 The place which the wisdom or policy of antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abyssinian princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom of Amhara, surrounded on every side by mountains, of which the summits overhang the middle part.  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 199by Samuel Taylor Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
 | History - 1802 - 522 pages
...Rasselas, Prince of pinces, was a spacious valley in* Abissinia, in too smM pocket l|ie kingdom of Ambara, surrounded on every side by mountains of which the...summits overhang the middle part. The only passage by TKÎC instruction which is found which it could be entered was a in most works of this kind, cavern... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...The place, which the wisdom or policy of antiQuity had destined for the residence of the Abissinian Princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom of Amhara,...was a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it had been Iong disputed whether it was the work of nature or of human industry. The outlet of the cavern... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...The place, which the wisdom or policy of antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abissinian princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom of Amhara,...a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it has long been disputed whether it was the work of nature or of human industry. The outlet of the cavern... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Historical fiction - 1809 - 210 pages
...destined for the residence of the Abissinian princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom of Amkara, surrounded on every side by mountains, of which the...overhang the middle part. The only passage, by which it could'be entered, was a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it had long been disputed whether... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Ethiopia - 1810 - 230 pages
...The place which the wisdom or policy of antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abissinian princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom of Amhara,...was a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it had long been disputed whether it was the work of nature or of human industry. The outlet of the cavern... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...passage, by which it could be entered, was a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it has long been disputed whether it was the work of nature or of human...industry. The outlet of the cavern was concealed by thick wood, and the mouth which opened into the valley was closed with gates of iron, forged by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pages
...antiquity had destined forth,e residence of the Abissinian princes, •was a spacious valley in the kingdom Amhara, surrounded on every side by mountains, of...industry. The outlet of the cavern was concealed by thick wood, and the mouth which opened into the valley was closed •with gates of iron, forged by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English fiction - 1811 - 194 pages
...of antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abissinian princes, was a spacious valley in th& kingdom of Amhara, surrounded on every side by mountains,...a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it has long been disputed whether it was the work of nature or of human industry. The outlet of the cavern... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - English fiction - 1811 - 250 pages
...antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abissinian princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom Amhara, surrounded on every side by mountains, of...summits overhang the middle part. The only passage, Ly which it could be entered, was a cavern that passed under a rock, of which it has been long disputed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1815 - 272 pages
...The place, which the wisdom or policy of antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abyssinian princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom oF Amhara,...surrounded on every side by mountains, of which the sAnmils overhang the middle part. The ofl^passage, ty- «hich it could be entered, won cavern thaTpassed... | |
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