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12 miles 20 miles alfo almoft ancient bishop's fee borough bounded broad caftle called capital caſtle chief church coaft conflux department of France diftrict duchy eight miles extenfive fame name feaport feated fertile feven feven miles feveral fhips fhire fide filk fituate five miles fix miles fmall fome fortified French ftands ftate ftone ftrong furrounded gulf gulf of Venice harbour houfes houſes iſland Italy lake Lower Saxony manufactures market on Saturday market on Thurſday miles long miles N miles NW moft moſt mountains mouth NW of London ocean Pacific ocean palace partment Perfia principal province refidence Rhine rifes river Ruffia ſmall Suabia town of France town of Germany town of Hindooftan town of Ireland town of Italy town of Naples town of Spain town of Suabia town of Sweden town of Upper veffels village
Popular passages
Page 8 - ... and the vortices or pits are of such an extent and depth, that if a ship comes within its attraction it is inevitably absorbed and carried down to the bottom and there beat to pieces against the rocks, and when the water relaxes the fragments thereof are thrown up again. But these intervals of tranquillity are only at the turn of the ebb and flood, and in calm weather, and last but a quarter of an hour, its violence gradually returning.
Page 13 - The climate of Ireland is mild and temperate, but more humid than in England. In general it is a level country, well watered with lakes and rivers ; and the soil, in most parts, is very good and fertile; even in those places where the bogs anil morasses have been drained, there is good meadow ground.
Page 6 - Prussian blue, cutlery, and porcelain ; and by its enamelled, inlaid, and embroidered works. It is seated on the river Spree, from which there is a canal to the Oder on the E.
Page 13 - Here are niso quarries of marble and fine slate; and mines of coal, iron, copper, lead, and silver. The principal manufacture is fine linen cloth^ which, is brought to great perfection, and the trade in it is very great. This country is well situated for foreign trade, on account of it» many secure and commodious bays and harbours.
Page 14 - The southern and eastern parts are pleasant and healthy, but the northern part, called the Isle of Ely, is low and fenny, from the confluence of many rivers. All the waters...
Page 3 - It now poflefles every advantage that can be derived from a fea-port, without its dangers ; and at the fame time, by means of its noble river, enjoys a very extenfive communication with, the internal parts of the country, which fupply it with all forts of neceflaries, and in return receive from it fuch commodities as they require.
Page 1 - Although he was chief of the empire, the supreme authority resided in the diet, which was composed of three colleges ; the college of electors, the college of princes, and the college of imperial towns. The diet had the power of making peace or war, of settling general impositions, and of regulating all the...
Page 7 - The houfes may be confidered as elegant, and particularly fo from the beautiful material with which they are finifhed, the chunam. The inner apartments are not highly decorated, prefenting to the eye only white walls; which, however, from the marble-like appearance of the ftucco, give a frefhnefs grateful in fo hot a country. Ceilings are very uncommon in the rooms. Indeed it is impoflible to find any which will refift the ravages of that deftruftive infeft the white ant.
Page 5 - ... of a make peculiar to the Indians, ornamented with porcupine quills, with a blanket or match-coat thrown over all...