Miscellaneous Works, 4. köideD.A. Talboys, 1830 |
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... river that has not been the scene of some extra- ordinary action . As there are few men that have talents or oppor- tunities for examining so copious a subject , one may observe , among those who have written on Italy ,
... river that has not been the scene of some extra- ordinary action . As there are few men that have talents or oppor- tunities for examining so copious a subject , one may observe , among those who have written on Italy ,
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... river Ticinus , which runs by it , and is now called the Tesin . This river falls into the Po , and is excessively rapid . The bishop of Salisbury says , that he ran down with the stream thirty miles in an hour , by the help of but one ...
... river Ticinus , which runs by it , and is now called the Tesin . This river falls into the Po , and is excessively rapid . The bishop of Salisbury says , that he ran down with the stream thirty miles in an hour , by the help of but one ...
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... river Adda , that falls into the Lago di Como , which Virgil calls the lake Larius , and running out at the other end , loses itself at last in the Po , which is the great receptacle of all the rivers of this country . The town and ...
... river Adda , that falls into the Lago di Como , which Virgil calls the lake Larius , and running out at the other end , loses itself at last in the Po , which is the great receptacle of all the rivers of this country . The town and ...
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... river in Lombardy that does not fall into the Po ; which it must have done , had it run but a little farther before its entering the Adriatic . The rivers are all of them mentioned by Claudian . -Venetosque erectior amnes Magna voce ...
... river in Lombardy that does not fall into the Po ; which it must have done , had it run but a little farther before its entering the Adriatic . The rivers are all of them mentioned by Claudian . -Venetosque erectior amnes Magna voce ...
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... ing he betook himself to the seashore , where the river Marecchia disembogues itself into the Adriatic . He here called the fish together in the name of God , that they might hear his holy word . The fish 32 REMARKS ON ITALY .
... ing he betook himself to the seashore , where the river Marecchia disembogues itself into the Adriatic . He here called the fish together in the name of God , that they might hear his holy word . The fish 32 REMARKS ON ITALY .
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