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... ancient absolutism has been suddenly transformed into a great constitu- tional state . Its provinces , separated by languages , differences of origin , traditions , manners , usages , and institutions , and sub- divided , even ...
... ancient mining operations on an enormous scale , and the roads are still black with the slag and ashes of extinct furnaces , proving the district to have once been a great hive of manufacturing industry . It was here , Professor Ansted ...
... ancient grandeur , is a modern creation : from a poor and long - neglected seaport it has become a fortress of great importance , strongly defended with works bristling with heavy cannon , and protecting one of the best harbours in the ...
... ancient writers of Greece and Rome are ransacked to supply the history and description of the object , and in particular to furnish such intimations as may coincide with or illustrate those of the sacred writers . All this was very ...
... ancient zoology . Quotation follows quota- tion - velut unda supervenit undam ' - from Greek , Latin , and Arabic sources , so that the reader is fairly overwhelmed with the list of authorities quoted , and astounded at the amazing dili ...