The Mirror Of Literature Amusement And Instruction Volume 14 No

"The town is about a league in length, with half that breadth, and may contain from thirty to thirty-five thousand souls. The fortifications are of barbarian architecture; a dit...

Hanway gives the following account, _Travels in Persia_, vol i. 185:--"The women in Ghilan are fair, their eyes and hair black; but here, as in other places, they often use a dr...

Clifton is the Montpellier of England, and is associated with all that is delightful in nature: of this, the Engraving before us is a true picture, whether we contemplate the wi...

"Where the thickly-spreading branches of the elm trees present the slightest opening, the spectator enjoys one of the most beautiful views that can be imagined. In the distance,...