The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1830 |
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... observations of a rude age are seldom accumulated beyond the wants of the present moment . The movements by which those nomades acquire the knowledge along with the possession of new regions , generally lead to a total forgetfulness of ...
... observations of a rude age are seldom accumulated beyond the wants of the present moment . The movements by which those nomades acquire the knowledge along with the possession of new regions , generally lead to a total forgetfulness of ...
Side 4
... observe and report on the land of Canaan , re- turned , they said , " We came unto the land whither thou sentest us , and surely it floweth with milk and honey . Nevertheless , the people be strong that dwell 4 BOOK 1 . GEOGRAPHY OF THE ...
... observe and report on the land of Canaan , re- turned , they said , " We came unto the land whither thou sentest us , and surely it floweth with milk and honey . Nevertheless , the people be strong that dwell 4 BOOK 1 . GEOGRAPHY OF THE ...
Side 10
... observe in the present instance that the geographical knowledge of the Phoenicians in the fabu- lous times of Greece may probably have embraced as large a portion of the earth as that of the Romans in the flourishing age of Augustus ...
... observe in the present instance that the geographical knowledge of the Phoenicians in the fabu- lous times of Greece may probably have embraced as large a portion of the earth as that of the Romans in the flourishing age of Augustus ...
Side 12
... observation . Unlike the Phœnicians , who grudged the world the participation of their knowledge , the Greeks were as communicative as they were curious , and preferred fame to the profits of a sordid policy . There was a splendour in ...
... observation . Unlike the Phœnicians , who grudged the world the participation of their knowledge , the Greeks were as communicative as they were curious , and preferred fame to the profits of a sordid policy . There was a splendour in ...
Side 15
... observe , that Homer places these fairly in the region of the miraculous . He next arrives at Eca , the island of Circe , from which he appears to lose sight altogether of the land of cer- tainty . The hero , receiving the instructions ...
... observe , that Homer places these fairly in the region of the miraculous . He next arrives at Eca , the island of Circe , from which he appears to lose sight altogether of the land of cer- tainty . The hero , receiving the instructions ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1833 |
The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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