"I wonder at the Chota Rani," exclaimed my sister-in-law, "dressing so early in the day!
— from The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore

It was a tiny chapel, but as beautiful as antique carving, rich embroidery, much stained glass, and hanging lights could make it.
— from Peccavi by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

I can remember exactly my sensations the night I made my debut.
— from The Lead of Honour by Norval Richardson