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... river , is a wood of ancient olives and among these are the ruins of the villa once occupied by Varus . ‡ A little further , to the left , rise the three mountains Mon- ticelli , San Francesco , and Sant Angelo , and between the summits ...
... river , is a wood of ancient olives and among these are the ruins of the villa once occupied by Varus . ‡ A little further , to the left , rise the three mountains Mon- ticelli , San Francesco , and Sant Angelo , and between the summits ...
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... river in the sercnest weather , represented to myself a life begun amidst storms . It is in vain that the remainder of its course is passed beneath a serener sky ; the stream con- tinues to be tainted with the waters of the tempest ...
... river in the sercnest weather , represented to myself a life begun amidst storms . It is in vain that the remainder of its course is passed beneath a serener sky ; the stream con- tinues to be tainted with the waters of the tempest ...
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... river . The mountains , near this valley , overhang the river in rocky masses , forming the natural spires of Dru , Bochard , and Charmoz . Fur- ther on , the valley and river divide themselves into two branches , of which the one ...
... river . The mountains , near this valley , overhang the river in rocky masses , forming the natural spires of Dru , Bochard , and Charmoz . Fur- ther on , the valley and river divide themselves into two branches , of which the one ...
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... rivers and cascades poured forth waters a hundred times more abundant , these grand woods and grand waters might produce most majestic effects upon the extended face of the earth ; but such is by no means the case . The frame of the ...
... rivers and cascades poured forth waters a hundred times more abundant , these grand woods and grand waters might produce most majestic effects upon the extended face of the earth ; but such is by no means the case . The frame of the ...
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... rivers , Alumina amem , " ( not torrents ) and forests , in which he could pass his life without the parade of glory ... river Sperchius , and Mount Taygetus , frequented by the virgins of Laconia ? Oh , who will convey me to the cool ...
... rivers , Alumina amem , " ( not torrents ) and forests , in which he could pass his life without the parade of glory ... river Sperchius , and Mount Taygetus , frequented by the virgins of Laconia ? Oh , who will convey me to the cool ...
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