The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Том 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... land , to have been for a long time covered with water : but how comes it to pass , that the waves , which , according to the supposition , formed the Alps , the Pyrenees , and Mount Taurus , did not likewise form some eminence or hill ...
... land , to have been for a long time covered with water : but how comes it to pass , that the waves , which , according to the supposition , formed the Alps , the Pyrenees , and Mount Taurus , did not likewise form some eminence or hill ...
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... land to this sea - port , which is inaccessible indeed during seven months in the year ; but , nevertheless this ... lands less northerly , where the conveniencies of life were to be had in greater plenty ? How comes it that they differ ...
... land to this sea - port , which is inaccessible indeed during seven months in the year ; but , nevertheless this ... lands less northerly , where the conveniencies of life were to be had in greater plenty ? How comes it that they differ ...
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... land covered with pasture , legumi- nous plants , cherry and almond trees , and large flocks of wild sheep , who fed in these solitary places , and whose flesh was excellent . The in- habitants of these countries must be conquered and ...
... land covered with pasture , legumi- nous plants , cherry and almond trees , and large flocks of wild sheep , who fed in these solitary places , and whose flesh was excellent . The in- habitants of these countries must be conquered and ...
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... Lands , to the country extending from the Baltic Sea , to the con- fines of China ; as that of Terræ Australes , or ... land race with that of the Samojedes . There are * Memoirs sent from Petersburg . † Ibid many more different species ...
... Lands , to the country extending from the Baltic Sea , to the con- fines of China ; as that of Terræ Australes , or ... land race with that of the Samojedes . There are * Memoirs sent from Petersburg . † Ibid many more different species ...
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... land from Si- beria to Kamtshatka in 1701 , by order of Peter the Great , who , notwithstanding his misfortune at ... lands , and returned without having discovered the passage . In 1741 , Bering cruised all over this sea , in com- pany ...
... land from Si- beria to Kamtshatka in 1701 , by order of Peter the Great , who , notwithstanding his misfortune at ... lands , and returned without having discovered the passage . In 1741 , Bering cruised all over this sea , in com- pany ...
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