I give a reproduction of this figure and of the Temple of 500 Genii ( Fa Lum Sze ) at Canton, from drawings by Félix Régamey made after photographs sent to me by my late friend, M. Camille Imbault Huart, French Consul at Canton.—H. C.] [28] These documents are noted in Appendix C, Nos.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

In that isle they have a custom by all the country, that when the father is dead of any man, and the son list to do great worship to his father, he sendeth to all his friends and to all his kin, and for religious men and priests, and for minstrels also, great plenty.
— from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

In ages when fashion rules, men are prouder, on the contrary, of their time than of their country."
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

note a Roma , p. 49, 2. 50-3: cuatro reales de vellón : four reales make a peseta , approximately of the same value as the papetto (Italian), a papal coin worth a little more than a lira or approximately twenty cents of our coin.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

[382] 81 241 358 Montserrat none (overseas territory of the UK) Morocco chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas T. RILEY embassy: 2 Avenue de Mohamed El Fassi, Rabat mailing address: PSC 74, Box 021, APO AE 09718 telephone: [212] (37) 76 22 65 FAX:
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

In 1992 GDP fell an estimated 13%, largely because the country is highly dependent on the ailing Russian economy for raw materials and parts.
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

It is highly probable, that an event of this nature may be passed over by the greater historians of our times, as conducing very little or nothing to the unravelling and laying open the deep schemes of politicians, and mysteries of state; for which reason, I thought it might not be unacceptable to record the facts, which, in the space of three days, came to my knowledge, either as an eye-witness, or from unquestionable authorities; nor can I think this narrative will be entirely without its use, as it may enable us to form a more just idea of our countrymen in general, particularly in regard to their faith, religion, morals, and politics.
— from The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 2 by Jonathan Swift

They complained of the continuance of the feudal grievances of assarts, wardships, aids for royal marriages, and purveyance.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion by Anonymous

The façade of the edifice is ornamented with heraldic shields and allegorical figures representing Music and Painting.
— from The Heart of Wessex by Sidney Heath

[1] (202) 265-0161 consulate(s) general: New York Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas T. RILEY embassy: 2 Avenue de Mohamed El Fassi, Rabat mailing address: PSC 74, Box 021, APO AE 09718 telephone:
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

I had been cooped up for [10] four rigorous months, a predisposition to taking cold always before me as a warning that I must be careful in bad weather.
— from The Love Story of Abner Stone by Edwin Carlile Litsey