Gravelin the Ricaras enterpreter whome we had Sent down with a Ricaras Chief in the Spring of 1805 and old Mr. Durion the Sieux enterpreter, we examined the instructions of those interpreters and found that Gravelin was ordered to the Ricaras with a Speach from the president of the U. States to that nation and some presents which had been given the Ricara Cheif who had visited the U. States and unfortunately died at the City of Washington, he was instructed to teach the Ricaras agriculture & make every enquirey after Capt Lewis my self and the party Mr. Durion was enstructed to accompany Gravelin and through his influence pass him with his presents & by the tetons bands of Sieux, and to provale on Some of the Principal chiefs of those bands not exceeding six to Visit the Seat of the Government next Spring he was also enstructed to make every enquirey after us.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

This work, truly very great and rich and most excellently executed, must have, in my judgment, amazed the world in those times, seeing, above all, that painting had lain so long in such great darkness; and to me, who saw it again in the year 1563, it appeared very beautiful, thinking how in so great darkness Cimabue could see so great light.
— from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi by Giorgio Vasari

] Note 114 ( return ) [ {allos mentoi eouton eu ekontes}: the translation is partly due to Mr. Woods.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

So I tromped right along ’mongst ’em, en went up on de b’iler deck en ’way back aft to de ladies’ cabin guard, en sot down dah in de 234 same cheer
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain

Rites are more easily explicable when one imagines that they are addressed to personal beings; [Pg 403] so men have been induced to extend the influence of the mythical personalities in the religious life.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

Oh, yes, she can ensure his happiness, keep him in the university, make him a partner in the office, make his whole future secure; perhaps he may even be a rich man later on, prosperous, respected, and may even end his life a famous man!
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Yet Christ had none of all this, he would have none of this, he voluntarily rejected all this, he could not be ignorant, he could not err in his choice, he contemned all this, he chose that which was safer, better, and more certain, and less to be repented, a mean estate, even poverty itself; and why dost thou then doubt to follow him, to imitate him, and his apostles, to imitate all good men: so do thou tread in his divine steps, and thou shalt not err eternally, as too many worldlings do, that run on in their own dissolute courses, to their confusion and ruin, thou shalt not do amiss.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

We were at the height of our enjoyment, and were all busily engaged, in our several departments, endeavouring to bring the last batch of slices to a state of perfection that should crown the feast, when I was aware of a strange presence in the room, and my eyes encountered those of the staid Littimer, standing hat in hand before me.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

If there is no common rule of policy, and common carriers remain a merely empirical exception from general doctrine, courts may well hesitate to extend the significance of those words.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

It received a most emphatic endorsement from the organic world, for there is an intimate connexion between the existence and well-being both of plants and animals, and the heat to which they are exposed.
— from History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2) Revised Edition by John William Draper

Not only was he a man of great natural gifts, but he had received a most elaborate education.
— from The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by W. Y. (William Young) Sellar

Unquestionably the average American child has received a more expensive education than has yet been accorded to the child of any other nation.
— from A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil by Jane Addams

Really a most enjoyable evening! VI.
— from Little Novels by Wilkie Collins

She looked round for a little upon the great library, full of all the books that had ever been written, and where people were doing their work, examining and reading and making extracts, every one with looks of so much interest, that she almost envied them—though it was a generous delight in seeing people so happy in their occupation, and a desire to associate herself somehow in it, rather than any grudging of their satisfaction that was in her mind.
— from A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

It is really a most extraordinary, exalted assertion of personal dignity, it’s—it’s defiant!
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

She turned round at my entrance, exhibiting a pale and agitated countenance; a countenance which though not beautiful, was painfully interesting.
— from Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz

Geography Japan Location: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula Geographic coordinates: 36 00 N, 138 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 377,835 sq km note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto) water: 3,091 sq km land: 374,744 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than California Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 29,751 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM territorial sea: 12 NM; between 3 NM and 12 NM in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait exclusive economic zone: 200 NM Climate: varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north Terrain: mostly rugged and mountainous Elevation extremes: lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m highest point: Fujiyama 3,776 m Natural resources: negligible mineral resources, fish Land use: arable land: 12% permanent crops: 1% other: 87% (1998 est.)
— from The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency