Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 61813 |
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... situated west of the Caribbean Sea , between Cape Catoche and Cape Honduras . There are several small islands , and formerly there was a considerable pearl fishery , now neglected . The principal towns are Valadolid , the capital ...
... situated west of the Caribbean Sea , between Cape Catoche and Cape Honduras . There are several small islands , and formerly there was a considerable pearl fishery , now neglected . The principal towns are Valadolid , the capital ...
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... situated too low , on account of the moisture of the air ; and , on the other hand , those built on places exposed to the wind are expensive to keep in repair . To HOUSE . v . a . ( from the noun . ) 1. To harbour ; to admit to ...
... situated too low , on account of the moisture of the air ; and , on the other hand , those built on places exposed to the wind are expensive to keep in repair . To HOUSE . v . a . ( from the noun . ) 1. To harbour ; to admit to ...
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... situated on a lake , from whence it takes its name . The quantity of silk manufactured here is almost incredible . To give some idea of it , we shall only say , that the tribute paid by a city under its juris- diction , named Te - tsin ...
... situated on a lake , from whence it takes its name . The quantity of silk manufactured here is almost incredible . To give some idea of it , we shall only say , that the tribute paid by a city under its juris- diction , named Te - tsin ...
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... situated between the island of Pomona and the north coast of Caithness - shire . It is about ten miles long . On this island , beside the great conic hill of Holyhead , which is a sea - mark , there is a stupendous rock , called the ...
... situated between the island of Pomona and the north coast of Caithness - shire . It is about ten miles long . On this island , beside the great conic hill of Holyhead , which is a sea - mark , there is a stupendous rock , called the ...
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... situated mayor and aldermen . low , and was formerly subject to great inundations , but by proper drains that com- plaint is now remedied . The commerce of Hull has for some time been constantly in- creasing , so as to render it ...
... situated mayor and aldermen . low , and was formerly subject to great inundations , but by proper drains that com- plaint is now remedied . The commerce of Hull has for some time been constantly in- creasing , so as to render it ...
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