A compendium of ancient and modern geographyE. Williams, 1831 - 80 من الصفحات |
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... supposed to be derived from the atmosphere with which it is surrounded . The next four planets , viz . Vesta , Ceres , Pallas , and Juno are so exceedingly diminutive as to be seen with some difficulty from this circumstance , as well ...
... supposed to be derived from the atmosphere with which it is surrounded . The next four planets , viz . Vesta , Ceres , Pallas , and Juno are so exceedingly diminutive as to be seen with some difficulty from this circumstance , as well ...
الصفحة 7
... supposed them to portend some signal and general calamity 12 , and imagined that they were either real stars or assemblages of real stars , the orbits of which crossing each other caused them to unite for a time into one visible mass ...
... supposed them to portend some signal and general calamity 12 , and imagined that they were either real stars or assemblages of real stars , the orbits of which crossing each other caused them to unite for a time into one visible mass ...
الصفحة 9
... supposed that the most distant star in it is 500 times farther from the sun than Sirius is , and that light would take 20,000 years to traverse it's whole extent . But Sir Wm . Herschel , to whose inge- nuity and unwearied industry in ...
... supposed that the most distant star in it is 500 times farther from the sun than Sirius is , and that light would take 20,000 years to traverse it's whole extent . But Sir Wm . Herschel , to whose inge- nuity and unwearied industry in ...
الصفحة 20
... supposed to be caused by the reflection of the Sun's rays cast upon her from the Earth ; for it will be evident by referring to the dotted line X Y in fig . 6 , the Earth's position at such times is precisely that , in which such a ...
... supposed to be caused by the reflection of the Sun's rays cast upon her from the Earth ; for it will be evident by referring to the dotted line X Y in fig . 6 , the Earth's position at such times is precisely that , in which such a ...
الصفحة 35
... supposed , out of brass 15 or iron , and resting upon the loftiest moun- tains . They carefully distinguished the Ocean from the other seas 16 , only applying the former term to the great boundary of the earth , from which the sun and ...
... supposed , out of brass 15 or iron , and resting upon the loftiest moun- tains . They carefully distinguished the Ocean from the other seas 16 , only applying the former term to the great boundary of the earth , from which the sun and ...
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Adriatic Adriatic Sea Africa afterwards Alps amongst ancient Asia atque bank birth-place Boeotia Boii Britain built Cæsar called capital Carm celebrated chief city chief towns Church coast contained Danube derived it's name divided Duchy dwelled Earth East Eastern emperor Epirus Europe extended famed famous farther Gaul Germany Greece Greek hence Iapygia Illyricum inhabitants island Ital Italy king kingdom Latium latter likewise Locri longitude Lucan Macedonia Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea mentioned metropolis Mons Moon Mosia mountains mouth Noricum North Northern Ocean Ovid Palus Pannonia Pelasgi Peloponnesus peninsula population Portus possessed principal promontory province quæ Rhine rises river Roman colony Rome Samnium Saxons shores Sicily Sinus G situated South Southern Spain square miles temple territory Thessaly Thrace tribes Umbria VIII Virg West Western whence whilst whole δὲ ἐν καὶ τε τὸν
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الصفحة 17 - 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.
الصفحة 498 - 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...
الصفحة 567 - As when to them who sail Beyond the Cape of Hope, and now are past Mozambic, off at sea north-east winds blow Sabean odours from the spicy shore Of Araby the Blest; with, such delay Well pleased they slack their course, and many a league Cheer'd with the grateful smell old Ocean smiles...
الصفحة 73 - 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 honour'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...
الصفحة 2 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
الصفحة 516 - First, Moloch, horrid king, besmear'd with blood Of human sacrifice, and parents' tears ; Though, for the noise of drums and timbrels loud, Their children's cries unheard, that pass'd through fire To his grim idol.
الصفحة xxii - Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more, For Lycidas, your sorrow, is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor. So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...
الصفحة 2 - The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales ; The Scorpion, Archer, and He-goat, The Man that holds the watering-pot, And Fish with glittering tails.
الصفحة 561 - Etrurian shades, High overarched, embower; or scattered sedge Afloat, when with fierce winds Orion armed Hath vexed the Red-Sea coast, whose waves o'erthrew Busiris and his Memphian chivalry...
الصفحة 6 - Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant* sung; Silence was pleased: now...