Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe, Volume 5A. Finley, 1832 |
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... century of the christian era , possessed the lands near the Elbe , the Rhine , and the shores of the North Sea . The country , it cannot be doubted , was more marshy at that remote period than at pre- sent ; a great part of it , indeed ...
... century of the christian era , possessed the lands near the Elbe , the Rhine , and the shores of the North Sea . The country , it cannot be doubted , was more marshy at that remote period than at pre- sent ; a great part of it , indeed ...
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... century , a new colony was invited to work the mines at Rammelsberg , which were at that time discovered . Their descendants are easily recognised by their black uniforms and red feathers . They are arranged like soldiers into companies ...
... century , a new colony was invited to work the mines at Rammelsberg , which were at that time discovered . Their descendants are easily recognised by their black uniforms and red feathers . They are arranged like soldiers into companies ...
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... century , and that it was originally called Mimigardevordia . If it be true that it was originally a convent erected in order to extend and diffuse Christianity , it is certain that it has expressed more than once its decided opposition ...
... century , and that it was originally called Mimigardevordia . If it be true that it was originally a convent erected in order to extend and diffuse Christianity , it is certain that it has expressed more than once its decided opposition ...
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... century before the Christian era ; the accuracy of the statement , however , may be considered extremely doubtful . At the distance of less than a mile from the town , a large space of ground has been laid out into gardens , that many ...
... century before the Christian era ; the accuracy of the statement , however , may be considered extremely doubtful . At the distance of less than a mile from the town , a large space of ground has been laid out into gardens , that many ...
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... the thirteenth century , when the duke of Neuburg , elector palatine , fixed his residence there , and afterwards enlarged it . Lib . iv . and v . Different quarters of the town . The greater part of DESCRIPTION OF GERMANY . 55.
... the thirteenth century , when the duke of Neuburg , elector palatine , fixed his residence there , and afterwards enlarged it . Lib . iv . and v . Different quarters of the town . The greater part of DESCRIPTION OF GERMANY . 55.
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