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... island of Albion or Great Britain , the island of Sicily , the island of Delos . A peninsula ( xεpoóvnooc pæninsula , i . e . pæne insula ) or chersonese , is a tract of land which is almost an island , being encompassed by water on all ...
... island of Albion or Great Britain , the island of Sicily , the island of Delos . A peninsula ( xεpoóvnooc pæninsula , i . e . pæne insula ) or chersonese , is a tract of land which is almost an island , being encompassed by water on all ...
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... island in America is Newfoundland , besides which we may mention Iceland , Cuba , St. Domingo , and Terra del Fuego . 30. The size of these , and some other islands , will be best seen by the following SYNOPTICAL TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL ...
... island in America is Newfoundland , besides which we may mention Iceland , Cuba , St. Domingo , and Terra del Fuego . 30. The size of these , and some other islands , will be best seen by the following SYNOPTICAL TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL ...
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... island of Australia , ( or New Holland , as it is called , ) which is nearly as great as all Europe put together ; below it lies Van Diemen's Land . Several of these islands belong to the Dutch , but the dominion , which they claim over ...
... island of Australia , ( or New Holland , as it is called , ) which is nearly as great as all Europe put together ; below it lies Van Diemen's Land . Several of these islands belong to the Dutch , but the dominion , which they claim over ...
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... islands , chiefly belonging to the British , amongst which we may mention the Seychelle Is . in the Mahé Archipelago . The Island of Socotra , the ancient Dioscoridis I. , lies off C. Guardafui the N.E. extremity of Africa , and is ...
... islands , chiefly belonging to the British , amongst which we may mention the Seychelle Is . in the Mahé Archipelago . The Island of Socotra , the ancient Dioscoridis I. , lies off C. Guardafui the N.E. extremity of Africa , and is ...
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... islands , lying East and West of each other , and called Albion or Britannia Great Britain , and Ierne or Hibernia Ireland . Of these the former is by far the greater , and was the largest island in the world known to the ancients ...
... islands , lying East and West of each other , and called Albion or Britannia Great Britain , and Ierne or Hibernia Ireland . Of these the former is by far the greater , and was the largest island in the world known to the ancients ...
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Page 23 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair : thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these Heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
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Page 81 - Sabrina fair, Listen where thou art sitting Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave, In twisted braids of lilies knitting The loose train of thy amber-dropping hair: Listen for dear honor's sake, Goddess of the silver lake; Listen, and save ! Listen, and appear to us, In name of great Oceanus; By the earth-shaking Neptune's mace, And Tethys...
Page 152 - The Confederated States engage, in the same manner, not to make war against each other, on any pretext, nor to pursue their differences by force of arms, but to submit them to the Diet, which will attempt a mediation by means of a Commission.