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Page 23
The principal Rivers are the Tiber which falls into the sea near Rome , and the
Arno which flows by Florence and falls into the sea near Pisa . The Apennines
are the principal Mountains in the Centre of Italy , and run . through the middle of
Italy ...
The principal Rivers are the Tiber which falls into the sea near Rome , and the
Arno which flows by Florence and falls into the sea near Pisa . The Apennines
are the principal Mountains in the Centre of Italy , and run . through the middle of
Italy ...
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The country between the Dnieper and the Dniester was formerly part of the
Kingdom of Poland . The Cara rises in the Uralian Mountains , and falls into the
Arctic , or White Sea , East of Waygat Island , and may be mentioned as a
continuation ...
The country between the Dnieper and the Dniester was formerly part of the
Kingdom of Poland . The Cara rises in the Uralian Mountains , and falls into the
Arctic , or White Sea , East of Waygat Island , and may be mentioned as a
continuation ...
Page 43
The Forth rises in Ben Lomond , and , flowing by Stirling , falls into the estuary
called the Firth of Forth , which forms a grand arm of the Sea at Edinburgh . The
Clyde rises in the corner of Tweeddale , not far from the Southern source of the ...
The Forth rises in Ben Lomond , and , flowing by Stirling , falls into the estuary
called the Firth of Forth , which forms a grand arm of the Sea at Edinburgh . The
Clyde rises in the corner of Tweeddale , not far from the Southern source of the ...
Page 85
... through the middle of the country , till it falls into the Adriatic near Hadria ; the
Ticinus , or Tesino , which rises not far from the Callidus imposuit nuper mihi
caupo Ravennæ : Cum peterem mixtum , vendidit ille merum . Martial . III . 56 &
57 .
... through the middle of the country , till it falls into the Adriatic near Hadria ; the
Ticinus , or Tesino , which rises not far from the Callidus imposuit nuper mihi
caupo Ravennæ : Cum peterem mixtum , vendidit ille merum . Martial . III . 56 &
57 .
Page 86
The Athesis g , or Adige , is a separate river , which rises in the Rhætian Alps ,
and , flowing by Verona , falls into the Adriatic above the Po . Considerably below
Ravenna , and just above the town of Ariminium , or Rimini , is the celebrated ...
The Athesis g , or Adige , is a separate river , which rises in the Rhætian Alps ,
and , flowing by Verona , falls into the Adriatic above the Po . Considerably below
Ravenna , and just above the town of Ariminium , or Rimini , is the celebrated ...
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Page 214 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties, all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
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Page 46 - Arctic, on the East by the Pacific, and on the South by the Indian Ocean ; its Western boundary, which separates it from Europe, has already been described.
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Page 248 - Temple (so celebrated in antiquity) of Jupiter Hammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus, in gratitude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him, when perishing with thirst, in the form of a ram, and shewed him a fountain.
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| Title | A sketch of modern and antient geography |
| Author | Samuel Butler (bp. of Lichfield and Coventry.) |
| Edition | 4 |
| Published | 1818 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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