Cyprus from Syria, the isle of Negropont from the continent of Beeotia… — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

Cyprus from Syria, the isle of Negropont from the continent of Beeotia, and elsewhere united lands that were separate before, by filling up the channel betwixt them with sand and mud:

Place: CHAPTER XXX · ¶1053
License: Public domain · Source
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