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... Austria . What nation overran Belgium in 1794 ? France , when it became part of the dominions of that country ; but in 1814 it was combined with Holland to form the kingdom of the Netherlands . Did these countries continue long united ...
... Austria . What nation overran Belgium in 1794 ? France , when it became part of the dominions of that country ; but in 1814 it was combined with Holland to form the kingdom of the Netherlands . Did these countries continue long united ...
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... Austria , and Turkey . What is the size of the Russian empire ? It is the largest in the world . Russia in Europe is 1600 miles in length from the most southern point of the Crimea to the Arctic ocean , and rather more than that in ...
... Austria , and Turkey . What is the size of the Russian empire ? It is the largest in the world . Russia in Europe is 1600 miles in length from the most southern point of the Crimea to the Arctic ocean , and rather more than that in ...
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... Austria ; on the east by Russia and the former king- dom of Poland ; and on the west by the kingdoms of Holland and Belgium . Of what does Prussia consist ? Of Prussia proper , 6-3 65 were united under one sovereign. George I. acquired ...
... Austria ; on the east by Russia and the former king- dom of Poland ; and on the west by the kingdoms of Holland and Belgium . Of what does Prussia consist ? Of Prussia proper , 6-3 65 were united under one sovereign. George I. acquired ...
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... Austria ; its capital is Breslau on the Oder . Where is Magdeburg ? In Prussian Saxony , of which it is the capital ; it stands on the Elbe , and is one of the strongest fortresses in Europe . Halle in the same territory is the seat of ...
... Austria ; its capital is Breslau on the Oder . Where is Magdeburg ? In Prussian Saxony , of which it is the capital ; it stands on the Elbe , and is one of the strongest fortresses in Europe . Halle in the same territory is the seat of ...
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... Austria . The first dis- memberment took place in 1772 ; and in 1795 , a total partition of the kingdom was effected . What two empresses took part in the unjust spolia- tion of Poland ? Catharine II . of Russia , and Maria Theresa ...
... Austria . The first dis- memberment took place in 1772 ; and in 1795 , a total partition of the kingdom was effected . What two empresses took part in the unjust spolia- tion of Poland ? Catharine II . of Russia , and Maria Theresa ...
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Page 10 - Aries (the Ram), Taurus (the Bull) Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Scales), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), Capricornus (the Goat), Aquarius (the Water-bearer), and Pisces (the Fishes).
Page 14 - America is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by the Antarctic Ocean ; on the east by the Atlantic ; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 108 - South America is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific.
Page 92 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and from Mississippi River on the east to the Rocky Mountains on the west.
Page 127 - It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean ; on the east by the little river El Arish, (supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt,
Page 124 - Mediterranean sea, on the east by the isthmus of Suez and the Red sea, which divide it from Asia, on the south by Abyssinia, and on the west by Libya.
Page 52 - It is bounded on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany (Hanover and Prussia), and on the south by Belgium.
Page 38 - Biscay, on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, on the east by Italy, Swit2erland, and Germany, and on the nortn by Belgium. La.t. 42° 20' to 50° 5