A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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... ABYSSINIA , an extensive country of Eastern Africa , of which the boundaries are not well defined , but which may be regarded as occupying the space ... ABYSSINIA . falls into the Nile near cae eighteenth degree 6 ABYSSINIA . ABUTIGE .
... ABYSSINIA , an extensive country of Eastern Africa , of which the boundaries are not well defined , but which may be regarded as occupying the space ... ABYSSINIA . falls into the Nile near cae eighteenth degree 6 ABYSSINIA . ABUTIGE .
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... Abyssinia is brought from the barbarous countries on the S. and W. Climate . This necessarily differs with the elevation of the country , the direction ' of the mountains , & c . In the deep valleys and low grounds ( kollas ) the heats ...
... Abyssinia is brought from the barbarous countries on the S. and W. Climate . This necessarily differs with the elevation of the country , the direction ' of the mountains , & c . In the deep valleys and low grounds ( kollas ) the heats ...
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... Abyssinia bears more than its usual proportion to the other species . The vast pro- fusion of insects , grains , and plants , even the waste and destruction attending continual wars , afford them an abundant supply of food . The nisser ...
... Abyssinia bears more than its usual proportion to the other species . The vast pro- fusion of insects , grains , and plants , even the waste and destruction attending continual wars , afford them an abundant supply of food . The nisser ...
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... Abyssinia . The former appear to have increased since Bruce's visit ; at present they are most numerous in Adowah and its vicinity . Few of them have any know- ledge of the Koran . They engage more in traffic than the Christians , and ...
... Abyssinia . The former appear to have increased since Bruce's visit ; at present they are most numerous in Adowah and its vicinity . Few of them have any know- ledge of the Koran . They engage more in traffic than the Christians , and ...
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... Abyssinia ; and though we had abundance of space , the subject is too uninteresting to attract attention . Dr. Lee has pre- fixed a short notice of the church of Abyssinia to the Journal of Mr. Gobat's Residence in that country . An ...
... Abyssinia ; and though we had abundance of space , the subject is too uninteresting to attract attention . Dr. Lee has pre- fixed a short notice of the church of Abyssinia to the Journal of Mr. Gobat's Residence in that country . An ...
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