As a rule, excitement, joy, or intense anger take a fast tempo, while sorrow, and sentiments of great dignity or solemnity tend to a slow tempo.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

By Rev. Edmund Jones of the Tranch.
— from British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

Yonder, to the right, Esterel juts out into the sea in the distance, obstructing the view and shutting out the horizon with its pretty southern outline of pointed summits, numerous and fantastic.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

[ This brazen statue, which had been brought from Antioch, and was melted down by the Latins, was supposed to represent either Joshua or Bellerophon, an odd dilemma.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Indeed, Lord Sidmouth sent a circular letter to all lieutenants of counties, recommending even "justices of the peace to hold to bail persons publishing alleged libels!!!"
— from Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 1 (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Anne, Lady

at Gresham Coll., 283 Rosse, Ld., see Manners , 3rd earl of Rutland Rotherham, Thos., abp. of York, chr., 74 , 76 n. , 97 , 98 , 98 n. , 105 , 115 , 259 , 260 , 270 , 307 Roubilliac, sculptor, 137 Routh, E. J. of Peterhouse, senior wrangler, 172 n. Rowley, Wm., dramatist, 257 Roy, Wm., Franciscan translator of the bible, 273 Ruthall, Thos., bp. of Durham, chr., 260 Rutland, see Manners S
— from Cambridge by M. A. R. (Mildred Anna Rosalie) Tuker

When crossing the Atlantic in the summer of 1885 I spent much of the time with that noble minister, Rev. Edward Judson, of New York.
— from Recollections of a Long Life: An Autobiography by Theodore L. (Theodore Ledyard) Cuyler

(Keeling) Islands flat, low-lying coral atolls Colombia flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains Comoros volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills Congo, Democratic Republic of the vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east Congo, Republic of the coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin Cook Islands low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south Coral Sea Islands sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) Costa Rica coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes Cote d'Ivoire mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest Croatia geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands Cuba mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast Cyprus central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast Czech Republic Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country Denmark low and flat to gently rolling plains Djibouti coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains Dominica rugged mountains of volcanic origin Dominican Republic rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed Ecuador coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"Romeo et Juliette" overture.
— from Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events by Henry Charles Lahee

Cote d'Ivoire: mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest Croatia: geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands Cuba: mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast Cyprus: central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast Czech Republic: Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country Denmark: low and flat to gently rolling plains Djibouti: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains Dominica: rugged mountains of volcanic origin Dominican Republic: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed Ecuador: coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) Egypt: vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta El Salvador: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau Equatorial Guinea: coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic Eritrea: dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains Estonia: marshy, lowlands Ethiopia: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley Europa Island:
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

*Ecuador, Geography Location: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator between Colombia and Peru Map references: South America, Standard Time Zones of the World Area: total area: 283,560 km2 land area: 276,840 km2 comparative area: slightly smaller than Nevada note: includes Galapagos Islands Land boundaries: total 2,010 km, Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km Coastline: 2,237 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: claims continental shelf between mainland and Galapagos Islands territorial sea: 200 nm International disputes: three sections of the boundary with Peru are in dispute Climate: tropical along coast becoming cooler inland Terrain: coastal plain (Costa), inter-Andean central highlands (Sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (Oriente) Natural resources: petroleum, fish, timber Land use: arable land: 6% permanent crops: 3% meadows and pastures: 17% forest and woodland: 51% other: 23% Irrigated land: 5,500 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: subject to frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; periodic droughts Note: Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Geographic coordinates: 2 00 S, 77 30 W Map references: South America Area: total: 283,560 sq km land: 276,840 sq km water: 6,720 sq km note: includes Galapagos Islands Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Nevada Land boundaries: total: 2,010 km border countries: Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km Coastline: 2,237 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 200 nm continental shelf: 100 nm from 2,500 meter isobath Climate: tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands Terrain: coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency