. The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. good A t^E Tiber; and to the north, Mens Palaiinus. It had a height, and was i8 lladia in compafs. It is now calkd the mount of St. Sabine; and it is thought that the church of St. Sabine was built on the ruins of the temple of Diana. The ftreet that paffed from the gate of Oilia to the amphi- theatre and Colifeum, divided the Aventine mount mio two fummits; whence it was called " ; AVENTUR/E, in our Andent IVriters, fignify tourna- inents, or military exercifes on ho
. The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. good A t^E Tiber; and to the north, Mens Palaiinus. It had a height, and was i8 lladia in compafs. It is now calkd the mount of St. Sabine; and it is thought that the church of St. Sabine was built on the ruins of the temple of Diana. The ftreet that paffed from the gate of Oilia to the amphi- theatre and Colifeum, divided the Aventine mount mio two fummits; whence it was called " ; AVENTUR/E, in our Andent IVriters, fignify tourna- inents, or military exercifes on horfcback. AVENTURE, or rather ADVtNruRE, in our Latu Books, a mifchance, caufing the death of a man, without felony; as, when he is fiuldenly dmwned, or burnt by an accident or mifchance, falling tire water or fire. See MiSAVENTURE, and Chance-Medley. AVENTURINE, in M'merakg^. Se* Quartz, and Felspar. AVENUE, formed of av.'riir, or advcnlr, to nrrlvs al, in Fortification, an opening or inlet into a fort, baftion, or the like place ; or thepaffes and ways to and from it. See Fort and Bastion. At EN u E, in Ornamental Gardening, is a large and generally ftraight walk, bounded on each fide by one, two, or more rows of foreft or other trees, defigned fometimes as a prin- cipal way from the common road to the manilon houfe of a country-ieat, and often to form views, or to lead to different dilliifts of the neighbouring country. But though avenues AVE The trees !n the rows on the (Ides (hould be planted at leaft. difpoled in a proper manner, will have a cfTca. Some. n?!nVr';f"" T" "â ' f"^ "'"""S «>"^f^: *here this i, mu-nded, the mo I proper forts are the vanous fpecies of the pine, ineludmg all the different varieties of the fir, moa of attau, a great height and magnitude, with beauti. fpreadiug heads, that are extremely ornamental and pieahng. ' of the more rural kind, fuch as common wayt or ro
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