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Declivities, unless very gentle, are to be avoided, because the soil loosened by culture is liable in such situations to be washed away by heavy rains.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William

Declivities and mountains, sprinkled over with evergreens, are scattered in wild confusion.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason