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multitude_n of_o people_n do_v it_o maintain_v that_o king_n
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vizor_n or_o expose_v those_o mask_a truth_n to_o public_a view_n since_o to_o endeavour_v the_o unmask_n of_o they_o may_v prove_v a_o private_a diversion_n both_o pleasant_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o ingenious_a reader_n at_o his_o more_o vacant_a hour_n we_o hasten_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o the_o last_o thing_n propose_v viz._n sect_n v._o concern_v land_n and_o water_n the_o surface_n of_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n too_o which_o we_o entire_o restrict_n ourselves_o both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n be_v always_o consider_v by_o geographer_n as_o a_o supersicy_n compose_v of_o land_n and_o water_n as_o its_o sole_a constituent_a part_n and_o these_o part_n be_v subdivide_v page_n 13._o as_o follow_v viz._n land_n into_o continent_n isthmus_n island_n promontory_n peninsula_n mountain_n water_n into_o ocean_n strait_o sea_n lake_n gulf_n river_n of_o all_o these_o separately_z and_o in_o their_o order_n therefore_o §._o 1._o of_o continent_n common_o reckon_v four_o viz._n those_o of_o europe_n africa_n asia_n america_n europe_n north_n scandinavia_n find_v from_o w._n to_o e._n muscovia_n or_o russia_n middle_a france_n find_v from_o w._n to_o e._n germany_n poland_n south_n spain_n find_v from_o w._n to_o e._n italy_n turkey_n in_o europe_n asia_n north_n comprehend_v the_o vast_a body_n of_o tartary_n south_n china_n find_v from_o e._n to_o w._n india_n persia_n turkey_n in_o asia_n africa_n egypt_n find_v from_o n._n to_o s._n barbary_n bildulgerid_n zaara_n or_o the_o desert_n land_n of_o the_o negro_n guinea_n nubia_n ethiopia_n interior_n exterior_a america_n north_n mexico_n or_o new_a spain_n from_o s._n to_o n._n new_a mexico_n or_o nova_n granada_n florida_n terra_fw-la canadensis_fw-la terra_fw-la arctica_fw-la south_n terra_fw-la firma_n from_o n._n to_o s._n peru_n land_n of_o the_o amazon_n brasil_n chyli_n paraguay_n terra_fw-la magellanica_fw-la terra_fw-la antarctica_n §._o 2._o of_o island_n 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princess_n island_n w._n of_o ethiopia_n lat._n 3._o st._n helena_n s._n w._n of_o st._n thomas_n isle_n of_o ascention_n n._n e._n of_o st._n helena_n america_n north_n be_v california_n w._n of_o nova_n granada_n newfoundland_n e._n of_o terra_fw-la canadensis_fw-la middle_a be_v the_o antilles_n greater_n cuba_n e._n of_o new_a spain_n jamaica_n hispaniola_n port-rito_a lesser_n caribees_n s._n e._n of_o the_o great_a antilles_n lucaye_n s._n e._n of_o florida_n sotovento_n n._n of_o terra_n firma_n bermudas_n e._n of_o florida_n south_n be_v terra_fw-la del_fw-it fuogo_fw-it s._n of_o terra_fw-la magellanica_fw-la §._o 3._o of_o peninsula_n europe_n juitland_n adjacent_a to_o germany_n morea_n greece_n taurica_n chersonesus_n little_a tartary_n asia_n peninsula_n indiae_n intra_fw-la gangem_fw-la the_o continent_n of_o asia_n extra_fw-la gangem_fw-la the_o continent_n mallaca_n or_o chersonese_n d'or_n peninsula_n indiae_n intra_fw-la gangem_fw-la in_o africa_n be_v none_o but_o africa_n itself_o the_o w._n of_o asia_n america_n mexico_n or_o north_n america_n south_n america_n peru_n or_o south_n america_n north_n §._o 4._o of_o isthmus_n in_o europe_n be_v the_o isthmus_n of_o corinth_n join_v morea_n to_o greece_n taurica_n chersonesus_n taurica_n chersonesus_n to_o little_a tartary_n in_o asia_n be_v the_o isthmus_n of_o malacca_n malacca_n to_o penins_n indiae_n intra_fw-la gangem_fw-la in_o africa_n be_v the_o isthmus_n of_o swez_n africa_n to_o asia_n in_o america_n be_v the_o isthmus_n of_o panama_n mexico_n and_o peru._n §._o 5._o of_o promontory_n or_o cape_n in_o europe_n cape_n nord_n extend_v from_o the_o northmost_a part_n of_o norway_n cape_n la_fw-fr hogue_n the_o n._n of_o france_n the_o landsend_a the_o s._n w._n of_o england_n the_o lizard_n the_o s._n the_o start_n the_o s._n cape_n de_fw-fr finisterra_fw-es the_o w._n of_o spain_n cape_n de_fw-fr rocca_n the_o w._n cape_n st._n vincent_n the_o w._n asia_n cape_n ningpo_n the_o e._n of_o china_n cape_n comorin_n penins_n indiae_n inter_fw-la gangem_fw-la cape_n razalgate_n s._n e._n part_n of_o arabia_n africa_n cape_n spartel_n the_o w._n of_o barbary_n cape_n verde_n the_o w._n of_o negroeland_n cape_n of_o good_a hope_n the_o s._n of_o ethiopia_n exterior_a cape_n of_o guardifeu_n the_o n._n e._n part_n of_o ethiopia_n exterior_a america_n cape_n de_fw-fr florida_n the_o s._n of_o florida_n cape_n de_fw-fr coriente_n the_o w._n of_o new_a spain_n cape_n froward_a the_o s._n of_o terra_fw-la magellanica_fw-la cape_n hoorn_v the_o s._n of_o terra_fw-la del_fw-it fuogo_fw-it cape_n de_fw-fr s._n augustine_n the_o e._n of_o brasil_n §._o 6._o of_o mountain_n remarkable_a mountain_n in_o europe_n the_o dolfrine_n hill_n to_o be_v see_v between_o sweden_n and_o norway_n boglowy_o in_o the_o souther_n part_n of_o moscovia_n hyperborean_a mountain_n in_o the_o norther_n part_v the_o sevennes_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o france_n auvergne_n the_o vauge_n in_o lorraine_n fitshtelberge_n in_o circulate_v bohemia_n schwartzwaldin_n in_o the_o s._n of_o germany_n viz._n suabia_n the_o carpathean_a mount_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o poland_n the_o pyrenaean_a hill_n between_o spain_n and_o france_n the_o alps_n between_o italy_n and_o france_n germany_n the_o apennine_a hill_n divide_v italy_n into_o east_n west_n vesuvius_n à _fw-fr vulcano_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n balkan_n in_o the_o n._n of_o macedon_n the_o holy_a mount_n in_o the_o e._n of_o macedon_n lacha_n between_o thessaly_n and_o macedon_n the_o grampion_n hill_n in_o scotland_n viz._n s._n of_o the_o river_n dee_fw-mi the_o cheviot_n hill_n between_o scotland_n and_o england_n malvern_n hill_n in_o england_n viz._n worcestershire_n the_o peake_n in_o england_n viz._n darbyshire_n snowdon_n in_o wales_n viz._n carnarvenshire_n plinlimmon_n in_o wales_n viz._n cardiganshire_n knock_v patrick_n in_o ireland_n viz._n in_o the_o c._n limerick_n stromboli_n à _fw-fr vulcano_n in_o a_o 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his_o '_o dagelick_n broot_n geef_n on_o his_o heden_fw-ge end_v vergeeft_v on_o his_o onse_n schulden_a geliick_n
of_o man._n this_o island_n call_v monoeda_n by_o ptolemy_n and_o by_o pliny_n mondbia_n enjoy_v a_o very_a cold_a and_o sharp_a air_n be_v expose_v on_o every_o side_n to_o the_o bleak_a pierce_a wind_n from_o the_o sea_n its_o soil_n owe_v much_o of_o its_o fertility_n to_o the_o care_n and_o industry_n of_o the_o husbandman_n the_o inhabitant_n a_o mixture_n of_o english_a scot_n and_o irish_a common_o call_v mankâ—-men_n have_v in_o general_a a_o very_a good_a character_n the_o ordinary_a sort_n of_o people_n retain_v much_o of_o the_o irish_a in_o their_o language_n and_o way_n of_o live_v but_o those_o of_o better_a rank_n strive_v to_o imitate_v the_o english_a in_o this_o they_o be_v peculiarly_a happy_a that_o all_o litigious_a proceed_n be_v banish_v from_o among_o they_o all_o difference_n be_v speedy_o determine_v by_o certain_a judge_n call_v deemster_n and_o that_o without_o write_n or_o fee_n if_o the_o case_n be_v find_v very_o intricate_a then_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o 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