The names of places are singularly inviting; the contour of coasts and rivers is enthralling to the eye; and to hit, in a map, upon some place you have heard of before, makes history a new possession.

地名格外引人向往，海岸与河流的轮廓令人着迷；在地图上偶然找到一个耳熟的地方，便仿佛重新拥有了一段历史。