Elements of Useful Knowledge: Containing a Historical and Geographical Account of the Empires and States in Europe, Asia and Africa, with Their Colonies : to which is Added a Brief Description of New Holland ..., Volume 3 |
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... Arabian Gulf , enters the continent by the strait of Babelmandel , in the 12th degree of north latitude , and runs to ... Arabia from Egypt , and over this sea pass- ed the Israelites , when they left Egypt , under the guidance of Moses ...
... Arabian Gulf , enters the continent by the strait of Babelmandel , in the 12th degree of north latitude , and runs to ... Arabia from Egypt , and over this sea pass- ed the Israelites , when they left Egypt , under the guidance of Moses ...
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... Arabia and Persia . It is from 150 to 180 miles wide , and receives the celebrated rivers Euphra- tes and Tigris . The Gulfs of Siam and Tunkin deep- ly indent the southeastern shore of Asia ; and innumera- ble smaller recesses of the ...
... Arabia and Persia . It is from 150 to 180 miles wide , and receives the celebrated rivers Euphra- tes and Tigris . The Gulfs of Siam and Tunkin deep- ly indent the southeastern shore of Asia ; and innumera- ble smaller recesses of the ...
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... Arabian breed of horses is distinguished for beauty and fleetness ; and the large Holstein breed is employed for heavy draft . The cattle of England are of the best kind ; while vast numbers of sheep are raised to supply the ...
... Arabian breed of horses is distinguished for beauty and fleetness ; and the large Holstein breed is employed for heavy draft . The cattle of England are of the best kind ; while vast numbers of sheep are raised to supply the ...
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... by original possession , or by an expulsion of the Goths , became masters of those countries . These regions were sub- K 2 dued by the Roman emperors , but upon the dissolution Elements of Useful Knowledge . 113 Arabia; 237 241.
... by original possession , or by an expulsion of the Goths , became masters of those countries . These regions were sub- K 2 dued by the Roman emperors , but upon the dissolution Elements of Useful Knowledge . 113 Arabia; 237 241.
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... Arabian name of intrenchment , which the Saracens gave to the fortress that they erect- ed when they conquered the country . It is far less populous than formerly , its 1000 cities and villages be- ing reduced to 300. The climate is ...
... Arabian name of intrenchment , which the Saracens gave to the fortress that they erect- ed when they conquered the country . It is far less populous than formerly , its 1000 cities and villages be- ing reduced to 300. The climate is ...
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Page 4 - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Page 282 - ... down behind, as low as the waist. The cap, when they wear one, consists of a certain quantity of leather or cloth, sewed at one end, by which means it is kept on the head, and, hanging down the back, is fastened to the belt, as well as under the chin. The upper garment is a robe like that worn by the men. Their hair is divided on the crown, and tied behind, or sometimes fastened in large knots over the ears.
Page 160 - ... examined by a number of females. On the wedding-day she is crowned with a garland of wormwood ; and after the priest has tied the nuptial knot, his clerk or sexton throws a handful of hops upon the head of the bride, wishing that she may prove as fruitful as that plant.
Page 4 - In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, intitled, " An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the. Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 36 - In 1609, six years after the accession of James VI. of Scotland to the throne of England as James I.
Page 96 - Sicily it is separated by the strait of Messina, which in the narrowest part is not more than two miles broad. It extends from 13° to 19° K. Ion. and from 37° 50' to 42° 56
Page 85 - They likewise neglect their silver mines, which arc said to be rich ; but they collect the sulphur that floats on the surface of several lakes. The whole province is filled with volcanoes, and exceedingly subject to earthquakes. Guatemala is the capital, and is the see of an archbishop, and the seat of a University. The ancient city was destroyed on the 7th June, 1777, by one of the most tremendous earthquakes of which wo have any record. From the 3d of June the agitated sea had risen from its bed...
Page 160 - ... women, in order to discover if she has any bodily defect, and, if any, to remedy it if possible. The bride on her wedding day is crowned with a garland of wormwood, implying the bitterness of the married state. When the priest...
Page 170 - Java. The king's women and female relations walk out with a profusion of jessamines in their hair, so that the whole head is whitened, and the neck covered with them, and...
Page 176 - ... who never could be secure of Universal Sway till Carthage was laid in Ruins. The Venetians, by being possessed of the Trade of the East, were able to give Laws to Italy, and dispute Conquests with the mighty Ottoman Port ; but as soon as they were deprived of that lucrative Branch of Commerce, by the Discovery of a Passage to the East by the Cape of Good Hope, they dwindled into their present Insignificancy. The Trade of England has been much more considerable than at present, occasioned by various...