"You see," said Mr. Forbes, "I locked this room myself, after you girls last evening, and nobody could get in to take the earring.
— from Two Little Women on a Holiday by Carolyn Wells
and what will become of all history in the eighteenth hour, when the world itself, even the whole Moulin Joly , shall come to its end, and be buried in a universal ruin?" To me, after all my eager pursuits, no solid pleasures now remain, but the reflection of a long life spent in meaning well, the sensible conversation of a few good lady ephemeræ, and now and then a kind smile and a tune from the ever amiable Brilliant B. FRANKLIN.
— from The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
Korea, North Geography Location: Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 127 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 120,540 sq km land: 120,410 sq km water: 130 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Mississippi Land boundaries: total: 1,673 km border countries: China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km Coastline: 2,495 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM note: military boundary line 50 NM in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned Climate: temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer Terrain: mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
The boy got little education, and never was a scholar.
— from Andrew Jackson by William Garrott Brown
The nursery door was opened, and in burst Fred, home from Margate School, followed by gentle little Effie; and Nurse, vigorously protesting at being pushed forward in jerks by
— from The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun & Fancy by M. H. (Mabel Henrietta) Spielmann
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