Beeton's Dictionary of universal information, comprising geography, history, biography [&c.] by S.O. Beeton & J. Sherer, 第 2 卷 |
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... islands . Lat . 21 S. Lon . 140 ° W. DANHOLM , dan ' - holm , a small island belonging to Russia , in the Baltic , opposite Stralsund . This island was formerly called Strale . DANICAN , Andrew . ( See PHILIDOR . ) DANIEL , dan ' - yel ...
... islands . Lat . 21 S. Lon . 140 ° W. DANHOLM , dan ' - holm , a small island belonging to Russia , in the Baltic , opposite Stralsund . This island was formerly called Strale . DANICAN , Andrew . ( See PHILIDOR . ) DANIEL , dan ' - yel ...
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... ISLAND is in the Bay of Bengal , at the mouth of the Brahmapootra . Ext . 30 miles long , by 12 broad . It lies very ... ISLAND , de - sep ' - shun , a volcanic island in the Antarctic Ocean , consisting of layers of ashes and ice ...
... ISLAND is in the Bay of Bengal , at the mouth of the Brahmapootra . Ext . 30 miles long , by 12 broad . It lies very ... ISLAND , de - sep ' - shun , a volcanic island in the Antarctic Ocean , consisting of layers of ashes and ice ...
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... island of Rhane . One of the altars of Apollo , in the island , was reckoned among the seven wonders of the world . Demetrius were sent to the altar of Apollo from all parts were often the object of plunder . ( See CASTRI . ) DELTA ...
... island of Rhane . One of the altars of Apollo , in the island , was reckoned among the seven wonders of the world . Demetrius were sent to the altar of Apollo from all parts were often the object of plunder . ( See CASTRI . ) DELTA ...
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... islands , one of which is called the floating island , which only occasionally appears ; being nothing more than a mass of soft land which rises to the sur- face . - The RIVER Derwent enters it at the S. and leaves it at its N ...
... islands , one of which is called the floating island , which only occasionally appears ; being nothing more than a mass of soft land which rises to the sur- face . - The RIVER Derwent enters it at the S. and leaves it at its N ...
第 406 頁
... island discovered on the second voyage of Columbus , in 1493. It belongs DESERT , des ' - ert , a prefix of several ... islands in the Atlantic , with extensive cattle - pastures . They lie to the S. E. of Madeira . The largest is not ...
... island discovered on the second voyage of Columbus , in 1493. It belongs DESERT , des ' - ert , a prefix of several ... islands in the Atlantic , with extensive cattle - pastures . They lie to the S. E. of Madeira . The largest is not ...
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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...