American Biography, Том 1Harper, 1855 |
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... Continent of Africa is that performed by order of Necho , king of Egypt , and recorded by Herodotus ; the most ancient historian , except the sacred writers , whose works have come down to our time . His character as a historian is ...
... Continent of Africa is that performed by order of Necho , king of Egypt , and recorded by Herodotus ; the most ancient historian , except the sacred writers , whose works have come down to our time . His character as a historian is ...
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... name by which the whole Continent of Africa was called by the Greeks . By the North Sea is meant the Mediterranean , which lies north of Egypt . Lib . ii . , ch . 48 . ing from the Red Sea , went away into the PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION . 29.
... name by which the whole Continent of Africa was called by the Greeks . By the North Sea is meant the Mediterranean , which lies north of Egypt . Lib . ii . , ch . 48 . ing from the Red Sea , went away into the PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION . 29.
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... Continent . However , as he brings this voyage into view in the same argument , and speaks of it dubiously , it is conceived that his sentiments are not mis- represented in the above quotations . I have chosen to consider both these ...
... Continent . However , as he brings this voyage into view in the same argument , and speaks of it dubiously , it is conceived that his sentiments are not mis- represented in the above quotations . I have chosen to consider both these ...
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... continents . Besides , if the vessels were small , they could carry but small crews , who would not require very large quantities of pro- vision . But Herodotus has helped us to solve the difficulty respecting provisions in a manner ...
... continents . Besides , if the vessels were small , they could carry but small crews , who would not require very large quantities of pro- vision . But Herodotus has helped us to solve the difficulty respecting provisions in a manner ...
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Jeremy Belknap. ability of their ships or seamen to perform a voyage round the Continent of Africa in three years . To a European theorist such a voyage may seem less practicable than to an American . The Europeans have usually employed ...
Jeremy Belknap. ability of their ships or seamen to perform a voyage round the Continent of Africa in three years . To a European theorist such a voyage may seem less practicable than to an American . The Europeans have usually employed ...
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