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... mountains of Scotland - as Ben Ledi , Ben Lomond , Ben Nevis , & c . It is essentially the same word as the Welsh Pen , the primary signification of which is ' head , ' and hence it may be considered as equivalent to mountain summit ...
... mountains of Scotland - as Ben Ledi , Ben Lomond , Ben Nevis , & c . It is essentially the same word as the Welsh Pen , the primary signification of which is ' head , ' and hence it may be considered as equivalent to mountain summit ...
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... mountains behind Cape Negro bound it on the S. , and the Atlantic Ocean on the W. Its surface is generally mountainous , rising from the coast - line inland , in a series of terraces ; several important rivers flow through it in a north ...
... mountains behind Cape Negro bound it on the S. , and the Atlantic Ocean on the W. Its surface is generally mountainous , rising from the coast - line inland , in a series of terraces ; several important rivers flow through it in a north ...
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... mountains , none are more imposing . Seen from command of the Russian army of reserve , which Loch Lomond , it appears a truncated cone , and entered Saxony in July 1813 , fought victoriously at from between Stirling and Aberfoyle , a ...
... mountains , none are more imposing . Seen from command of the Russian army of reserve , which Loch Lomond , it appears a truncated cone , and entered Saxony in July 1813 , fought victoriously at from between Stirling and Aberfoyle , a ...
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... mountains and the sea , they appear to have retrograded in every way , and they are now among the most bigoted adherents of the religion of Mohammed ; although their former creed has left a few traces , as in the names Mesi for God ...
... mountains and the sea , they appear to have retrograded in every way , and they are now among the most bigoted adherents of the religion of Mohammed ; although their former creed has left a few traces , as in the names Mesi for God ...
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... mountain ; and burg or burgh , means ' fort , ' ' castle , ' ' citadel , ' probably from being situated on a hill or ... mountains enclose it , BE'RGAMO ( the ancient Bergomum ) , a fortified B. is surrounded by water . It is walled ...
... mountain ; and burg or burgh , means ' fort , ' ' castle , ' ' citadel , ' probably from being situated on a hill or ... mountains enclose it , BE'RGAMO ( the ancient Bergomum ) , a fortified B. is surrounded by water . It is walled ...
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