Brechin
Brechin, One Of The Royal Boroughs Of Scotland, In Angus-shirc, Is Delightfully Situated On The Side Of A Hill Which Rises From The No'th Bank Of The River Southcsk, Over Which Is A Good Stone Bridge Adjoining To The Town. It Lies Eight Miles West From Montrose Harbour, From Whence ...
Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire, A County Of South Wales. Bounded By Radnor On The North, The Counties Of Cardi Gan And Caermarthen On The West, Herefordshire And Monmouthshire On The East, And By Monmouthshire And Glamorganshire On The South. It Is Said To Derive Its Name From Breean, Famous In Legendary Story, Who ...
Breda
Breda, The Capital Of Dutch Brabant, Was Anciently A City Of Considerable Eminence, And Was Governed By Sovereigns Of Its Own. About The Year 1100, It Was Wrested By The Duke Of Brabant From The County Of Stryen, To Which It Originally Belonged ; In 1212, It Was Held By ...
Bremen
Bremen, The Capital Of A Duchy Of The Same Name, Is Conjectured To Have Been Anciently The Phabiranum Of Ptolemy, And Was Known As The Seat Of An Archbishop, In The Time Of Charlemagne. Its Inhabitants Were Among The Most Early And Zealous Supporters Of The Reforma Tion; Were Closely ...
Brenner
Brenner Mo Unta Ins, Formerly Denominated The Rhretian Are A Chain Of Mountains In The Tyrol, Running In A North Easterly Direction From Sterzing To Lnspruck. The Mountain Brenner, From Which The Chain Derives Its Name, Is So Called From The Frequent Thunder Storms Which Rage On Its Summit ; ...
Brescia
Brescia, Anciently Named Bat Xia, A City Of Italy, Is The Capital Of The Department Of Mella, And Chief Place Of The District Of Brescia. It Was Founded By The G4u1s, Under The Command Of Belovesus ; Or, As Others Sup Pose, Of Brennus ; But Afterwards Became A Colony ...
Brest
Brest, A Sea-port Town Of France, And Formerly Capital Of The Province Of Britanny, Is Now The Principal Place Of A District In The Department Of Finisterre. It Is The Gesobrivate, Or Brivat:s Portus Of The Romans. One Of The Most Remarkable Events In Its History Is An Attempt, Which ...
Brewing
Brewing Is The Art Of Making Malt Liquors, Such As Porter, Ale, And Beer, Which Have A Vast Number Of Local Appellations, Depending Upon Their Taste, Colour, &c. The Art Of Brewing Is Of Great Importance In This Country, Where The Principal Beverage Of The Inhabitants Consists Of Fermented Malt ...
Bribery
Bribery, In Law, Is That Offence Which Consists In The Giving, Or Accepting, A Reward For The Purpose Of Bi Assing The Receiver In The Discharge Of Sonic Public Duty. The Term Is Said To Be Derived From The French Bribe, Signifying Originally A Piece Of Bread, But Coming After ...
Brick
Brick, A Kind Of Factitious Stone, Made Of Argilla Ccous Earth, Formed In Moulds, And Baked In Kilns, Or Dried In The Sun. This Substance Is Now In Very Common Use As A Ma Terial For Building; And Its Importance, In Many Cases, As A Substitute For Stone, Is Generally ...
Bridgenvater
Bridgenvater, A Borough And Market Town In England, In The Hundred Of North Petherton, And Coun Ty Of Somerset, Is Situated In A Flat And Rather Woody Country, On The River Parrot, 12 Miles From The Sea, And Nearly 128 West From London. Over The Parrot Is A Stone Bridge, ...
Bridle
Bridle, An Essential Part Of The Trappings Of A Horse, For Controuling Its Head, And Regulating Its Mo: Tions. The Bridle First Known Was Certainly Nothing More Than A Simple Thong, Or Cord Fastened About The Head Or Neck Of The Horse, Like Our Common Halter : All The Parts ...
Bridport
Bridport, A Borough And Market Town In Dorset Shire, Is Situated In A Vale Surrounded By Hills, Between Two Branches Of The River Brit, About One Mile North From Bridport Bay, And 135 South-west From London. This Town Has A Very Respectable Appearance, And Con Sists Of Three Spacious Streets, ...
Brisac
Brisac, Butsacn, Or Breysacii, A City Of Germany, And Capital Of Brisgaw In Alsace, Was Formerly One Of The Strongest Towns In Europe, And From Its Strength, Has Been Denominated The Citadel Of Alsace, The Head Of Germany, The Pillow Of Austria. In 1331, It Was Mort Gaged By The ...
Bristol
Bristol, The Ozer Brito Of The Britons, And Bright Stow Of The Saxons, Stands On An Elevated Peninsula, Form Ed By The Rivers Frome And Avon, Partly In Somerset, And Partly In Gloucestershire ; And For Wealth, Trade, And Population, Is The Second City Of England. Accord Ing To A ...
Britain The
Britain The Most Considerable Of The European Islands, Ex Tends From Fifty To Fifty-eight And A Half Degrees Of North Latitude ; Being, Of Course, About 500 Geographical Miles In Length. Its Greatest Breadth, From The Land's End To The North Foreland In Kent, 320 Geographical Miles. In British Miles, ...