Beeton's Dictionary of universal information, comprising geography, history, biography [&c.] by S.O. Beeton & J. Sherer, Volume 2 |
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... 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 , da ' - man , a town of India , belonging to the Portuguese , and ...
... 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 , da ' - man , a town of India , belonging to the Portuguese , and ...
Página 387
... cotton stuffs ; soap is largely made , and leather , cabinet - work , saddlery , and jewellery . Caravans arrive at it several times annually , bringing dried fruits and sweetmeats , slippers , copper kettles , horseshoe nails , tobacco ...
... cotton stuffs ; soap is largely made , and leather , cabinet - work , saddlery , and jewellery . Caravans arrive at it several times annually , bringing dried fruits and sweetmeats , slippers , copper kettles , horseshoe nails , tobacco ...
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... cotton fabrics . Pop . 10,000 . - This town is the capital of a DIVISION , with an estimated population at 93,000 . DAOURIA , da - oor - e - a , a country of Asia , comprising a part of Mantchooria , and the first government of Irkutsk ...
... cotton fabrics . Pop . 10,000 . - This town is the capital of a DIVISION , with an estimated population at 93,000 . DAOURIA , da - oor - e - a , a country of Asia , comprising a part of Mantchooria , and the first government of Irkutsk ...
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... cotton , silk , spinning Building Chimneys , so as to prevent their smoking . " and weaving ; calico - printing is carried on , and there He also translated into English " Gravesande's Mathe- caverns . DESAGUADERO , dais - a - ga - dair ...
... cotton , silk , spinning Building Chimneys , so as to prevent their smoking . " and weaving ; calico - printing is carried on , and there He also translated into English " Gravesande's Mathe- caverns . DESAGUADERO , dais - a - ga - dair ...
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... cotton , leather , and tobacco . Pop . 7,000.- From 1802 to 1814 , this town , with its duchy , formed a department of France called Mont - Tonnerre . DEVA , dai ' - va , the name of two rivers in Spain , on one of which is the town of ...
... cotton , leather , and tobacco . Pop . 7,000.- From 1802 to 1814 , this town , with its duchy , formed a department of France called Mont - Tonnerre . DEVA , dai ' - va , the name of two rivers in Spain , on one of which is the town of ...
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Página 547 - 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.
Página 559 - 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.
Página 537 - 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...
Página 547 - 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.
Página 486 - Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied Mathematics.
Página 608 - 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.
Página 547 - 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.
Página 683 - 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...
Página 397 - 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...
Página 397 - Whereas Daniel De Foe, alias De Fooe, is charged with writing a scandalous and seditious pamphlet, entitled, " The Shortest Way with the Dissenters...