| 单词 | Apennines |
| 例句 | To reach Epirus, all they had to do was go straight east—over the Apennines and across the Adriatic Sea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hecate traced her finger along the tops of the fiery Apennines. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Moreover, ice was easily available in much of Europe: in Florence, for example, it was brought down from the Apennines throughout the summer in order to keep fish fresh. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Hecate’s finger crossed her miniature Apennines, leaving a glowing white line in the red flames. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the gateway to the east, Hazel saw the Argo II plunging through the sky above the Apennines. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Right now, we should rest while we can. Tonight, we cross the Apennines.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the Apennines, for example, several hundred nests have been set out to protect reforested areas. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z From the beginning, the Apennines had loomed in the west, blue-green peaks rising out of the bright plain, growing larger with every step. In Italy, a poetic walk in Dante’s footsteps 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z On the highest terrace on the hillside above, on an island in a fishpond, Ammannati placed another fountain giant, an allegorical figure representing the Apennines. Art: In Florence, Revelations in Stone 2011-08-12T11:30:07Z There are only 450 documented earthquake site observations from Italy for the 15th century, and about half of those observations come from a key historic earthquake sequence in 1456 in the south-central Apennines. Hebrew prayer book fills gap in Italian earthquake history 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Rising temperatures threaten the skiing industry worldwide but Italy, with its many relatively low-altitude resorts in the Apennines as well as the Alps, is particularly badly affected. Italy's ski industry fires cannon against climate change 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The fact that Juan Carrito was still roaming the Apennines in January, rather than hibernating as bears should, was because he was looking for food in villages, he said: “That was anomalous.” Juan Carrito, Italy’s Beloved Brown Bear, Dies in Traffic Accident 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The helicopter disappeared from radar screens Thursday morning as it flew over the province of Modena in the Tuscan–Emilian Apennines. Italy locates crash site of helicopter carrying 7 people 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z It’s not so different in other ski areas across the Alps and along the Apennines where instead of generating cash, many lift operators are racking up costs for a season that may never arrive. Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z In Europe, those that survived retreated to rare enclaves, finding sanctuary on the high ground of the Apennines, or fleeing east into the debatable lands where Europe bleeds into Asia: Carpathia, the Balkans. Landscape of fear: why we need the wolf 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The central Apennines sit on top of a subduction zone where slabs of carbon-rich rock are continuously diving downward. Did Something Burp? It Was an Earthquake 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z The Parma air is, for once, so clean you can see the snow-capped Apennines from my study. Orderly, dour, cowed: how my beloved Italy is changed by coronavirus 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z The infantry divisions were charged with overrunning a series of peaks in the Apennines to provide an anchor to mount a spring Allied offensive north to the Po River Valley. Montana, Idaho 10th Mountain Division chapter closing down 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Italy's complex tectonics mean that the Apennines are subject to extension, or "pull-apart", which works at a rate of 3mm per year. Italy Rigopiano Hotel sent alert just before avalanche - BBC News 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z In western Europe, the region with the highest seismic hazard is the mountainous backbone of peninsular Italy, the Apennines. Italy faces more earthquakes in near future, scientists warn 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z This feedback loop might help explain aftershocks in the Apennines, the researchers propose. Did Something Burp? It Was an Earthquake 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Scientists are studying the relationship of the quakes, which occurred on several faults in the Apennines mountain range. Explaining new jolts ratting earthquake-ravaged Italy 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Seismologists said the shaking came from a series of faults in the Apennines, and they could not rule out more, possibly stronger quakes in the near future. Earthquake in Italy Destroys Precious Monuments 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z It is this spreading, and the tension it creates in the Apennines, that led to the quake. Why the Italy Quake Was So Severe 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Nearly 300 people died August’s earthquake in the central Apennines Mountain region of Italy. Italian City Hit by Quake Sues Charlie Hebdo Over 'Macabre' Cartoon 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The quake that struck before dawn Wednesday also injured nearly 400 people as it flattened three medieval towns near the rugged Apennines. Italy probes whether negligence played role in quake toll 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Scientists say this is contributing to extension, or "pull-apart", along the Apennines. Italy earthquake: Search for survivors as death toll tops 160 - BBC News 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z He said he instantly knew this quake was far, far worse than the “little movements” locals are used to in this quake-prone belt straddling Italy’s rocky Apennines mountains. Italian town destroyed in quake was preparing food festival 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The Apennine range, or Apennines Mountains, is a mountain range that runs from north to south along the country, “essentially like a geological spine of Italy,” says De Angelis. Why Italy is so Prone to Earthquakes 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z In The Hills of Tuscany or Landscape with River, we are apparently standing on the borders of the Apennines, looking down onto a waterfall and the larger valley of the Arno. Leonardo da Vinci's Geological Observations Revolutionized Renaissance Art 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Rewilding Europe is concentrating its projects on western Iberia, the Carpathian mountains, the Danube Delta, the Rhodope mountains in south-eastern Bulgaria, Velebit on the Croatian Adriatic coast, and the Central Apennines. Bears, Lynxes, Wild Horses and Wolves Return to Europe The Hauptdolomit Formation is found in the Dolomites, as well as in a very similar development in the Northern Calcareous Alps, the Apennines, Dinarides and Sicily. The Mysterious Microbial Origin of Mountains 2012-06-21T16:45:02.283Z Scientists say this is contributing to extension, or "pull-apart", along the Apennines, the belt of mountains that runs down through central Italy. Italy caught in Earth's pincer 2012-05-30T15:53:05Z At an early period missionaries from Bulgaria had penetrated the passes of the southern Apennines, and, in that motley population of Greek and Saracen and Norman, proselytes had not been lacking. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z So I drove confidently into Florence in my little open carriage, and though I looked shabby and dusty, like one coming from the Apennines, I cared little for that. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z It’s a highly endangered subspecies, and there are estimated to be only 50 of the animals left in the national parks of the Apennines. Bears, Lynxes, Wild Horses and Wolves Return to Europe There swell huge Alps, uncapped with snow; Through fertile realms broad Danubes flow; And cheerful brook meandering twines Around celestial Apennines. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z It is writ large for example in the great limestone scarps of the Apennines. Italy caught in Earth's pincer 2012-05-30T15:53:05Z On the left were the Apennines, and Tivoli was distinctly to be seen on the summit of its mountain, on one of the lowest and nearest parts of the chain. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The mountain range stretches down the spine of Italy for hundreds of miles; the Central Apennines lie in the regions of Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise, to the east of Rome. Bears, Lynxes, Wild Horses and Wolves Return to Europe The particles are created in one of CERN’s accelerators, located just outside Geneva, and travel through the Earth’s crust to a laboratory beneath Gran Sasso, a mountainous massif in the Apennines. Neutrinos: Adagio, OPERA 2012-03-22T16:10:10Z Italy is Austria now to the foot of the Apennines—if not to the top of Radicofani. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Many summits and flanks of the Apennines were in sight, and before long there were fifty of the blazing signals visible, some near, some distant, but all at high points. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Those that exist are named, in part, for terrestrial mountain ranges, as the Alps, Caucasus, and the Apennines. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z This is a major step forward as it demonstrates official approval of Rewilding Apennines’ approach. Bears, Lynxes, Wild Horses and Wolves Return to Europe It was late on a winter afternoon, and what wind there was had a chill in it, caught, no doubt, in crossing the Apennines. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Milan.—My fifth journey over the Apennines—dull of course. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z On the amber in the tombs east of the Apennines, pp. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Dark forests clothe the slopes of the Apennines. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z If I don't go there I shall perhaps try Camaldoli or San Marcello—all high in the violet Apennines, within 3 or 4 hours, and mainly by a little carriage, of Florence. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Polperro is strangely like a little town in Brittany and has something about it also which recalls the inland villages tucked away in the spurs of the Alps or Apennines above the Riviera. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z These high offices rendered Guicciardini the virtual master of the papal states beyond the Apennines, during a period of great bewilderment and difficulty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The railway intersects a rich tract of land at the base of the Apennines. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z The coast, with its rocky headlands and deeply indented bays, was in full sight, while behind rose the Apennines. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The steep ascent of the Apennines is only partially descried through the darkness. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The soil of the French Alps yields very readily to the force of currents, and the declivities of the northern Apennines are covered with earth which becomes itself a fluid when saturated with water. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z The Alps formed a center of considerable importance, and there were minor centers in Scotland, Ireland, the Pyrenees, Apennines, Caucasus, and Urals. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z We soon found out our train was climbing, by the speed she made, up the great Etruscan Apennines we mount, now through a tunnel, then across a fine aqueduct. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Another barbarian king, the last Gothic hero Totila, advancing upon Rome in 542, took the same shorter but more difficult route across the Apennines. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z The army now being disseminated between the Alps, the Apennines, the Ticino and the Chiese, it was of vital importance to connect up the various parts into a well-balanced system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Four bridges span the river Parma, and from each the blue line of the Apennines may be seen stretching away over the tops of the orchards until lost in the distant haze. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Faraday crossed the Alps and the Apennines, climbed Vesuvius, visited Rome, and saw a glow-worm. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z The lad watching through his small telescope noted this weird light, and wondered, as he saw the outlines of the Apennines and of several craters dimly visible by it, though the moon was totally eclipsed. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z They advanced towards Rome through the Tuscan Apennines, and are said to have besieged Florence, though there is no hint of this in Orosius. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z In the second week of June, Moreau, who had retired into the Apennines about Gavi, advanced with the intention of drawing upon himself troops that would otherwise have been employed against Macdonald. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The report said he used a mobile "camper" as a medical office, moving from one mountain to another — driving from the Italian Apennines to St. Moritz in Switzerland to the Euganei hills near Padua. Report: Armstrong paid banned doc's front company 2011-09-21T19:42:33Z Grass was seen upon the Etruscan hills, tentacles of the Apennines came clear again through dissolving mists, and a golden light flamed up in the western sky. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z Henri of the Paris Observatory to copy the illustration of the Lunar Apennines from a most beautiful and perfect photograph of part of the moon, taken by them only last March. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z I tramped over the Apennines to see it. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The small and worn-out Army of Italy was watching the Alps and the Apennines from Mont Blanc to Genoa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Away to the west the Apennines shut in the view. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Leftwards are the Apennines, opalescent in the morning mist, capped with snow upon their peaks. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z The crater Tycho forms a breastpin for the lady, and Menelaus glitters like a diamond ornament in her hair, while the range of the Apennines resembles a sort of coronet resting on her forehead. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z The bridegroom quietly declined the invitation, giving as his reason that the state of his lady’s health did not permit her to quit the palace, the wind from the Apennines being particularly dangerous for her. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z S.E. of Bologna by rail, on the line from Bologna to Rimini, and it is the junction of a line to Florence through the Apennines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The flat, low fields of the Campagna, fading away into the ridges of the purple Apennines, seemed almost like the fields of paradise, and the song of the birds was like the voice of angels. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z And in a cavern in Gran Sasso in Italy, the highest part of the Apennines, an experiment is looking at another oscillation, that between muon- and tau-neutrinos. Delta force 2011-06-23T10:54:47Z It will thus be seen that the Apennines of the earth sink into insignificance in comparison with their gigantic namesakes on the moon. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Finally, in the year 552, in a great battle among the Apennines, Totila was slain, and the struggle seemed to be at an end. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z The tranquil Neapolitans, the people on the Apennines or the Pyrenees, on the Ganges, in Otaheite, full of enjoyment and contemplativeness, are to this Spaniard an abomination. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z It was a small hut high among the Apennines, among crags and rocks far away from any other place. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z Following their little feathered guide, they went farther and farther north until they found a home among the spurs of the Apennines. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z Even with the naked eye the sun-touched summits of the lunar Apennines may at that time be detected as a tongue of light projecting into the dark side of the moon. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z It must be added that Venetian folk-poesy lacks the innate sympathy with all beautiful natural things which pervades the poesy of the Apennines. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The country was a glory of green and gold and crimson, the Apennines lying like purple shadows in the distance. Life of Saint Monica 2011-04-25T02:00:07.817Z Now the road led along the sides of the lofty Apennines, towards Liguria. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z There came to be many villages on the slopes of the Apennines in which the Sabine language was spoken. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z On the road to Rome, leading out into the Campagna, a young man might have been seen wending his way towards the hill country where shoot down the spurs of the Apennines. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z I had a mountain range—one of the Apennines—to cross, with deep snow and glaciers. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Mount Vesuvius, the celebrated volcano in the south of the peninsula, is quite distinct from the Apennines. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z He took orders, journeyed across the Apennines, and contrived to be appointed chaplain to Saturnina's nuns. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z It is represented in the Pyrenees, the Apennines, the Caucasus and extends into Asia; similar flysch-like deposits are related to the Himalayas as the European formations are to the Alps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z About half a century after his death, Columbanus founded a monastery of Benedictines at Bobbio, a town situated among the northern Apennines. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He took the same method of enjoyable travelling in the Apennines—that of the Pedestrian. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Branching off from the Alps, though not geologically connected with them, are the Apennines, which run south-east through Italy, constituting the central ridge of the peninsula. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Imprisoned between the naked heights of Pania and Pellegrino's precipices, the wild steeps of these woody Apennines inclose me in a living grave. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z It is situated 43� 46′ N., 11� 14′ E., on both banks of the river Arno, which at this point flows through a broad fertile valley enclosed between spurs of the Apennines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The family name was taken from the town of Firenzuola, situated at the foot of the Apennines, its original home. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z It did not desert me now as I entered this upper valley of the Apennines to seek a new colour and form of Italian landscape. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z At Vergato we engaged the coup� of the diligence, and had a pleasant passage over the Apennines, sometimes with four, sometimes with seven horses in the ascent. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The city was too much disturbed with political dissensions to attend to him; so Filelfo crossed the Apennines and settled in Florence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z It was the capital of a little papal state, lying at the foot of the Apennines to the southeast of Bologna. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z We came along here from Genoa by the seaboard, a very beautiful and picturesque road, traversing a wild range of the Apennines, and almost always within view of the blue Mediterranean. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z The days were long past for mounting the knapsack and striding over the Apennines or even the Grampians. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Like the Apennines which stretch their grim strength from the Alps to the toe of the peninsula, virility runs throughout the length of Italian history, though at times it avoids notice. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Crossing the Apennines and passing through Florence, he reached Rome in the second week of 1475. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The truth is, I was thinking of you, and of that romantic passage across the Apennines, and of the fair stranger, and so forth. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z In the central and northern Apennines the Eocene strata have been subdivided by Prof. F. Sacco into an upper Bartonian, a middle Parisian and a lower Suessonian series. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z O bringer of the light, whose splendor shines Above the darkness of the Apennines, Forerunner of the day that is to be! Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z The towns near by were often faithful to their allegiance, but across the Apennines the obstinate little cities between the mountains and the sea were almost always independent. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Ferruccio then decided to attempt a diversion by attacking the Imperialists in the rear and started from Volterra for the Apennines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z This particular range of mountains, which is called the Lunar Apennines, is by far the most prominent one upon the moon, although others, the Alps and Caucasus, exist. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z There was plenty of sport to be had in the Apennines or the Laurentine woods. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A province, situated on the wildest heights of the Apennines, being then without a governor, Ariosto received the appointment, which he held for three years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" He crossed the Apennines by a road, which he says is the first that could be called bad, and entered the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Beginning at Savona, on the Gulf of Genoa, the Apennines traverse the whole of the peninsula and also cross over into Sicily, the Strait of Messina being regarded merely as a gap in the chain. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The large crater to the northwest of the Apennines is called Archimedes. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z From this point eastward the chain proceeds along the coast till it forms a junction with the Apennines. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Tuscan Apennines extend from the pass of La Cisa to the sources of the Tiber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" From there he crossed the Apennines, where the mountaineers, horrid people, charged them most cruel prices, and went on into the duchy of Parma, where Alessandro Farnese, the great general, was the reigning duke. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z On the western side are the valleys of the Arno, Tiber, Garigliano, and Volturno, the largest rivers that rise in the Apennines, and the only ones of importance in the peninsular portion of Italy. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Height of the lunar mountains.—Attention has already been called to the detached mountain peaks, which in Fig. 55 prolong the range of Apennines into the lunar night. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Altamu′ra, a town of South Italy, province of Bari, at the foot of the Apennines, walled, well built, and containing a magnificent cathedral. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide They again are divided into three parts— the Ligurian, Tuscan and Umbrian Apennines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Finding the district already occupied, they proceeded over the river, drove out the Etruscans and Umbrians, and established themselves as far as the Apennines in the modern Romagna. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The rivers, fed from innumerable streams that pour down from the Apennines, are almost instantaneously swollen; and as their bed continually slopes towards the sea, the course of the waters is one of headlong velocity. The Fortunes Of Glencore Yes, dearest—there, with me, beside the blue waters of the Adriatic, or lost amid the chestnut forests of the Apennines. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The interior is rugged and mountainous, being traversed throughout by the Apennines. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide By some geographers, indeed, it is treated as a part of the central Apennines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Miocene marine deposits are also known from the Southern Alps and the east side of the Apennines, from Corsica, Sardinia, and Malta. The History of the European Fauna Dynasties may fall, and thrones crumble, but the eternal Apennines will still rear their snow-clad summits towards the sky. The Fortunes Of Glencore Low hills which skirt or lie at the foot of the great chain of the Apennines in Italy. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It was like standing on the Apennines, and turning your back and parting your coat tails, and trying to warm by the fires of Vesuvius. First Fam'lies of the Sierras But that in Tertiary times there was a high interior zone of crystalline rocks is indicated by the character of the Eocene beds in the southern Apennines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" They have been gathered in the Apennines in Sicily, and even beyond the Mediterranean in Algeria. The History of the European Fauna Built in a little cleft of the Apennines, it is begirt with great mountains,—wild, barren, and desolate. The Fortunes Of Glencore What now constitutes the central calcareous chain of the Apennines must for a long time have been a narrow ridgy peninsula, branching off, at its northern extremity, from the Alps near Savona. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Neither the majestic Alps, the glowing Pyrenees, nor the commanding Apennines ever impressed us like these wild, wrinkled, rock-bound mountains in their virgin mantles of frost. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Be this as it may, the Apennines, excepting in Calabria, are formed chiefly of Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Eocene and Miocene beds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In Europe it is found from the extreme east to the Pyrenees, the Apennines on the south, and to Great Britain and Scandinavia in the north. The History of the European Fauna His grave visits, when he seemed always to be either washing his hands or wiping his boots, left in the hearts of the three old maids memories more roseate than any sunset of the Apennines. Carnival They now constitute a line of hills of moderate elevation between the sea and the Apennines, but never penetrate to the higher and more ancient valleys of that chain. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Thus he proposed to penetrate into Italy by the lowest level which the surface of the country presented, which must be of course where the range of the Alps unites with that of the Apennines. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Glaciers no longer exist in the Apennines, but Post-Pliocene moraines have been observed in Basilicata. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Italy, ribbed by the Apennines, girdled by the Alps and the sea, juts out like a “long pier-head” from Europe towards the northern coast of Africa. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. It is a cold and dreary night in December; the snow has fallen not only on the higher Apennines, but lies thickly over Albano, and is even seen in drifts along the Campagna. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier It may therefore be presumed that the Apennines have been a centre whence species have diffused themselves over the contiguous lower and newer regions. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Since then we have had only the passage of the Apennines by the railway from Ancona to Rome. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Apennines are the continuation of the Alpine chain, but the individual zones of the Alps cannot be traced into the Apennines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" It seems fairly certain that both in Umbria and in Etruria this civilization is the work of the Umbrians, who at one time occupied the territory on both sides of the Apennines. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The snow lay on the Apennines, and even on the lower hills around Florence, ere Gerald was sufficiently recovered to move about his room. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier The Apennines, he says, which consist in great part of hard and solid granite, with some micaceous and argillaceous schists, form bare mountains with steep sides, and exhibit marks of great degradation. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Tronchon was spelling out the Moniteurs account of the Italian campaign as I entered his room, and found it excessively difficult to get back from the Alps and Apennines to the humble request I preferred. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune The inner zone of crystalline and schistose rocks which forms the main chain of the Alps, is absent in the Apennines except towards the southern end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The later Iron Age civilization both in Etruria and northward of the Apennines has been identified as that of the Etruscans. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 The inclined strata A are the disturbed formations of the Apennines, into which the ancient igneous rocks a are supposed to have intruded themselves. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In the Apennines, and other wild and mountainous districts of Italy, the little chapel-bell with its simple tinkling sound has a romantic and charming effect. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time The Apennines, indeed, consist almost entirely of Mesozoic and Tertiary beds, like the outer zones of the Alps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" They likewise occupied the district called after them, Etruria, to the south of the Apennines, between the Arno and the Tiber. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Some cottage on the sloping Apennines, Roses and lilies, and the rest all love? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Had the fundamental limestone of the Apennines remained uncovered throughout the whole area, the country could not have sustained a twentieth part of its present inhabitants. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology As I was journeying on foot through the Apennines, I fell in with a pilgrim in whom the spring and the autumn and the melancholy of both seemed to have combined. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Brigandage appears to have been prevalent in Roman times in the remoter parts of the Apennines, as it was until recently: an inscription found near the Furlo pass was set up in A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The district to the south of the Tiber, extending along the coast to the promontory of Circeii and from the coast inland to the slopes of the Apennines, was called in antiquity Latium. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. They were not forced by climate to be nomads, like the mountaineers of the Apennines, nor like the men of the sea-coast and ague-haunted plains. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June He well knew the pace at which a continental postilion descends a mountain, and how the steepest galleries of Alps and Apennines are often galloped down at speed. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Being again compelled to flee, he retired to Italy, and founded the monastery of Bobbio in the Apennines, where he remained till his death, which took place on the 21st of November 615. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Snow lies on the highest peaks of the Apennines for almost the whole year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In 354 the Romans concluded an alliance with the Samnite peoples of the south central Apennines. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The principal mountain chain of Sicily skirts the North and a portion of the North-eastern coast, and would appear to be a prolongation of the Apennines. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions During the eruption clouds condensed into tempests of rain, and hot water from the mountain, forming deluges of mud, swept down the sides, and reached even to Nola and the Apennines. Volcanoes: Past and Present It commands a splendid view of the Apennines on every side except the east, where the Adriatic is seen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The sea grew shallow, the deposits became conglomeratic and shaly, volcanic eruptions began, and the present folds of the Apennines were initiated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In striking contrast to the plains of the Po, southern Italy is traversed throughout by the parallel ridges of the Apennines, which give it an endless diversity of hill and valley. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Personally, we always prefer to consume raw umbers from the Apennines. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920 One of the most remarkable of these crateriform mountains is that named Copernicus, situated in a line with the southern prolongation of the Apennines. Volcanoes: Past and Present These factions often shook, by their jealousies, their fears, and their hatreds, that divided land, which groaned whenever they witnessed the “Ultramontanes” descending from their Alps and their Apennines. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 In the northern Apennines the elevation of the sea floor appears to have begun at an earlier period, for the Upper Cretaceous of that part of the chain consists largely of sandstones and conglomerates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Expansion north of the Apennines, in Latium and in Campania. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Watch-towers of dark clouds stand steadfastly along the promontories of the Apennines. Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters' The town of Aquila, or the Eagle, as the natives name it, is perched, eagle-like, on the brow of an abrupt cliff in the bosom of the loftiest Apennines. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Upon the border of an immense cliff stands a group of men whose costume denotes them to be brigands of the Apennines. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Situated in the valley of the Arno, under the shadow of the Apennines, Florence lacked the charm of Venice, situated on the sea. History of Human Society In the course of the sixth century the Etruscans crossed the Apennines and occupied territory in the Po valley northwards to the Alps and eastwards to the Adriatic. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The villa on the Apennines is 2220 feet above the level of the sea, and the thermometer stands only at 70° in the open air. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 A low, hollow, rumbling noise, as if from many hundred miles' distance, was heard coming rapidly onward along the whole line of the Apennines. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. The Apennines, with their dark gorges, their picturesque landscapes, and their snow-clad peaks, pleased his wild imagination. Happy Days for Boys and Girls First, we will reduce the multitudinous precipices of the Apennines to four sugar-loaves. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) These weaknesses nullified the effects of their victories in the field and prevented their occupation of Italy south of the Apennines. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. In the latter, it was in garden cultivation that the little proprietors, as in nearly the whole slopes of the Apennines, were engaged. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 It was February, as I have twice observed; and we were in the heart of the highest Apennines. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Voices from the mountains speak, Apennines to Alps reply; Vale to vale and peak to peak 254Toss an old-remembered cry: "Italy Shall be free!" Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition Watch-towers of dark clouds stand steadfastly along the promontories, of the Apennines. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) In Etruria, to the south of the Apennines, the Early Iron Age is of the Villanova type. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Subasio, a neighboring peak of the Apennines, looms above the colossal rock that crowns the hill around whose top Assisi clusters in winding terraces. Italy, the Magic Land The lagoons are usually excavated by laborers from Lombardy, who wander southward in search of employment in those months of the year during which the Apennines are covered with snow. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. In the dark passes of the Apennines lurks a bandit, poniard in hand, ready to spring on the unwary traveller as he emerges from the shadow. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 Sailing unto distant goal, Over Alps and Apennines, Sister of the woman-soul, It shines; Till my heart flies forth at last On the wings of passion warm, And I yearn to gather fast Its form. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems In Italy their cities were subjected to repeated assaults from the expanding Samnite peoples of the central Apennines. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. While the Romans reduced S. Etruria to a state of subjection, these Gauls suddenly crossed the Apennines, threatened Clusium, and then marched on Rome. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight Tronchon was spelling out the Moniteur's account of the Italian campaign as I entered his room, and found it excessively difficult to get back from the Alps and Apennines to the humble request I preferred. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. On its eastern side the Caucasus and the Apennines shut it in, except for a strait a hundred miles broad, by means of which it is connected with the Mare Imbrium. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers High as are the Lunar Apennines, the highest peaks on the moon are yet not found among them. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Avoiding the army at Ariminum the Gauls crossed the Apennines into Etruria, defeated the Roman allies and plundered the country. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. But in his march over the Apennines, he was overtaken by a dreadful storm, which destroyed great numbers of his men. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) A more direct route to Anjou's army would follow the Adriatic coast, then turn southward into the Apennines on entering the Abruzzi, the northernmost reach of Manfred's kingdom. The Saracen: The Holy War The Apennines extend about four hundred and eighty miles in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers It should not, then, be any subject for wonder, that the highest peaks in the Lunar Apennines attain to such heights as 22,000 feet. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language In this way Roman authority was firmly established and the way prepared for the rapid Latinization of the land between the Apennines and the Alps. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Behind these picturesque islands, the distant range of the Apennines hung like a cloud in the horizon. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. They had been through the highest of the Apennines yesterday and were now descending the western slopes. The Saracen: The Holy War The sun had just risen above the blue crest of the Apennines, its level rays tipping the Campanile and the great dome of the Cathedral with light, and turning eastern window-panes into flaming beacons. The Italian Twins Indeed, spring is seldom absent from the banks of the Arno; for though at times savage Winter is heard growling amid the Apennines, he dare seldom venture farther than midway down their slopes. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge No sadder way of entering Italy can well be imagined than landing at Ancona and crossing through the Apennines to Rome in the early spring. The Countess of Albany A mountain of the Apennines and visible from Florence. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning It was visibly snowing on the great Apennines, and suddenly, though very gently, it began to snow here also, wrapping the blue distance, the yellow vineyards, in thin veils. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life They were now descending the eastern slopes of the Apennines, and Beppo, remembering his geography, knew that they were getting farther and farther from Florence. The Italian Twins Shutting in the plain on the north, and sweeping round it in a magnificent bend towards the west, are the craggy and romantic Apennines. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Chestnuts so unlike those of our Apennines that, when, higher up, they are exchanged for beeches, it is only by picking up the fallen dry leaves that we could tell the difference. The Spirit of Rome Each had his little separate hut and garden, and some distance above the convent, on the slopes of the Apennines, they had an establishment called the Eremo, for those who sought for even greater solitude. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville On descending the southern declivities of the Apennines he learned that a new Roman army, under a new consul, was advancing toward him from the south. Hannibal Makers of History Best of all, in the Apennines, the French were led by Bonaparte and Masséna. Lectures on the French Revolution You have disengaged yourself from the Apennines,—the picturesque Apennines,—in whose sunny vales the vine still ripens, and on whose sides the olive still lingers. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The war in the Alps and the Apennines was keenly contested. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Our journey through the Apennines was most beautiful, passing for days under the shade of magnificent oak forests or valleys rich in wine, oil, grain, and silk. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Finding his situation uncomfortable, he moved on toward the south, and at length determined that, inclement as the season was, he would cross the Apennines. Hannibal Makers of History Its distribution in Italy is equally capricious, for it is virtually restricted to the rocky slopes of the Apennines, the Volterrano Hills in Tuscany, and the coast ranges of Elba. Birds in the Calendar In another half hour we came to the spurs of the Apennines. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Eratosthenes.—This profound crater, upwards of 37 miles in diameter, lies at the end of the gigantic range of the Apennines. The Story of the Heavens Here they encamped on a plain at the foot of the Apennines, near a place called Asculum. Pyrrhus Makers of History Crossing the Apennines.Terrific storm.Death of the elephants. Hannibal Makers of History The afternoon, though it was winter, was glorious, even though the cold wind from the snow-tipped Apennines swept sharply down the valley. The Stretton Street Affair The great chain of the Apennines, with rolling masses of cloud on its summits, ran along on the east, and formed the bounding wall of the prospect. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The ranges of mountains are indicated by small letters; thus a on the index is the site of the so-called Caucasus mountains, and similarly the Apennines are denoted by c. The Story of the Heavens He then resolved to cross the Apennines and give a last blow to Rome. Ancient States and Empires But, though Hannibal conquered the Alps, the Apennines conquered him. Hannibal Makers of History When the mysterious millionaire had disappeared, I approached the broad terrace which ran along the side of the house from which such a wonderful panorama of the Apennines was to be obtained. The Stretton Street Affair On the north-east, right in the fork of the Apennines, lie the bosky and wooded dells of Valombrosa. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge After the battle of Trebia he had only eight left, and when he had crossed the Apennines there was only one still alive. More Science From an Easy Chair Amidst the Apennines, far removed from the ordinary track of tourists, is the diminutive republic of San Marino, which boasts never to have been subjugated. Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc It ranges from central Spain through the Pyrenees, Alps and Apennines to the Balkan Mountains, associated with P. cembra at higher, with P. sylvestris at lower altitudes. The Genus Pinus They had come out after supper to admire the wonderful moonlit scene, for before them rose the snow-tipped mountains in a long serrated range, the high Apennines which divide the Adriatic from the Mediterranean. The Stretton Street Affair The bad weather which had overtaken me amid the Apennines descended with me into the valley of the Arno; and murky clouds, with torrents of rain, but too often obscured the sky. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Within its bounds, and along the fountains and rivers of waters, the third trumpet reëchoed from the Alps to the Apennines. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse Wintering in the valley of the Po, in the early spring Hannibal crossed the Apennines and pushed through a region of lakes, flooded by the melting of the snow, to F�sul�. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Thus following his own mood, he roamed through the plains and through the vallies of the Apennines. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck They had passed like a destroying locust swarm over Bologna and Imola, and crossing the Apennines, which separate Umbria from Tuscany, had descended into the valley of the Arno not far from Arezzo. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 The weather was still wild and wintry, and the Apennines were white with snow to almost their bottom. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge “Attila spread his ravages over the rich plains of modern Lombardy; which are divided by the Po, and bounded by the Alps and Apennines.” A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse The Apennines rise like a screen behind the amphitheatre of soft hills that enclose it—hills soft with olive woods, and dipping down into gardens of lemon and orange, and vineyards dotted with palms. Stray Studies from England and Italy She could see the Apennines, and it was the chestnut harvest and the peasants used to pass along the road on their way to the forests, and she liked to watch them. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim It was now April; and Bourbon had by this time crossed the Apennines, and was with his army on the western slopes of the mountains, not far from the celebrated monastery of Lavernia. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 On the south and west is the hill country of the Apennines, among whose serrated peaks and cleft sides is many a lovely dell, rich in waters, and vines, and olive trees. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The Apennines are nothing after the Alps, but the descent to Genoa is very pretty, and Genoa itself exceeds everything I ever saw in point of beauty and magnificence. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I By this time his army had swelled to more than one hundred thousand men, and with these he pushed his way northward through the passes of the Apennines. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Her cold climate was no protection to Scythia; Caucasus burned, and Ossa and Pindus, and, greater than both, Olympus,—the Alps high in air, and the Apennines crowned with clouds. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes But the wind is soft and warm, blowing from the African desert instead of the snowclad Apennines. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" The Alps and the Apennines were imprisoned in a shroud of vapour. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The view from the top of the Duomo is superb, over the boundless plain of Lombardy with the range of the Alps, and the Apennines in the distance. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I This pass was a narrow opening in the outer wall of the Apennines, which led from the plain of Campania to Maleventum. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The Austrians retreated beyond the Apennines, and the French had no further difficulty in obtaining provisions. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration "As I understood, from the Apennines," replied I, growing more confident as I saw that he became more attentive. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Turning to the south, you have the purple summits of the Apennines rising above the plain. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge On leaving the Apennines he encountered the Alps, and exchanged beauty for grandeur. Overbeck In the centre of the Samnite country stood a remarkable mountain mass, an offshoot from the Apennines. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Recent Movements in the Riviera.—The earliest movements that resulted in the great range of the Maritime Alps and the Ligurian Apennines date from pre-Carboniferous times, when the central crystalline massifs in part emerged. A Study of Recent Earthquakes Soult being driven from ridge to ridge of the Apennines, till he was forced back within the second line of defenses. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 The screen which here, and for miles after leaving Turin, shuts out the view of the Apennines, is the Colina. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The river is here about the size of the Hudson at Sandy Hill or the Mohawk at Canajoharie, but subject to rapid swellings from rains in the Apennines above. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Near Nantes in his tempest-beaten home, near Genoa in a fold of the Apennines, where he watched the lizards sleep or slide, a great appeasement came upon his spirit. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. In eastern Switzerland, it shows a marked curve inwards; possibly, as Professor Mercalli suggests, from the vibrations having to cross the northern Apennines in a direction nearly at right angles to their axis. A Study of Recent Earthquakes A vast semicircle of bivouac fires stretched from the Apennines to the sea, and their reflected glare from the sky lit up the battlements and ramparts of the city. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 The light was full and strong, as if myriads and myriads of bude lights had been kindled on the summits of the Apennines. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge I presume, therefore, that the Apennines are, as a whole, less lofty and difficult now than they were in the days of Romulus, of Hannibal, or even of Constantine. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. From La Cisa the road descends suddenly; for the southern escarpment of the Apennines, as of the Alpine, barrier is pitched at a far steeper angle than the northern. New Italian sketches On one side arose the blue outline of the Apennines, crowned with snow; on the other the dark waves of the Mediterranean washed the far distant shore. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome A select third of the troops were chosen and divided into three divisions to assume the offensive, under Mass�na's direction, against the almost impregnable posts of the Austrians and Sardinians in the upper Apennines. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) The Apennines called to the Alps; the Alps shouted to the Apennines; and the plain between quaked and trembled at the awful voice. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Journey Gentle reader, after staying a few months in England, I strayed across the Alps and the Apennines, and returned home, but could not tarry. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The Loggia to which these rooms have access looks across the Apennines, and down on what was once a private garden. New Italian sketches In the south the Certosa of Pavia is visible, and sometimes the towers and domes of the city itself, with the Apennines in the background. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta The strength of papal dominion lay in Bologna, and the other legations beyond the Apennines, comprising many of the finest districts in Italy; and there a master-stroke was to be made. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) When we had reached the spurs of the Apennines the storm fell. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Piercing winds swept across the Tiber valley from the still snow-clad Apennines above Assisi. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Moving quickly through the Papal States and Tuscany, he engaged his troops in the passes of the Apennines near Pontremoli, and on July 5th, 1495, took up his quarters in the village of Fornovo. New Italian sketches Immediately behind are the Apennines, and upon these mountain heights are again several strong forts commanding the town, which is also enclosed by a double line of fortifications on the land side. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta A rampart guarded the sheer cliff, and with elbows resting there and chin cupped in my hands I looked away to the Apennines. David Malcolm We resumed our journey, and in about an hour's ride we gained the central chain of the Apennines. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge As I saw, in one place, dozens of huge German cavalry-men, asleep upon bundles of wheat, I recalled their Frankish forefathers, swarming down the Apennines, upon Italy. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The great difficulty will be, to cut through the Apennines, which at present sever Tuscany from the other states; but a greater still will be the moral one, arising from the disordered state of Italy. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 So enthusiastic were the Irish, that, not content with the religious work in Ireland, the Irish Church sent out its missionaries to Scotland, to Germany, and to the Alps and Apennines. Practical Grammar and Composition Webmo, the birthplace of Raphael, is a secluded mountain town on a cliff on the east slope of the Apennines directly east of Florence. Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer But in the phenomenon of the Apennines, the mixture seems to me to be typical of the products of a whirlwind. The Book of the Damned "From Iceland to the Danube or the Apennines, among Frank or Burgundian or Lombard, the Irish energy seemed omnipotent and inexhaustible." The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 Soon the train began to lift into the mountains, the beautiful Apennines, and Merrihew counted so many tunnels he concluded that this was where the inventor of the cinematograph got his idea. The Lure of the Mask The Apennines had not been seen for years, but Corsica was liable to appear at any time. Riviera Towns The region of marsh lies between the Apennines and the Mediterranean; and here, I confess, he finds fault with the degree of diligence in reclaiming it exerted by its present possessors. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity In the London Times, July 4, 1883, there is an account of a shower of twigs and leaves and tiny toads in a storm upon the slopes of the Apennines. The Book of the Damned He had given her the opportunity to respond, but she did not take it; she merely remarked, with a vague laugh, that of course he couldn't take his ship over the Apennines. Georgina's Reasons Pistoria was an Etruscan town lying at the foot of the Apennines. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome The Apennines behind Florence, as well as Corsica, are marked as within the range of visibility. Riviera Towns It is milk: such, with strawberries, which ripen on the Apennines many months in continuance, and some other berries of sharp and grateful flavour, has been my only diet since my first residence here. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection I took measures with a muleteer to run a couple of sacks across the Apennines to Genoa, but have not great dependence on its success. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Then the author wandered off through the olives, where under the unclouded Italian sky he could see the long line of the Apennines, and there he meditated on the insufferable smoke of Sheffield and Pittsburg. By the Christmas Fire My luggage will go through to Ancona, and thence by diligence to Rome, while I push on over the Apennines to Pistoja and Florence. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania It skimmed the Apennines and landed not far from Archimedes. Wandl the Invader As for friends, lampreys and turbots beget them, and they spawn not amid the solitude of the Apennines. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection From its high windows one may look out over the valley of the Clitunno and that of the Tiber, the fertile Umbrian plain, and, on the east, to the Apennines. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day The lunar Apennines have three thousand steep and weird peaks. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told The first spurs of the Apennines arise from the Tuscan sea between the Alps and the most distant borders of Tuscany. The Ten Books on Architecture Down through it, on the rocks of the Moon in the foothills of the Apennines, the mechanism established there abruptly sprang into action. Wandl the Invader Our situation is reported to be among the highest of the Apennines. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The Gothic warriors were kindly treated, but dismissed to their farms between the Apennines and the Adriatic. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation Then entered Orpheus who began his tale with the words, "I bewailed on the spires of the Apennines the untimely death of my Euridice." Some Forerunners of Italian Opera Too many millions of larches are perhaps growing now behind the Tay and the Tilt; yet why should the hills of Perthshire be thought to be disfigured by what ennobles the Alps and the Apennines? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Uprushing rocks, the Apennines to one side; the dark yawning maw of Archimedes on the other. Wandl the Invader The chestnut trees are as large and fruitful as the best on the Apennines, and the nuts form the staple article of food for man and beast during the winter months. Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads Ravenna stands in a great alluvial plain between the Apennines, the Adriatic, and the Po. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation After five months it behoved him to leave Noli; he took the road to Savona, crossed the Apennines, and arrived at Turin. The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First An Ethical Poem For as time slipped away and her eye followed the heightening line of the Apennines, she knew that tranquil Tyrrhenian Sea would not long be left to her. Phantom Wires A Novel It seemed, down there on the rocky Moon plain in the foothills of the Apennines, that some extensive, elaborate base was being prepared. Wandl the Invader Nor were these the first of the Etrurians with whom the Gauls fought, but long before that they frequently fought with those who dwelt between the Apennines and the Alps. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Browne himself with the advanced guard forced his way across the Apennines and entered Genoa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" They inhabited that part of the Apennines which lies between Campania and Lucania, but they were not contented with their mountain-homes, and overran the rich plains which lay at their feet. A Smaller History of Rome At last he found some of the old processes still employed in a remote district, hidden in the recesses of the Apennines, far from the great towns. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. The Cometara had fallen upon the Moon Apennines, not very far from where my old Planetara still lay, near the base of Archimedes. Wandl the Invader The mountains above and to the left are the lunar Apennines; those on the left just below the centre are the Alps. The New Heavens To mountaineers it is invaluable, so that on the Apennines and the Pyrenees the Chestnut harvest is the event of the year. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure It was a contest of this kind that led to the war between the Romans and the Samnites of the Apennines. A Smaller History of Rome Another crossed the ancient Sea of Showers toward the lunar Apennines. Edison's Conquest of Mars The little crater which concealed the Grantline camp was off in the crater-scarred region beyond which the distant Apennines raised their terraced walls. Brigands of the Moon The largest of the conspicuous group of three just below the Apennines is Archimedes and at the lower end of the Alps is Plato. The New Heavens In modern Italy basketsful are gathered in the woods of the Apennines, and the Alps. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Hannibal now recrossed the Apennines, descended into the rich plains of Campania, and laid waste, without opposition, that fertile territory. A Smaller History of Rome Between Vesuvius and the nearer mountains, as through a chasm, was seen the main line of the loftiest Apennines, to the east. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two It has but recently been brought under cultivation, and was found a native of the Apennines of Etruria. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. Some of the peaks of the lunar Apennines attain a height of 20,000 feet. The New Heavens Geologically speaking, this portion of Tuscany consists of loam and sandy deposits, forming the basin between two mountain-ranges—the Apennines and the chalk hills of the western coast of Central Italy. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series It is a mountainous country, being entirely filled with the masses of the Apennines. A Smaller History of Rome The wine that grows on the sides of their mountain is extraordinarily good, much better than any I met with on the cold side of the Apennines. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two In the Apennines one sometimes comes upon a grove of olives or cypresses as gnarled and twisted as the tortured souls that Dante imagined them to be. The Age of the Reformation We mounted the dome, and saw glistening before us the regions of the Apennines, Soracte, and toward Tivoli the volcanic hills. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) An old parish priest, pilgrim from some valley of the Apennines, who knelt beside me, cried and quivered with excess of adoration. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series It consists almost entirely of a great plain, sloping down from the Apennines to the sea. A Smaller History of Rome One finds similar garments to-day among the shepherds of the most remote parts of the Apennines. Life of St. Francis of Assisi The sun, rising above the Apennines, was just whitening the prison walls with its earliest rays. The Well of Saint Clare Only two considerable rivers flow from the Apennines westward into the Mediterranean. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) Southward from her high-built battlements and church towers the eye can sweep a circuit of the Apennines unrivalled in its width. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series It contains no mountains, and only hills of moderate elevation, the Apennines running to the southwest through Lucania and the Bruttii. A Smaller History of Rome As he came over the Apennines into Lombardy, at Fornovo he was met by a larger force, chiefly provided by Venice, and had to fight his way through. Lectures on Modern history They were without a doubt Gauls whom the Romans called Cisalpines, and whom we call Transalpines, famished mountain-dwellers, neighbours of the Alps and the Apennines. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary A physics laboratory high in the fastnesses of the Lunar Apennines is an odd place for a psychiatrist to introduce himself on professional business. Operation: Outer Space But none who see it even from a distance can fail to be struck with its imposing aspect, as it rises from the level plain upon that mass of rock among the Apennines. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The Apennines run through the province in its whole extent. A Smaller History of Rome So the year had ended, for the Austrians, with a disastrous defeat and a retreat behind the Apennines. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy The sun set in calm majesty behind the misty summits of the Apennines, and its golden and roseate hues painted the mountains of the opposite shore. The Last Man At long last only the topmost peaks of the Apennines blazed luridly against a background of stars whose light seemed feeble by comparison. Operation: Outer Space From the simple outdoor tombs placed upon pillars, such as one principally finds north of the Apennines, there issued a grander idea which culminated in the monuments of the Scaligers at Verona. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres His prayer was heard, for the Gauls had already crossed the Apennines, and next year Rome was in ashes. A Smaller History of Rome The scenery of the Apennines is altogether different in character from that of the Alps: it is less bold, less lofty, less abrupt and terrific—but more beautiful, more luxuriant, and infinitely more varied. The Diary of an Ennuyée Beneath are the plains of Italy, or the vast undulations of the wave-like Apennines: fertility reposes in their many folds, and woods crown the summits. The Last Man Jones moved into it, with masses of apparatus from the laboratory in the Lunar Apennines. Operation: Outer Space Alberti, who lived north of the Apennines during his boyhood, took lessons in Tuscan before returning to Florence. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres But they now spread farther south, crossed the Apennines, and laid waste with fire and sword the provinces of Central Italy. A Smaller History of Rome After passing Mount Soracte, of classical fame, we took leave of the Apennines; having lived amongst them ever since we left Bologna. The Diary of an Ennuyée At the time when the action begins, Sebastian is chief of a band of brigands, the remains of his faithful adherents, whom he has taken with him to the fastnesses of the Apennines. Dead Man's Rock Umbrians and Oscans.—In the rugged mountains of the Apennines, to the east and south of the Roman plain, resided numerous tribes. History Of Ancient Civilization A very conspicuously brilliant crater in the Apennines, with a smaller light-surrounded crater W. of it. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features These were the Gauls on both sides of the Po, and the Ligurians, a race of hardy mountaineers, inhabiting the upper Apennines and the Maritime Alps. A Smaller History of Rome Nature has placed limits to these States, the Po on one side, and the Apennines on the other. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch An Irish missionary, Columban, founded monasteries in Burgundy and the Apennines. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 The entire Riviera was abandoned, and they retreated across the Apennines into Piedmont. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain The counterscarp of the Apennines, in places 160 miles in width from east to west, runs down to the Mare Vaporum with a comparatively gentle inclination. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features South of the Apennines 6 Foreign races— IV. A Smaller History of Rome Whilst Petrarch was thus flattering his imagination with hopes that were never to be realized, his two friends, who had proceeded to cross the Apennines, came to an untimely fate. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The country continues plain, except that the Apennines are approaching on the left. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 About the middle of the peninsula there runs down, westward from the Apennines, a river called the Tiber, flowing rapidly between seven low hills, which recede as it approaches the sea. Young Folks' History of Rome A delicate cleft, not very clearly traceable as a whole, begins near its N. end, and terminates amid the ramifications of the Apennines S. of Marco Polo. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features Compare the map of the Auvergne with that of Switzerland; the volcanoes of South Italy with the Apennines. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays If you could do this, we may, at least, cross the Apennines together; or if you are going by another road, we shall meet at Bologna, I hope. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals There is snow on the Apennines, near Genoa. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The Romans knew little or nothing about what passed beyond their own Apennines, and went on with their own quarrels. Young Folks' History of Rome CONON.—A bright little crater, 11 miles in diameter, situated among the intricacies of the Apennines, S. of Mount Bradley. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features You have taken a house at Hornsey: I had much rather you had taken one in the Apennines. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals As of old, so to-day, she stands in the plain at the foot of the Apennines, that in their sweetness and strength lend her still something of their nobility. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition The Apennines are mostly covered with soil, and are in corn, pasture, mulberries and figs, in the parts before indicated. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 They were of Italian blood, mountaineers of the Southern Apennines, not unlike the Romans in habits, language, and training, and the staunchest enemies they had yet encountered. Young Folks' History of Rome ERATOSTHENES.—A noble ring-plain, 38 miles in diameter; a worthy termination of the Apennines. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features "You can see them in all directions," answered Ardan; "but two are particularly visible: one running north from Archimedes, the other south towards the Apennines." All Around the Moon A little while before to-day the most precious of our dreams was not so lovely as that spur of the Apennines. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition The chain of the Apennines, which intersects middle and Lower Italy, commences in the north of Etru'ria. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. The lands in the open country were quite subdued, but many Samnites still lived in the fastnesses of the Apennines in the south, which have ever since been the haunt of wild untamed men. Young Folks' History of Rome The northern extremity of the Apennines, in N. lat. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features It is at least fifty or sixty miles long and runs along the base of the Apennines in a line almost perfectly straight. All Around the Moon For, as we saw foreshadowed in the case of the Alps and Apennines, the bigger the mountains on which we can draw the greater the resulting mass of alluvium. Science in Arcady The journey led through a charming country lying at the base of the Apennines. Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among the Old Italian Masters On week-days, at certain hours, one may enjoy the place thoroughly without any distraction, and feel amid the lonely vistas of the woods as if buried in the loneliest solitude of the Apennines. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood A promontory of the Apennines, in N, lat. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features "The Apennines," answered Barbican; "and those on the left are the Carpathians." All Around the Moon From all this you can gather why the existing Po flows far from the Alps and nearer the base of the Apennines. Science in Arcady The journey at first took them through rich Tuscan plains, and later through wild, picturesque ravines of the Apennines. Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among the Old Italian Masters Setting out from Savona, he crossed the mountains at a weak point between the Alps and the Apennines, and succeeded in piercing the enemy's line of defence. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. A mountain mass projecting from the escarpment of the Apennines, in N. lat. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features In the singular color of the Tuscan atmosphere, the hills and vineyards of the Apennines seemed bursting with midsummer blood. Preaching and Paganism Volterra occupies the site of the large Tuscan town which lorded it over this part of the Lower Apennines. Science in Arcady The baron's party traveled day and night, without pause or rest, until they crossed the northern frontier of Italy, and halted at the little hamlet of San Vito, at the foot of the Apennines. The Lost Lady of Lone Then we began to descend into the valley, through a fine forest country, somewhat like the chestnut-woods of the Apennines. The Child of the Dawn A great square-shaped mountain mass, near the S.E. extremity of the Apennines, in N. lat. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features But now when that was done which she herself had almost dictated, she took upon herself to live as though she were ill-used as badly as a heroine in a castle among the Apennines! The Claverings A soft east wind was blowing down from the distant Apennines, and all the trees were rustling gently. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. He had undertaken, it will be remembered, to hold the passes of the Apennines upon this side. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Should they cross the Apennines and blot out Rome as they had blotted out Aquileia from among the cities of the world? The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Again Moreau was compelled to retreat, pursued by Suwarrow, and took refuge on the crest of the Apennines, in the vicinity of Genoa. The Empire of Russia Close by the village brawls a torrent, such as one may see in the Monte Rosa valleys or the Apennines, but very rarely in Switzerland. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series The fastnesses of the Apennines were their sole safety; and thither—scarce daring to stop to pillage for victuals—they hurried their weary steps. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Charles could only reply with vague promises to the solicitations of the Pisans, strengthen the French garrisons in their fortresses, and march forward as quickly as possible into the Apennines. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Range rises over range, crossing at unexpected angles, breaking into sudden precipices, and stretching out long, exquisitely modelled outlines, as only Apennines can do, in silvery sobriety of colours toned by clearest air. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Enormous slaughter ensued; numbers prevailing against science, and the French, driven out of Italy, took refuge along the ridges of the Apennines. The Empire of Russia Higher, the roseate whiteness of ridged snow on Alps or Apennines. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series But the main road for true refugees is the high Apennines; and this is the road most of them traveled. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 While the influence of the Popes was thus weakened in their states beyond the Apennines, three great families, the Orsini, the Savelli, and the Colonnesi, grew to princely eminence in Rome and its immediate neighborhood. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots This story should be read while storms are gathering upon the distant sea, or thunderclouds descending from the Apennines, and when the pines begin to rock and surge beneath the stress of labouring winds. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series As we stood and gazed upon it from the hall door, the distant hills were touched with a soft purple light such as transfigures the Apennines at sunset. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) All along the coast from Ravenna to Loretto was new ground to both, and endlessly fascinating; in the passing and repassing of the Apennines they had 'wonderful visions of beauty and glory.' Life of Robert Browning Italy is divided into four by the Apennines, and is mostly Apennines. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Her institutions like that of the Carroccio, together with her tameless spirit, are communicated to the neighboring cities of Lombardy, cross the Apennines, and animate the ancient burghs of Tuscany. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Some are the native product of the Tuscan mountain villages, especially of the regions round Pistoja and Siena, where on the spurs of the Apennines the purest Italian is vernacular. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series She applies it both within and without: at one moment giving pages on the scenery of the Apennines, at another paragraphs on the furniture of her abbeys and castles. The English Novel It is not to be inferred from this that the agents of the Pope become converts to tolerance by crossing the Apennines. The Roman Question We find Rome, Florence, Venice, Mantua, Verona, and forgotten towns among the Apennines painted with happy love in verse, but not an English town nor an English village. The Poetry Of Robert Browning Bordering the chain of the Apennines, in Italy, on both sides is a series of low hills made up of Tertiary strata, which are known as the Sub-Apennine beds. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science There is nothing else to be seen except the spreading marsh, bounded by dim snowy Alps and purple Apennines, so very far away that the level rack of summer clouds seem more attainable and real. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Most of them occur in a well-defined district between the Po and the Apennines, with Piacenza at its west end and Bologna at its east end. Ancient Town-Planning At twenty leagues' distance from Rome there is very little kneeling; beyond the Apennines none at all. The Roman Question It may be proper to give a view of the operations of nature upon the Apennines. Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) For there, close upon her, as it seemed, like one of her own Apennines risen and stalking through the night, towered a great mountain, cloud-wreathed, and gashed with vast ravines. The Mating of Lydia After passing Quattro Castelli we enter the hills, climbing gently upwards between barren slopes of ashy grey earth—the débris of most ancient Apennines—crested at favourable points with lonely towers. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series They were now settled on dry ground and far away from lakes—one of their hamlets is high in the Apennines, nearly 1,900 ft. above the sea. Ancient Town-Planning The Apennines, which form a barrier between them and the Pope, bring them nearer to Europe and liberty. The Roman Question On the night of the 6th of December 1846, the whole line of the Apennines from Liguria to Calabria was illuminated. The Liberation of Italy The way to Rome leads through the Apennines. Household Gods Charles passed rapidly through Lombardy, engaged his army in the passes of the Apennines, and debouched upon the coast where the Magra divided Tuscany from Liguria. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Other instances, but not so many, may be quoted from south of the Apennines. Ancient Town-Planning These taxes are lighter on the other side of the Apennines. The Roman Question Sardinia stood alone, neither from south of the Apennines nor from north of the Alps could help be hoped for. The Liberation of Italy The Pyrenees, the Apennines, the Alps, and with them the whole range of the Caucasus and Himalayas, were raised either immediately after the Cretaceous epoch, or in the course of the Tertiaries. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 They stretched, in fact, across the north of Italy, forming a quadrilateral between the Alps and Apennines. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Their most famous port was Luna, which was situated on the Macra, a river which, flowing from the Apennines, divided Liguria from Etruria, and fell into the Tyrrhenian Sea. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The Apennines are so easily crossed, that the people on either side can speedily join hands. The Roman Question All the Alps, from Mon Viso to the Simplon, all Piedmont, and beyond Piedmont, Italy to the Apennines, can be scanned from the church which fulfilled the royal vow. The Liberation of Italy He walked slowly back to his lodging, and mounting a horse rode out of Bologna, and towards the Apennines. Clementina Here the Apennines roll, billow above billow, in majestic desolation, soaring to snow summits in the Pellegrino region. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Spallanzani's Travels in the Two Sicilies, and some parts of the Apennines, 1798. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson I had never met with it on the other side of the Apennines. The Roman Question Thus, instead of marching straight on Reggio, the volunteers sought concealment in the great mountain mass which forms the southernmost bulwark of the Apennines. The Liberation of Italy The night was gathering; there were purple shadows upon the Apennines. Clementina Moving quickly through the Papal States and Tuscany, he engaged his troops in the passes of the Apennines near Pontremoli, and on July 5, 1495, took up his quarters in the village of Fornovo. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series His general line of operations extended from the Apennines to Verona. The Art of War Viva Maria! and so on, which had so edified me on the other side of the Apennines. The Roman Question Our voyage was propitious, and oh! what was my rapture when first, in the dawn of morning, I saw the shadowy summits of the Apennines rising almost like clouds above the horizon. Tales of a Traveller Cold northern blasts blew from the upper Apennines, and piled the snows upon the grey and yellow rocks of the Abruzzo heights, as he crossed the valley of the Edera towards Ruscino. The Waters of Edera On the verge of this blooming plain stand ancient cities ringed with hills, some rising to snowy Apennines, some covered with white convents and sparkling with villas. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The line of the Alps as one sees it upon very clear days from the last of the Apennines—this, I think, has never been properly praised in any modern book—not even an Italian. Hills and the Sea Let us seek a little repose on the other side of the Apennines. The Roman Question I fled to the Apennines, and wandered for days and days among their savage heights. Tales of a Traveller Upon a hoary spur of the Apennines stands the crumbling town of Palestrina. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians From the topmost peaks of the Sabine Apennines, gradual tender sloping lines descend to find their quiet in the valley of Clitumnus. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Before them, in the distance, arose the Apennines, among which were, here and there, visible the white outlines of some villa or hamlet. The American Baron Thus there is still good business to be done in this line, and particularly beyond the Apennines, in those provinces which Austria has disarmed and does not protect. The Roman Question They range over a vast extent of wild impracticable country, along the chain of Apennines, bordering on different states; they know all the difficult passes, the short cuts and strong-holds. Tales of a Traveller I had another good day, too, crossing the Apennines. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II The loggia to which these rooms have access looks across the Apennines, and down on what was once a private garden. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Of course an immense amount of bowing, with backward steps according to true courtly fashion, went to the due uttering of these adieux on that spot of the high-road over the Apennines. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Sir," he said, "these unhappy people must certainly belong to the other side of the Apennines, since they still make pilgrimages. The Roman Question To be a road-maker is weary work, even across the Apennines of life. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) In RIETI,—at the foot of the Umbrian Apennines,—a day's journey to the north-east of Rome. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II She told him how she had ridden hundreds of miles on mules in the Apennines, where there were no roads, and only mules, goats and flies could keep their feet on the steep, stony paths. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Arrived at that spot—it is on the top of a high, bleak ridge among the Apennines—there was a general alighting from the carriages for the mutual saying of the last words of farewell. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Nothing is more just, natural, or easy than to free the Adriatic provinces, and to confine the despotism of the Papacy between the Mediterranean and the Apennines. The Roman Question The Apennines run along the eastern border of the Sea of Rains, and are continued on the north by the Carpathians, the profile of which measures about 100 leagues. The Moon-Voyage I really began to fear that you had been assassinated among the Apennines or killed in that outbreak at Rome. Yesterdays with Authors She said that a good mule was worth forty pounds in the Apennines, more than a horse of similar quality. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns He told the Marquis Pepoli that if the annexations crossed the Apennines, unity would be achieved; and he did not want unity: he wanted only independence. Cavour Far from the seat of government, beyond the Apennines, they are less poor, less oppressed, and less despised. The Roman Question The travellers could only catch a glimpse of the summit of these Apennines which lie between west long. The Moon-Voyage A range of mountains here divides Greece in the same manner as Italy is divided by the ridge of the Apennines. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 It occurred to Denry that if mules were so wonderful in the Apennines the reason must be that there are no policemen in the Apennines. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns We had already reached the domain of the Apennines. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy It is, however, beyond the Apennines that the paternal character of the Government is chiefly displayed. The Roman Question What, then, is the relation of this vast lowland country between the Alps and the Apennines to Italy proper? Ravenna, a Study But a few, a very few, friends accompanied his carriage to the papal frontier, an invisible line on the bleak Apennines, unmarked by any habitation. What I Remember, Volume 2 This is likewise the case in the Taurus, and on the slopes of our Apennines, as well as on other similar ranges. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Numerous valleys, extending between low hills, opened before our eyes, the snow-clad Apennines formed the background, and in the far distance shone a gleaming stripe—the Adriatic sea. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy Traversed by the Apennines, which divide it about equally, the Papal dominions incline gently, on one side to the Adriatic, on the other to the Mediterranean. The Roman Question What lies to the north of the Apennines is not Italy at all, but Cisalpine Gaul. Ravenna, a Study Beyond, nestling in the hollows of the Apennines, shutting in the plain of that side, is ancient Lombard-walled Pistoja—the key to the passes of Northern Italy. The Italians E. of Florence, in a valley of the Apennines, surrounded by forests of beech, firs, &c.; is a classic spot. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge From this roof we have a splendid view as far as the sea and the Apennines; we can descry the entire Vatican, which adjoins the church, as well as the Pope’s gardens. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy But beyond the Apennines matters are far otherwise. The Roman Question The French were south of the Apennines when the Papal-Spanish force swung round from Milan into the Ferrarese, seized the territory south of the Po, and laid siege to Bologna. Ravenna, a Study They come—tens and tens of miles away, from out the deep shadows of primeval chestnut-woods, clothing the flanks of rugged Apennines with emerald draperies. The Italians Arno, a river of Italy, rises in the Apennines, flows westward past Florence and Pisa into the Mediterranean, subject to destructive inundations. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge |
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