The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1884 |
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... town of Spain in the province of Granada , is charmingly situated at the foot of an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada , on the edge of a rich alluvial plain about a mile from the Mediterranean and 40 miles south - south- east from Granada ...
... town of Spain in the province of Granada , is charmingly situated at the foot of an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada , on the edge of a rich alluvial plain about a mile from the Mediterranean and 40 miles south - south- east from Granada ...
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... town ( properly St Sebastian of Mozambique ) are narrow and crooked , and the stone - built flat - roofed houses are for the most part dull and lifeless in spite of their being washed with pink , brown , and white . Its principal ...
... town ( properly St Sebastian of Mozambique ) are narrow and crooked , and the stone - built flat - roofed houses are for the most part dull and lifeless in spite of their being washed with pink , brown , and white . Its principal ...
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... town of the principality of Tchernigoff . Many battles were fought for its possession , and the plains around are dotted with grave - mounds . Though protected by a fort which occupied a strong posi- tion , the town was taken and ...
... town of the principality of Tchernigoff . Many battles were fought for its possession , and the plains around are dotted with grave - mounds . Though protected by a fort which occupied a strong posi- tion , the town was taken and ...
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... town . MUIR , JOHN ( 1810-1882 ) , Sanskrit scholar , was born on 5th February 1810 in Glasgow , where his father ... town of Spain , in the province of Murcia , is situated 22 miles to the westward of that town on the slope and summit ...
... town . MUIR , JOHN ( 1810-1882 ) , Sanskrit scholar , was born on 5th February 1810 in Glasgow , where his father ... town of Spain , in the province of Murcia , is situated 22 miles to the westward of that town on the slope and summit ...
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... town , surrounded by arms of the Ill , has narrow and irregular streets , while to the south , on the canal , lie the handsome villas and fine promenades of the new town . Most of the older buildings have had to make way for ...
... town , surrounded by arms of the Ill , has narrow and irregular streets , while to the south , on the canal , lie the handsome villas and fine promenades of the new town . Most of the older buildings have had to make way for ...
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