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... ( River N. ) , Naiads ( N. of fountains , or Hamadryads ( Forest N. , who were believed to lakes , brooks , wells ) , Oreades ( Mountain N. ) , Dryads die with the trees in which they dwelt ) . They were the goddesses of fertilising ...
... ( River N. ) , Naiads ( N. of fountains , or Hamadryads ( Forest N. , who were believed to lakes , brooks , wells ) , Oreades ( Mountain N. ) , Dryads die with the trees in which they dwelt ) . They were the goddesses of fertilising ...
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... river Rio Verde , 210 miles south - south - east of Mexico . It covers an area 2 miles in length by 14 in breadth , is well built , with open streets , inter- spersed with plantations , on which the cochineal insect feeds , and has ...
... river Rio Verde , 210 miles south - south - east of Mexico . It covers an area 2 miles in length by 14 in breadth , is well built , with open streets , inter- spersed with plantations , on which the cochineal insect feeds , and has ...
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... river of Western Siberia , rises in two branches , the Bia and the Katune or Katunga , both of which have their origin in the Altai Mountains , within the frontier of the Chinese dominions , about lat . 49 ° N. , and long . 90 ° E ...
... river of Western Siberia , rises in two branches , the Bia and the Katune or Katunga , both of which have their origin in the Altai Mountains , within the frontier of the Chinese dominions , about lat . 49 ° N. , and long . 90 ° E ...
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... river is one of the richest in fish , of all the rivers belonging to the Russian empire . Its waters are swelled in May by the melting of the snows of the plains , and again in June and July by the melting of the mountain snows . Below ...
... river is one of the richest in fish , of all the rivers belonging to the Russian empire . Its waters are swelled in May by the melting of the snows of the plains , and again in June and July by the melting of the mountain snows . Below ...
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... river in Georgia , U. S. , which rises in the northern centre of the state by three branches , and after a course of 200 miles south- south - east , joins the Oconce , to form the Altamaha . It is navigable to Macon , 130 miles above ...
... river in Georgia , U. S. , which rises in the northern centre of the state by three branches , and after a course of 200 miles south- south - east , joins the Oconce , to form the Altamaha . It is navigable to Macon , 130 miles above ...
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