| Arminianism - 1849 - 700 pages
...name. The sources of the noblest rivers which ipread fertility over continents, and bear richly-laden fleets to the sea, are to be sought in wild and barren mountaintracts, incorrectly laid down in maps, and rarely explored by travellers. To such a tract the... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 560 pages
...Englishman ? " The descendant of such a gentleman a hundred years later was proud of the English name. • The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility...maps, and rarely explored by travellers. To such a a tract the history of our country during the thirteenth century may not unaptly be compared. Sterile... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 480 pages
...Englishman?" The descendant of such a gentleman a hundred years later was proud of the English name. The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility...laden fleets to the sea, are to be sought in wild C( 'and barren mountain tracts, incorrectly laid down in maps, and rarely explored by travellers. To... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1850 - 552 pages
...Englishman ?" The descendant of such a gentleman a hundred years later was proud of the English name. The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility...richly laden fleets to the sea, are to be sought in the wild and barren mountain tracts, incorrectly laid down in maps, and rarely explored by travellers.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1852 - 546 pages
...Englishman ?" The descendant of such a gentleman a hundred years later was proud of the English name. The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility...richly laden fleets to the sea, are to be sought in the wild and barren mountain tracts, incorrectly laid down in maps, and rarely explored by travellers.... | |
| Edward Rupert Humphreys - 1852 - 190 pages
...rainîjn afíiivaivr' a/Y/'« 5 rÉXou; Oofoi. 91. MACATJLAY'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. VOL. I. p. 17. " The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility over continents, and boar richly-laden fleets to the sea, are to be sought in wild and barren mountain-tracts, incorrectly... | |
| Franklin Benjamin Hough - Franklin County (N.Y.) - 1853 - 758 pages
...time of their occurrence.^ To borrow the figure of Macanley, "the sources of the noblest rivers, that spread fertility over continents and bear richly laden...tracts, incorrectly laid down in maps, and rarely visited by travelers." To extend this figure we may add, that the slightest causes may give direction... | |
| Alphonse Mariette - 1860 - 404 pages
...shall please my country to need 10 my death. SHAKSPEARE, " Julius Casar." ENGLAND'S RISE TO GREATNESS. The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility...are to be sought in wild and barren mountain tracts, 11 incorrectly laid down in maps, and rarely explored by travellers. To such a tract the history of... | |
| John Edwards (Teacher.) - Great Britain - 1860 - 304 pages
...Englishman ? ' The descendant of such a gentleman a hundred years later was proud of the English name. " The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility over continents, and bear richly-laden fleets to the sea, are to be sought in wild and barren tracts, incorrectly laid down in... | |
| Alphonse Mariette - 1863 - 400 pages
...tlew, je n'ai plus qu'un mot a dire : J'ai tue — 19 need, demander. ENGLAND'S RISE TO GREATNESS. The sources of the noblest rivers which spread fertility...and barren mountain tracts/ incorrectly laid down in2 maps, and rarely explored by travellers. To such a tract the history of our country during the... | |
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