Word: magnus
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...maps animals are pictured supposed to show the species by which the region is especially characterized. On the plate representing New England, what is now Connecticut is occupied by two sickly rabbits, Western New York is given up to deer and on the St. Lawrence River, or "Magnus Fluvius Novi Belgae" as the Atlas calls it, a couple of pelicans stand gazing at each other in mute admiration. The author describes North America as being divided into "New France, New Spain, Virginia, Florida, New Granada and California, which are inhabited by copper-colored barbarians of horrid mien. The work cost...
...Venice, of Caxton and Wynkyn de Norde and Pynson and Berthelet in England and of many other famous presses throughout Europe. Especially represented among these early books are those which throw light upon the development of natural science. Such are the editions of Aristotle, Pliny, Ptolemy and Albertus Magnus; oracular compends of Isidore, Hrabanus Maurus; the monkish encyclopedias of Vincent de Beauvais, of Bartholomaeus de Granville, of Jacobus Magnus, of Mathias Farinator, the speculations of Pierre d'-Ailly, Nicholas of Cusa and John Pico of Mirandola. This field of thought is still more richly represented among the books...
Chief interest centred upon the young gladiator, Magnus Pugnus, whom the management have been so judiciously advertising. After killing three lions, an elephant, six leopards, crushing the skull of an ox, kicking down a frame house and eating ten or twelve slaves, he was pitted against one of the stock company of gladiators, Totus Idem. We cannot speak too highly of the ease and grace of Pugnus. After some amusing by-play, such as gouging out each other's eyes, tearing ears, etc., the combatants went at it in earnest. It was a royal fight, and the emperor showed...