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Were originally open only to competitors of pure Hellenic descent, and the reward of the victors was but a wreath of wild olive, though to this their fellow-citizens added more substantial honors; they consisted of foot and chariot races, and feats of strength as well as dexterity. See Olympia.
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Third largest, most populous, richest, and most important province of Canada, lies N. of the great lakes between Quebec and Manitoba, and is thrice the size of Great Britain; the surface is mostly undulating; there are many small lakes, the chief rivers flow eastward to join the Ottawa; agriculture is the chief industry, enormous crops of wheat, maize, and other cereals are raised; stock-rearing and dairy-farming are important; the climate is subject to less extremes than that of Quebec, but the winter is still severe; there are rich mineral deposits, especially of iron, copper, lead, and silver, petroleum and salt; manufactures of agricultural implements, hardware, textiles, and leather are carried on; Toronto is the largest town, Ottawa is the capital of the Dominion, Hamilton an important railway centre; the prosperity of the province is largely promoted by the magnificent waterways, lakes, rivers, and canals with which it is furnished. Founded by loyalists from the United States after the Declaration of Independence, the province was constituted in 1791 as Upper Canada, united to Quebec or Lower Canada in 1840, it received its present name on the federation of Canada in 1867; education in it is free and well conducted; there are many colleges and universities; municipal and provincial government is enlightened and well organised; the prevalent religious faith is Protestant.
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The reputed author of a chronicle of early British history, who appears to have lived not later perhaps than the 9th century.
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Till 1866 a duchy of Germany, now included in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau.
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The Roman name of the Three Fates, derived from "pars," a part, as apportioning to every individual his destiny.
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The Roman virgin goddess of wisdom and the arts, identified with the Greek Athena; born full-armed from the brain of Jupiter, and representing his thinking, calculating, inventive power, and third in rank to him.
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The route to Australia and the East across the European continent instead of round the Cape of Good Hope, was inaugurated by Lieutenant Waghorn in 1845, modified on the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, and is now via France, the Mont Cenis tunnel, Brindisi, the Levant, Suez Canal, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean.
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The sacred language of the Buddhists, once a living language, but, like Sanskrit, no longer spoken.
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The secret that lies open to all, but is seen into and understood by only few, applied especially to the mystery of the life, the spiritual life, which is the possession of all.
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