The principal rivers are, the Wolga—the Don or Tanais—and the Boristhenes or Dnieper in Russia—the Thames and the Severn in England—the Danube, the Rhine, and the Elbe in Germany—the Vistula or Wesil in Poland—the Loire, the Seine, the Rhine, and the Garonne in France—the Ebro, the Tagus, and the Douro in Spain—the Po in Italy.
The chief lakes are Ladoga and Onega in Russia—Windermere in England, Lough Neagh in Ireland, and Loch Lomond in Scotland—Lake of Geneva between Swisserland and Italy—Lake of Constance between Swisserland and Germany—Lakes of Como and Maggiore in Italy.
The chief mountains are, the Dofre-field between Norway and Sweden—the Cheviot Hills in Scotland—Plinlimmon in Wales—the Peak in Derbyshire in England—the Carpathian mountains between Poland and Hungary—the Pyrenean mountains between France and Spain—the Alps which divide France and Germany from Italy—the Apennines which run through Italy from North to South.
Besides these, there are several volcanos in Europe, Vesuvius in Naples—Stromboli one of the Lipari isles—Etna in Sicily, and Hecla in Iceland.
Anne. Thank you, mamma, I will look for all of them in the map; but pray before you leave Europe tell me something more of our own country.
Mrs. Harley. England, my dear, is bounded on the north by Scotland, on the east by the German Ocean, on the south by the British Channel, and on the west by the Irish sea, and St. George's Channel. It is divided into 52 counties, 40 in England and 12 in Wales. The 40 English counties are
6 IN THE NORTH.
| Counties. | Chief Towns. |
|---|---|
| Northumberland | Newcastle. |
| Cumberland | Carlisle |
| Durham | Durham |
| Westmoreland | Kendal |
| Yorkshire | York |
| Lancashire | Lancaster. |
6 IN THE EAST.
| Norfolk | Norwich |
| Suffolk | Ipswich |
| Essex | Chelmsford |
| Middlesex | London |
| Hertfordshire | Hertford |
| Cambridgeshire | Cambridge. |