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(Encyclopedia) OmbosOmbosŏmˈbōs [key], ancient city, S Egypt, on the Nile, S of Idfu. It was strategically located on top of a hill. The city attained great importance under the Ptolemies, who built…Socoh
(Encyclopedia) SocohSocohsōˈkō [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, SW ancient Palestine, SW of Bethlehem. It is also spelled Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho, Socho, and Sochoh. 2 Town, in the hill country of Judah,…Areopagus
(Encyclopedia) AreopagusAreopagusărēŏpˈəgəs [key] [Gr.,=hill of Ares], rocky hill, 370 ft (113 m) high, NW of the Acropolis of Athens, famous as the sacred meeting place of the prime council of…Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Friendship Hill National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Friendship Hill National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius
(Encyclopedia) Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius, 1843–1915, president (1888–99) and chairman of the board (1899–1915) of the Canadian Pacific Railway, b. Illinois. He worked on U.S. railways before…Chittagong
(Encyclopedia) Chittagong Chittagong chĭtˈəgŏng [key], city, capital of Chittagong division, SE Bangladesh, on the…Upon the Hill and Grove at Bill-borow
Upon the Hill and Grove at Bill-borowTo the Lord Fairfax See how the arched Earth does here Rise in a perfect Hemisphere! The stiffest Compass could not strike A line more circular and like;…The Celtic Twilight: Our Lady of the Hills
by W. B. Yeats The Eaters of Precious StonesThe Golden AgeOur Lady of the Hills When we were children we did not say at such a distance from the post- office, or so far from the butcher's…A. E. Housman: Bredon Hill
Bredon HillIn summertime on Bredon[1] The bells they sound so clear; Round both the shires they ring them In steeples far and near, A happy noise to hear.Here of a Sunday morning My love…Trending
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