A Compend of History from the Earliest Times: Comprehending a General View of the Present State of the World : with Respect to Civilization, Religion, and Government : and a Brief Dissertation on the Importance of Historical KnowledgeRichardson and Lord, 1826 |
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... river communicated , by canals , which were closed along the river by dikes of amazing strength . By breaking down these , the river would forsake its course , and flow into the lake . On the night of a public festival , Cyrus caused ...
... river communicated , by canals , which were closed along the river by dikes of amazing strength . By breaking down these , the river would forsake its course , and flow into the lake . On the night of a public festival , Cyrus caused ...
Σελίδα 106
... river Granicus issues from Mount Ida , in the Lesser Phrygia , and falls into the Propontis . On the eastern banks of this river , the Persian commanders assembled their forces with the utmost expedition , and determined to resist the ...
... river Granicus issues from Mount Ida , in the Lesser Phrygia , and falls into the Propontis . On the eastern banks of this river , the Persian commanders assembled their forces with the utmost expedition , and determined to resist the ...
Σελίδα 163
... rivers as large as themselves . Before they reach the ocean , their channels are more than an hundred miles broad , and appear , as already said , like an arm of the sea ; such are the Oronoke , the river Plate , and the Amazon . The ...
... rivers as large as themselves . Before they reach the ocean , their channels are more than an hundred miles broad , and appear , as already said , like an arm of the sea ; such are the Oronoke , the river Plate , and the Amazon . The ...
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