Miscellaneous Works, 4. köideD.A. Talboys, 1830 |
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Page viii
... natural productions of the place . Monsieur Misson has wrote a more correct account of Italy in general than any before him , as he particularly excels in the plan of the country , which he has given us in true and lively colours ...
... natural productions of the place . Monsieur Misson has wrote a more correct account of Italy in general than any before him , as he particularly excels in the plan of the country , which he has given us in true and lively colours ...
Page ix
... natural face of the country with the land- scapes that the poets have given us of it . However , to avoid the confusion that might arise from a mul- titude of quotations , I have only cited such verses as have given us some image of the ...
... natural face of the country with the land- scapes that the poets have given us of it . However , to avoid the confusion that might arise from a mul- titude of quotations , I have only cited such verses as have given us some image of the ...
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Joseph Addison. northern nations are subject ; and , indeed , without this natural benefit of their climates , the extreme misery and poverty that are in most of the Italian governments would be insupportable . There are at St. Remo many ...
Joseph Addison. northern nations are subject ; and , indeed , without this natural benefit of their climates , the extreme misery and poverty that are in most of the Italian governments would be insupportable . There are at St. Remo many ...
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... natural curiosities I took particular notice of a piece of crystal that enclosed a couple of drops , which looked like water when they were shaken , though , perhaps , they are nothing but bubbles of air . It is such a rarity as this ...
... natural curiosities I took particular notice of a piece of crystal that enclosed a couple of drops , which looked like water when they were shaken , though , perhaps , they are nothing but bubbles of air . It is such a rarity as this ...
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... natural boundaries and fortifications to the little territories that lie among them . Accordingly we find the whole country cut into a multitude of particular kingdoms and commonwealths in the oldest accounts we have of it ; till the ...
... natural boundaries and fortifications to the little territories that lie among them . Accordingly we find the whole country cut into a multitude of particular kingdoms and commonwealths in the oldest accounts we have of it ; till the ...
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