The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. kötetThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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... and splendour , devoting himself to the duties of govern- ment and to the composition of the works to which he is chiefly indebted for his fame . He was a munificent patron ABYSSINIA Engaged as they are in continual wars , and 60 ABU - ABU.
... and splendour , devoting himself to the duties of govern- ment and to the composition of the works to which he is chiefly indebted for his fame . He was a munificent patron ABYSSINIA Engaged as they are in continual wars , and 60 ABU - ABU.
61. oldal
... Abyssinia the flat country which lies between it and the Red Sea , and to regard the latter as forming its boundary on the east . This , however , is not strictly correct . Abyssinia proper com- prises only the mountainous portion of ...
... Abyssinia the flat country which lies between it and the Red Sea , and to regard the latter as forming its boundary on the east . This , however , is not strictly correct . Abyssinia proper com- prises only the mountainous portion of ...
62. oldal
... Abyssinia . The principal rivers of Abyssinia are tributaries of the Nile . The western portion of the country may be divided into three regions , drained respectively by the Mareb , the Atbara , and the Abai . The most northern of ...
... Abyssinia . The principal rivers of Abyssinia are tributaries of the Nile . The western portion of the country may be divided into three regions , drained respectively by the Mareb , the Atbara , and the Abai . The most northern of ...
63. oldal
... Abyssinia are very numerous , and many of them remarkable for the beauty of their plumage . Great numbers of eagles , vultures , hawks , and other birds of prey are met with ; and partridges , snipes , pigeons , parrots , thrushes , and ...
... Abyssinia are very numerous , and many of them remarkable for the beauty of their plumage . Great numbers of eagles , vultures , hawks , and other birds of prey are met with ; and partridges , snipes , pigeons , parrots , thrushes , and ...
64. oldal
... Abyssinia is one of the most ancient monarchies in the world , and has been governed from time immemorial by an emperor . For many years , however , until the accession of the late Emperor Theodore , he had been a mere puppet in the ...
... Abyssinia is one of the most ancient monarchies in the world , and has been governed from time immemorial by an emperor . For many years , however , until the accession of the late Emperor Theodore , he had been a mere puppet in the ...
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