wide-extending

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The latter are by far the most numerous inhabitants of its wide-extending forests.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Further on, to the west, is a wide-extending pastoral district; and yet beyond, reaching to the foot of the Cordilleras, the soil is well-suited for agriculture.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The greater portion of the mountainsides are covered, from the water’s edge upwards to the elevation of 1500 feet, by one wide-extending forest of evergreen beeches.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Approach thou now the lap of Earth, thy mother,     The wide-extending Earth, the ever-kindly;   A maiden soft as wool to him who comes with gifts,     She shall protect thee from destruction's bosom.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.

This is, however, only one of a series of lakes which the doctor discovered in the wide-extending province of Londa.

From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles