A Sketch of Antient Geography, for the Use of Schools1855 |
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Výsledky 1 - 5 z 26.
Strana 2
... derived much of their knowledge , called the sea by the Hebrew- Phoenician term Hhok , i . e . the frontier , as being the boundary of their country . Hence the Greek term ' Qκɛ- avòs ; and this idea of ocean , as a frontier , every ...
... derived much of their knowledge , called the sea by the Hebrew- Phoenician term Hhok , i . e . the frontier , as being the boundary of their country . Hence the Greek term ' Qκɛ- avòs ; and this idea of ocean , as a frontier , every ...
Strana 21
... derived from a prince named Italus ; but this name was confined by the Greeks originally to a small district at the southern extremity of the country , and was by them gradually extended to the whole region . § * Est locus , Hesperiam ...
... derived from a prince named Italus ; but this name was confined by the Greeks originally to a small district at the southern extremity of the country , and was by them gradually extended to the whole region . § * Est locus , Hesperiam ...
Strana 38
... derived from the colossal statue of Nero which stood in front of it ; but this is very doubtful , as the name does not occur in classical times . § Nunc licet Esquiliis habitare salubribus , atque Aggere in aprico spatiari , quà modò ...
... derived from the colossal statue of Nero which stood in front of it ; but this is very doubtful , as the name does not occur in classical times . § Nunc licet Esquiliis habitare salubribus , atque Aggere in aprico spatiari , quà modò ...
Strana 56
... derived its name from Sardus , the son of Hercules , chief of an African colony planted there . It was taken by the Romans with Corsica . These islands are separated by a strait about 7 miles broad , called Taphros or Fossa , now the ...
... derived its name from Sardus , the son of Hercules , chief of an African colony planted there . It was taken by the Romans with Corsica . These islands are separated by a strait about 7 miles broad , called Taphros or Fossa , now the ...
Strana 65
... derived from the Saxon Herrman , a warrior , signifying that it was a military road , led from Londinium or London to Lincoln : from these principal roads there were many minor branches . Of the minor British islands , Vectis was the ...
... derived from the Saxon Herrman , a warrior , signifying that it was a military road , led from Londinium or London to Lincoln : from these principal roads there were many minor branches . Of the minor British islands , Vectis was the ...
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Populárne pasáže
Strana 52 - Charybdis 420 obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurgite vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras erigit alternos et sidera verberat unda.
Strana 51 - Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus et ingens 570 ipse; sed horrificis iuxta tonat Aetna ruinis interdumque atram prorumpit ad aethera nubem, turbine fumantem piceo et candente favilla, attollitque globos flammarum et sidera lambit: interdum scopulos avolsaque viscera montis 575 erigit eructans liquefactaque saxa sub auras cum gemitu glomerat fundoque exaestuat imo.
Strana 66 - Rhenumque bibunt. venient annis saecula seris, quibus Oceanus vincula rerum laxet et ingens pateat tellus Tethysque novos detegat orbes nee sit terris ultima Thule.
Strana 136 - Ibimus, o socii comitesque ! Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro : Certus enim promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure nova Salamina futuram. O fortes, pejoraque passi 30 Mecum saepe viri, nunc vino pellite curas ; Cras ingens iterabimus aequor.
Strana 25 - Fluminaque antiquos subterlabentia muros. An mare, quod supra, memorem, quodque alluit infra ? Anne lacus tantos ? te, Lari maxime, teque, Fluctibus et fremitu assurgens, Benace, marino...
Strana 47 - Tendit, Antoni, quotiens in altos Nubium tractus. Ego apis Matinae More modoque Grata carpentis thyma per laborem Plurimum circa nemus uvidique Tiburis ripas operosa parvus Carmina fingo.
Strana 199 - Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni, Carthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe Ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli...
Strana 202 - Hic vir, hic est, tibi quem promitti saepius audis, Augustus Caesar, Divi genus: aurea condet Saecula qui rursus Latio, regnata per arva Saturno quondam...
Strana 125 - Unde simul primum me dimisere Philippi Decisis humilem pennis, inopemque paterni Et laris et fundi, paupertas impulit audax, Ut versus facerem : sed, quod non desit, habentem Quae poterunt unquam satis expurgare cicutae, Ni melius dormire putem, quam scribere versus?
Strana 26 - Fonte cadit modico, parvisque impellitur undis Puniceus Rubicon, cum fervida canduit aestas : Perque imas serpit valles, et Gallica certus Limes ab Ausoniis disterminat arva colonis.