Beeton's Dictionary of universal information, comprising geography, history, biography [&c.] by S.O. Beeton & J. Sherer, 第 2 卷 |
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第 386 頁
... Lake Tchad and the Quora . Desc . Fertile , and producing indigo , cotton , the castor - oil plant , with various fruits . Its principal traffic is in slaves . Lat . between 13 ° and 140 N. Lon . between 4 ° 30 ' and 10 ° 50 ' E. DAMAN ...
... Lake Tchad and the Quora . Desc . Fertile , and producing indigo , cotton , the castor - oil plant , with various fruits . Its principal traffic is in slaves . Lat . between 13 ° and 140 N. Lon . between 4 ° 30 ' and 10 ° 50 ' E. DAMAN ...
第 387 頁
... Lakes . The Dead Sea , a part of the Lake of Tiberias , and several smaller collections of water . Pro . Corn , cotton , silk , hemp , flax , madder , tobacco , and almost every kind of live stock . It contains the remains of several ...
... Lakes . The Dead Sea , a part of the Lake of Tiberias , and several smaller collections of water . Pro . Corn , cotton , silk , hemp , flax , madder , tobacco , and almost every kind of live stock . It contains the remains of several ...
第 388 頁
... lakes . Lat . between 12 ° and 15 ° N. Lon . between 40 ° and 43 ° E. DANAUS , dăn ' - a - us , son of Belus , reigned , conjointly with his brother Ægyptus , on the throne of Egypt ... lake is about 350 fathoms , 383 THE DICTIONARY OF.
... lakes . Lat . between 12 ° and 15 ° N. Lon . between 40 ° and 43 ° E. DANAUS , dăn ' - a - us , son of Belus , reigned , conjointly with his brother Ægyptus , on the throne of Egypt ... lake is about 350 fathoms , 383 THE DICTIONARY OF.
第 393 頁
... Lake Baikal . DAVENANT , Sir William , duc ' - nant , an English poet , who , after being some time at Lincoln College , became page to the duchess of Richmond , and then to Lord Brook . In 1637 he succeeded Ben Jonson as poet laureate ...
... Lake Baikal . DAVENANT , Sir William , duc ' - nant , an English poet , who , after being some time at Lincoln College , became page to the duchess of Richmond , and then to Lord Brook . In 1637 he succeeded Ben Jonson as poet laureate ...
第 395 頁
... LAKE ASPHALTITES , ded , that is , the chemist , who was intended for the medical profession , Lake of Bitumen , ' a lake of Palestine , about 20 miles but who relinquished that design , and became super- from Jerusalem at its N. point ...
... LAKE ASPHALTITES , ded , that is , the chemist , who was intended for the medical profession , Lake of Bitumen , ' a lake of Palestine , about 20 miles but who relinquished that design , and became super- from Jerusalem at its N. point ...
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第 547 頁 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
第 559 頁 - I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day.
第 537 頁 - It is the hush of night, and all between Thy margin and the mountains, dusk, yet clear, Mellow'd and mingling, yet distinctly seen, Save darken'd Jura, whose capt heights appear Precipitously steep; and drawing near, There breathes a living fragrance from the shore, Of flowers yet fresh with childhood; on the ear Drops the light drip of the suspended oar, Or chirps the grasshopper one good-night carol more...
第 547 頁 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
第 486 頁 - Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied Mathematics.
第 608 頁 - Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother. Death, ere thou hast slain another Fair and learn'd and good as she, Time shall throw a dart at thee.
第 547 頁 - I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
第 683 頁 - Shall I, who even in the morning of my days sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain, shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame...
第 397 頁 - He is a middle-sized, spare man, about forty years old, of a brown complexion and darkbrown coloured hair, but wears a wig ; a hooked nose, a sharp chin, grey eyes, and a large mole near his mouth...
第 397 頁 - Whereas Daniel De Foe, alias De Fooe, is charged with writing a scandalous and seditious pamphlet, entitled, " The Shortest Way with the Dissenters...