Beeton's Dictionary of universal information, comprising geography, history, biography [&c.] by S.O. Beeton & J. Sherer, 第 2 卷 |
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... mountains , in India . It was formerly a part of the kingdom of Runjeet Singh , but , being annexed to the Punjab , now belongs to the British . Desc . Fertile where watered , but otherwise consisting mostly of sand . Ext . 300 miles ...
... mountains , in India . It was formerly a part of the kingdom of Runjeet Singh , but , being annexed to the Punjab , now belongs to the British . Desc . Fertile where watered , but otherwise consisting mostly of sand . Ext . 300 miles ...
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... mountains . They were ten years engaged in this task , and many of their views were subsequently published in a work called " Oriental Scenery , " which appeared , completed , in 6 vols . folio in 1808. As an engraver , Mr. Daniell pro ...
... mountains . They were ten years engaged in this task , and many of their views were subsequently published in a work called " Oriental Scenery , " which appeared , completed , in 6 vols . folio in 1808. As an engraver , Mr. Daniell pro ...
第 392 頁
... mountain in Mongolia , 145 miles from Ourga , on the way to Pekin . A monument to the memory of Genghis Khan is ... MOUNTAINS , a range in W. Australia , 250 miles long . Its culminating peak is 3,500 feet above the level of the sea ...
... mountain in Mongolia , 145 miles from Ourga , on the way to Pekin . A monument to the memory of Genghis Khan is ... MOUNTAINS , a range in W. Australia , 250 miles long . Its culminating peak is 3,500 feet above the level of the sea ...
第 393 頁
... mountainous . Pop . about 36,000 . DAUPHIN , an island in the Gulf of Mexico , near the coast of W. Florida . Ext . 14 ... mountains , an extensive range , from Lake Baikal . DAVENANT , Sir William , duc ' - nant , an English poet , who ...
... mountainous . Pop . about 36,000 . DAUPHIN , an island in the Gulf of Mexico , near the coast of W. Florida . Ext . 14 ... mountains , an extensive range , from Lake Baikal . DAVENANT , Sir William , duc ' - nant , an English poet , who ...
第 396 頁
... Mountains . DEBENHAM , deb ' - nam , a town and parish of Suffolk , on the Deben , 12 miles from Ipswich . Pop . 1,700 . DEBIR , de ' - bir , ' oracle , ' or ' discourse , ' a king of Eglon slain by Joshua . DEBO , LAKE , de ' - bo , is ...
... Mountains . DEBENHAM , deb ' - nam , a town and parish of Suffolk , on the Deben , 12 miles from Ipswich . Pop . 1,700 . DEBIR , de ' - bir , ' oracle , ' or ' discourse , ' a king of Eglon slain by Joshua . DEBO , LAKE , de ' - bo , is ...
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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...