Tell me plainly, have you any reason to distrust Sir Percival Glyde?" "None whatever.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Si illum opticè delineare velis, construere debes supradictas præparationes, geometricam nempe, & opticam.
— from Rules and Examples of Perspective proper for Painters and Architects, etc. In English and Latin: Containing a most easie and expeditious method to delineate in perspective all designs relating to architecture by Andrea Pozzo
"Well, in typewriting, and postage on returned manuscript it has cost me about one hundred and fifty dollars," said Paul good naturedly.
— from The High Calling by Charles M. Sheldon
The perfect insect is very common in dry, stony places, generally near river-beds, during January, February and March.
— from New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera) by G. V. (George Vernon) Hudson
Geography Montenegro Location: Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia Geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 19 18 E Map references: Europe Area: total: 14,026 sq km land: 13,812 sq km water: 214 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Connecticut Land boundaries: total: 625 km border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Kosovo 79 km, Serbia 124 km Coastline: 293.5 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: defined by treaty Climate: Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland Terrain: highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus Elevation extremes: lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m Natural resources: bauxite, hydroelectricity Land use: arable land: 13.7% permanent crops: 1% other: 85.3% Irrigated land: NA Natural hazards: destructive earthquakes Environment - current issues: pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor Environment - international agreements: party to: Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ship Pollution Geography - note: strategic location along the Adriatic coast People Montenegro Population: 678,177 (July 2008 est.)
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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