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61 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *a, entry *ai)tnai=os
   of or belonging to Etna ( (22.70)

2. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *t, entry ti^qh/nh
   metaph., Etna is called (17.97)

3. E. T. Merrill, Commentary on Catullus comm, poem 68b, commline 53
   : etc. the comparison of figurative flames to the fires of Etna is not uncommon; cf. (17.06)

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4 from Renaissance Materials

1. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Etna
   Etna, see Aetna. (7.63)

2. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Ere
   Usually followed by will, would, shall, should, according to the verbal form of the principal sentence: I will be thrown into Etna, e. I will leave her, . (5.31)

3. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry The
   I will be thrown into Etna, as I have been into Thames, . (5.04)

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10 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter H, entry 13358
   diplomatist and archæologist; grandson of William Douglas, third duke of Hamilton [q. v.]; M.P., Midhurst, 1761-4; plenipotentiary at Naples, 1764-1800; K.B., 1772; made twenty-two ascents of Vesuvius, witnessing 1776 and 1777 eruptions; visited Etna; F.R.S., 1766; published ‘Campi Phlegræi,’ 1776 (also a supplement, 1779), and other works describing observations of volcanoes and Calabrian earthquakes; sent account of Pompeian discoveries to Society of Antiquaries; sold collections of Greek vases and antiquities to British Museum, 1772; and to Thomas Hope, 1801; purchased from Gavin Hamilton (1730-1797) [q. v.] ‘Warwick Vase,’ and from Byres, the architect, ‘Portland Vase’; privy councillor, 1791; married Emma Hart [see HAMILTON, EMMA], 1791; entertained Nelson at Naples, 1798; accompanied Neapolitan court to Palermo, 1798; travelled to England with Nelson; D.C.L. Oxford, 1802. [xxiv. (6.53)

2. Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit page 208
   But for that resolution so often recalled, Clennam might have wished him in the crater of Mount Etna, in return for this civility. (6.04)

3. Walter Thornbury, A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings from the Most Authentic Sources.: Old and New London: Volume 6 chapter 20, page 267
   Of the Surrey Gardens, as they existed in the year of grace 1850, Mr. H. Mayhew wrote, Mount Etna, the fashionable volcano of the season, just now is vomiting here its sky-rockets and Roman candles. (5.89)

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4 from American Memory: California

1. Three years in California. By Walter Colton page 288
   It is possible that these blow-holes, as they are called, were the vents of volcanoes, performing the same functions as those found beneath the shaking cone of Etna. (7.06)

2. Three years in California. By Walter Colton page 352
   heaving the still waters into cataracts at her side, and sending up her steep column of smoke, as if a young Etna were at work within. (6.20)

3. Up and down California in 1860-1864; the journal of William H. Brewer ... edited by Francis P. Farquhar ... with a preface by Russell H. Chittenden page 318
   Not, like Etna, made up of an almost infinite number of small eruptions, but it seems as if it had been formed in a comparatively short period, by a few gigantic eruptions. (3.50)

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5 from American Memory: Upper Midwest

1. Michigan state gazetteer and business directory for 1863/1864, embracing historical and descriptive sketches of all the cities, towns and villages throughout the state page 9
   Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. 15
   Manhattan Fire Insurance Co. 15
   Irving Fire Insurance Co. 15
   North American Insurance Co. 15
   Long Island Fire Insurance Co. 15
   Howard Fire Insurance Co. 16
   Merchants’ Fire Insurance Co. 16
   New York Life Insurance Co. back fly leaf
   Etna Fire Insurance Co. opp. page 508 (8.69)

2. Minnesota as it is in 1870. Its general resources and attractions ... with special descriptions of all its counties and towns page 213
   Alba, Arandahl, Belleville, Big Spring, Bristol Centre, Bratsberg, Canfield, Carrolton, Cherry Grove, Etna, Ettaville, Fairview, Farmers' Grove, Free Soil, Hazel Prairie, Hamilton, Highland, Kedron, Pilot Mound, Prosper, Washington, Watson Creek, Waukokee. (6.04)

3. Minnesota and Dacotah: in letters descriptive of a tour through the North-west, in the autumn of 1856. With information relative to public lands, and a table of statistics page 192
   Etna O.B. Bryant. (5.31)

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1 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. Charles Henry Ambler, The life and diary of John Floyd governor of Virginia, an apostle of secession and the father of the Oregon country Oregon Country page 181
   So, I understand, have Etna and Vessuvius in Europe. (3.00)

1 from Boyle Work Diaries

1. Ben Coates, Charles Littleton, Michael Hunter, The Work-diaries of Robert Boyle: Biographical and Bibliographical Register entry London Gazette
   The 1669 eruption of Mount Etna lasted from 11 March to 15 July. (3.00)