The writers of antiquity recognized the plant as a powerful alterative, tonic, diuretic, stimulant and vermifuge, especially effective in secondary syphilis and in ulcerative diseases of the skin.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

El ingeniero creía sentir agitadas voces en el piso alto.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Eager to support his system, he stigmatizes, as vicious, every effort of genius; and uttering the apotheosis of savage virtues, he exalts those to demigods, who were scarcely human—the brutal Spartans, who in defiance of justice and gratitude, sacrificed, in cold blood, the slaves that had shown themselves men to rescue their oppressors.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft

No se acostumbra vender en ellas sorbetes, refrescos u otras bebidas; eso queda para
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

los rayos solares: A veces es enteramente blanca; en ocasiones,
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

A single series of short and violent explosive eruptions builds a low and broad cinder cone.
— from Earth Features and Their Meaning An Introduction to Geology for the Student and the General Reader by William Herbert Hobbs

776-m. Sun and Moon emblems of the two Divine sexes, 305-l. Sun and Moon impress a force by which generation is effected, 469-m. Sun and Moon in lodge emblems of—, 252-l. Sun and Moon, King and Queen, symbolized by the Hermetics as gold and silver, 774-m. Sun and Moon of Alchemists give stability to the Philosophal Stone, 776-m. Sun and Moon, represent the principles of all generation, 13-l. Sun and Moon the eyes of the Universal organism, 673-u. Sun and Stars rising and sinking typify the Soul's movement, 518-m. Sun appeared under the image of the Sign at the commencement of the season, 465-u. Sun, Archimagus, worshipped as Mithras, the Mediator, the Invincible, 612-m. Sun at the Vernal Equinox communicates to the earth his warmth, 475-u. Sun, at Vernal Equinox, enters triumphant into the beneficent Sign, 664-m. Sun, by his beneficent influences identified with the Principle of Good, 594-u.
— from Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

Gabriel could not help rising, and blushing, and bowing, and stuttering, and sitting down again, amidst tempestuous applause, without the slightest coherent idea of what he had said, except that he was very happy, and very glad, and very sure, and very, etc., etc.
— from Trumps by George William Curtis

Henry looked steadily at Varney, expecting every moment to feel his bullet.
— from Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood by Thomas Preskett Prest

We found what one might take for a square in a town, with gabled houses lifting their peaks on one side, and various edifices enclosing the other sides, and the great White Tower,—now more black than white,—rising venerable, and rather picturesque than otherwise, the most prominent object in the scene.
— from Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Geography South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Location: Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America Geographic coordinates: 54 30 S, 37 00 W Map references: Antarctic Region Area: total: 3,903 sq km note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands water: 0 sq km land: 3,903 sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than Rhode Island Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: NA km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow Terrain: most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m Natural resources: fish Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (1998 est.)
— from The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom Illicit drugs: transshipment center for heroin and cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries; illicit cultivation of marijuana ______________________________________________________________________ SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS (dependent territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina) @South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:Geography Location: Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America Geographic coordinates: 54 30 S, 37 00 W Map references: Antarctic Region Area: total: 4,066 sq km land: 4,066 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Shag Rocks, Clerke Rocks, Bird Island Area-comparative: slightly larger than Rhode Island Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: NA km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year, interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow Terrain: most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point:
— from The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

His forehead is high and broad; his eyes large, sparkling, and very expressive, especially when his eloquence kindles and bursts forth in a torrent of figurative language, which it would be impossible to render into English, or, if it were rendered, would appear to the English reader, unused to such forms of speech, highly exaggerated and absurd.
— from Confessions of a Thug by Meadows Taylor

This she was always shy of producing, and to-day she allowed Anne to scream into her ear what the children said for some time; but at last, seeing a very earnest expression on Maisie’s face, she took the trumpet out with a bashful smile and presented the end to her.
— from Black, White and Gray: A Story of Three Homes by Amy Walton

When brought together in solution, a violent effervescence ensues, but the gas is not combined with the water in the same manner as when it is forced in and allowed to remain for some time with the liquid to be aerated.
— from Great Facts A Popular History and Description of the Most Remarkable Inventions During the Present Century by Frederick C. (Frederick Collier) Bakewell