A Fop, a Fool, a beaten Assa Blockhead.

Across the Plateau from north to south ran the Val d'Assa, which near the southern edge, having become only a narrow gulley, turned away westwards, the Assa stream flowing finally into the river Astico.

The Ghelpac stream, which flowed through the town of Asiago, joined the Assa at its western turn.

The river Noun rises in the mountains above Souk Aisa or Assa, and is there called Wad-el-Aisa; and, passing through the district of Wadnoun, it takes the name of Assaka.

Alas, poore Lady! tell her no Pothecary in Spaine has any of that Assa Fetida she writes for. Cor.

There goe small shippes of the Moores thither, which come from the coast of Iaua, and change or guild their commodities in the kingdom of Assa, and these be the Maces, Cloues, and Nutmegs, which go for the streights of Mecca.

97 I crossed over into the midst of the towns of Assa in Kirkhi over against Syria.

Madder, almonds, and dried fruit from Kelát and Mastung, seed and grain from Khozdar, small quantities of assa-foetida from Nushki, and sulphur from Kach-Gandáva, comprise all the exports.

cannam Illius in dorso Cancrorum semita stabit; Devolet inque suum rictum satis assa Columba.

The assa foetida shrub also abounded on the neighbouring hills, and we were almost overpowered by the horrible stench exhaled therefrom.

[Accounts differ; but this is the tradition of the Assas family.]

I believe the Grand Duke (gran ciucogreat assas his irreverent Tuscans nicknamed him) was a good and kindly man, and under the circumstances, and to the extent of his abilities, not a bad ruler.