"36" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... didascalia, as restored by Ritschl, 'M. Iunio M. fil. pr. urb. acta Megalesiis.' The Megalesian games were held in that year in honour of the dedication of the temple which had been vowed to Cybele, B.C. 204 (Livy, xxxvi. 36). 'Pseudolus' Pseudylos, but is connected by popular etymology with dolus. Cf. the puns in ...
— The Student's Companion to Latin Authors • George Middleton
... Paragua. Some assert that he died in the Manila hospital, while others say that he met his death in the mountains about Dinay. Lorenzo de San Facundo was born in Calaceyte in Aragon (his family name being Valls) and professed in the convent of Zaragoza, July 8, 1618, at the age of 36. He went to the Philippines in 1621. There he became prior of the convent of Marivelez, and afterward of Binalgaban in the province of Panay, of Masingloc in the province of Zambales, and lastly of Bacoag where he suffered various hardships and captivity. He especially obtained ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXVI, 1649-1666 • Various
... during the summer months, that is, from September to March, from 36 degrees to 106 degrees of Fahrenheit, but the mean of the temperature during the above period is 70 degrees. The instrument in the winter months ranges from 27 degrees to 98 degrees, with a mean of 66 degrees. However great the summer heat may appear, it is certain that the climate of ...
— Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete • Charles Sturt
... with dark southern eyes and hair comes from the house. Age about 36. Handsome features, but joyless; dark eyebrows drawn towards one another; mouth set grimly; nostrils large and strained: a face set to one tragic purpose. A man of few words, fewer gestures, and much significance. On the whole, interesting, and even attractive, but not friendly. He stands ...
— Captain Brassbound's Conversion • George Bernard Shaw
... the places we visited, being the grand terminus of those caravans, which, passing immediately to the south of the Kilimandjaro, traverse the Masai country to Burgenei, near the south-east corner of the Victoria N'yanza (Lake).[36] Here Captain Burton again commenced making inquiries about the route to Kilimandjaro, and how, if that could not be managed, considering the means at our disposal, we could march into Usumbara, see the ...
— What Led To The Discovery of the Source Of The Nile • John Hanning Speke
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