Mediterranean, except to preserve Corsica from the French. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain] Reference
On my suggestion leagues against malaria have been set up in Corsica and in Algeria. From Wordnik.com. [Alphonse Laveran - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Soyer stops at the emperor's birthplace in Corsica, and provides an account of the visit, reproduced in his. From Wordnik.com. [Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef] Reference
Corsica, which is 1550 fathoms; and the next the Barcelona and Mahon. From Wordnik.com. [Submarine Cables] Reference
To me the name "Corsica" sounded like a made-up world like Pandora, where the Na'vi live. From Wordnik.com. [Coco Rocha: PHOTOS: My Honeymoon In Corsica] Reference
"Corsica" and is from the current Jimmy Choo spring / summer 2009 collection. From Wordnik.com. [Shoebunny] Reference
"Corsica," said Burke, "as a province of France is terrible to me;" and Sir Charles Saunders, who had commanded in the. From Wordnik.com. [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] Reference
The tune "Corsica" sometimes sung to the words, though written by the famous Von Gluck, shows no sign of the genius of its author. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Hymns and Tunes] Reference
This is Bonifacio in Corsica. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
"Corsica," said he, "has for many years past, been bleeding at all her veins. From Wordnik.com. [Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica] Reference
Corsica (island; also Corse) France 42 00 N 9 00 E. From Wordnik.com. [The 2005 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Coastline: 3,427 km (mainland 2,783 km, Corsica 644 km). From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
A similar story is found in Corsica, see Ortoli, p. 237. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Popular Tales] Reference
As far as food goes, Corsica offers the best of both worlds. From Wordnik.com. [Angella Nazarian: Why is Corsica the Step Sister to Sardinia?] Reference
Florio-Rubattino have steamers to Bastia (Corsica), Cagliari. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Steamers to Marseilles, Genoa, Leghorn, and Corsica once weekly. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
In A.D. 41 Seneca was banished to Corsica, through the agency of. From Wordnik.com. [The Student's Companion to Latin Authors] Reference
Irrigated land: 14,850 sq km (1993 est.); note - includes Corsica. From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
(Corsica); and two literary versions in Cintio de 'Fabritii, Venice. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Popular Tales] Reference
Sicily -- the Straits of Bonifacio between Corsica and Sardinia -- the. From Wordnik.com. [A Week of Instruction and Amusement, or, Mrs. Harley's birthday present to her daughter : interspersed with short stories, outlines of sacred and prophane history, geography &c.] Reference
Corsica (cradle of one of the greatest soldiers of the world), through the. From Wordnik.com. [Shakspere, Personal Recollections] Reference
Five years later the pictures were found in an empty apartment in Corsica. From Wordnik.com. [Seen This Painting?] Reference
It is quite different in Corsica; the country there is very broken and rough. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913] Reference
In contrast to that the orchards of Corsica have been there for many centuries. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913] Reference
For the most part Corsica is untouched compared to similar islands I've been to. From Wordnik.com. [Coco Rocha: PHOTOS: My Honeymoon In Corsica] Reference
Steam-boats every week for Bastia in Corsica, for Porto Torres in Sardinia, and for. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
But when it comes to natural beauty, there is more to Corsica than breathtaking beaches. From Wordnik.com. [Angella Nazarian: Why is Corsica the Step Sister to Sardinia?] Reference
For years, he had confused it with Napoleon's birthplace, Corsica, in the Mediterranean Sea. From Wordnik.com. [Map exhibit at Bowie City Hall highlights planner's past] Reference
We are about opposite the north of Corsica, and a cold wind bears down on us from the Continent. From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
Napoleon was born in obscurity, the son of a hand-to-mouth scrivener in the backward island of Corsica. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
And so at first glance the nearby French island of Corsica can seem to be the quiet, unnoticed half-sister. From Wordnik.com. [Angella Nazarian: Why is Corsica the Step Sister to Sardinia?] Reference
My husband and I recently stayed in Bonifacio, the oldest town in Corsica and the site of a 9th century citadel. From Wordnik.com. [Angella Nazarian: Why is Corsica the Step Sister to Sardinia?] Reference
Corsica, Sardinia, and Italy in quest of his Eldorado, but, as usual, he was doomed to meet with disappointment. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
Corsica and Sardinia in 1838 he spent some time in Milan, looking after some business interests for the Visconti family. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
With members from France, Tunisia and Corsica, they bring a pan-Mediterranean perspective to their heartfelt rock 'n' roll. From Wordnik.com. [In France, a Revolution on the Pop Charts] Reference
The Roman Stoic Philosopher Seneca, born between 4 and 1 B.C., was exiled to Corsica for eight years by the Emperor Claudius. From Wordnik.com. [Three Books To Get You Out Of A Political Wilderness] Reference
The action of most of his tales passes in Spain or Corsica, or the South of France, although he now and then dashes at Parisian society. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
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