An Ancient Geography, Classical and SacredE. H. Butler, 1860 - 329 sider |
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Acarnania Achæans Ægypt afterward ancient Asia At'tica Athenians Athens Augustus bank became birthplace Bithynia boundaries Boundaries.-North Britannia built Cæsar called Campania capital Cappadocia Caria Carthaginians celebrated century chief town Cilicia climate colony comprised conquered contained defeated derived destroyed divided divisions Dorian East Eastern Egypt emperor empire Epi'rus Etruscan Euphra'tes extended famous fertile flourishing formed founded GALATIA Gallia GALLIA LUGDUNENSIS GALLIA NARBONENSIS Gaul Grecian Greece Greek Gulf Hero'dotus Hispania important inhabitants Inhabitants.-The Ionians island Italy kings Lacon'ica LACUS lake Latium Lilybæum LOCRIS MARE Mediterranean Messenia modern Mons MONTES Mount mountains Mysia nations native neighborhood Nile North Northern origin PANNONIA Pelasgians Peloponne'sus peninsula Persian Phocis Phoenician Phrygia plain poet PONTUS population principal Productions promontory province QUESTIONS.-2 QUESTIONS.-Name QUESTIONS.-What race residence river Roman Rome sacred scene SCYTHIA Sicily SINUS situated situated?-What South Southern square miles Syria temple territory THESSALIA Thracians tribes valley West Western coast worship
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Side 75 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Side 76 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley and vines and...
Side 5 - Revised Edition. A System of Modern Geography, comprising a description of the present state of the World, and its five great divisions, America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceanica, with their several Empires, Kingdoms, States, Territories, etc.
Side 9 - KENDALL'S URANOGRAPHY. Uranography, or a Description of the Starry Heavens : designed for the use of Schools and Academies ; accompanied by an Atlas of the Heavens, showing the places of the Principal Stars, Clusters, and Nebulse.
Side 9 - A NEW AND COMPLETE FRENCH AND ENGLISH, AND ENGLISH AND FRENCH DICTIONARY, on the basis of The Royal Dictionary, English and French, and French and English, compiled from the Dictionaries of Johnson, Todd, Ash, Webster, and Crabbe.
Side 164 - Lycabettus, and at the distance of a mile from the latter, was the Acropolis, or citadel of Athens, a square craggy rock rising abruptly about 150 feet, with a flat summit of about 1000 feet long from east to west, by 500 feet broad from north to south.
Side 113 - ... deep questions where great names militate against each other ; where reason is perplexed ; and an appeal to authorities only thickens the confusion. For high and reverend authorities lift up their heads on both sides, and there is no sure footing in the middle. This point is, ' the great Serbonian bog, 'Twixt Damiata and Mount Casius old, Where armies whole have sunk.