A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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Page 15
... forests of oak , pine , and wild olive , and a profuse variety of fruit trees , and graceful herbs and flowers . second was still more densely wooded ; the third was at that time white with snow ; and beyond The rose the glittering and ...
... forests of oak , pine , and wild olive , and a profuse variety of fruit trees , and graceful herbs and flowers . second was still more densely wooded ; the third was at that time white with snow ; and beyond The rose the glittering and ...
Page 29
... forest tree of vast magni- tude , the Baobab , or Adansonia , is supposed to afford examples of the oldest living organized ... forests , as if it were indigenous . As we approach the southern extremity of the continent , a new form of ...
... forest tree of vast magni- tude , the Baobab , or Adansonia , is supposed to afford examples of the oldest living organized ... forests , as if it were indigenous . As we approach the southern extremity of the continent , a new form of ...
Page 35
... forest ; but in the night , the air was filled with the sound of musical instru- ments and of human voices . Landing on ... forests . Under Vespasian , Cornelius Balbus made an expedition into the desert , receiving the submission of Cy ...
... forest ; but in the night , the air was filled with the sound of musical instru- ments and of human voices . Landing on ... forests . Under Vespasian , Cornelius Balbus made an expedition into the desert , receiving the submission of Cy ...
Page 57
... forest trees rising & c . Locusts seldom commit the same devas - up in a succession of ranges one behind another , tations ... forests . Some distance to the S. are the M. Thambes of Ptolemy . The Seibous in some parts wanders through ...
... forest trees rising & c . Locusts seldom commit the same devas - up in a succession of ranges one behind another , tations ... forests . Some distance to the S. are the M. Thambes of Ptolemy . The Seibous in some parts wanders through ...
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... forests , and low , rich , smiling valleys . The Belt from Funen . Shape irregular , being about 20 m . mountains , hills , & c . , occupy about half the surface , long , and from 3 to 8 in breadth . Pop . 15.200 . Surface and the woods ...
... forests , and low , rich , smiling valleys . The Belt from Funen . Shape irregular , being about 20 m . mountains , hills , & c . , occupy about half the surface , long , and from 3 to 8 in breadth . Pop . 15.200 . Surface and the woods ...
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