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... stories of persons living one hundred and fifty to two hundred years and upwards , Jenkyns , Parr , etc. , must in the present state of our know- ledge be regarded as myths . The very numerous cases claiming an age somewhat beyond one ...
... stories of persons living one hundred and fifty to two hundred years and upwards , Jenkyns , Parr , etc. , must in the present state of our know- ledge be regarded as myths . The very numerous cases claiming an age somewhat beyond one ...
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... stories . He thought the case of Old Parr , said to have died at the age of one hundred and fifty - two , proved by the fact of Harvey having dissected his body ; but this we know proves nothing . Harvey , as to Parr's age , only ...
... stories . He thought the case of Old Parr , said to have died at the age of one hundred and fifty - two , proved by the fact of Harvey having dissected his body ; but this we know proves nothing . Harvey , as to Parr's age , only ...
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... stories as true , while they ostentatiously proclaim their scepticism respecting the origin of man , and other well - established facts . This disposition to embrace and hold fast sensational errors , and to reject simple truth , is not ...
... stories as true , while they ostentatiously proclaim their scepticism respecting the origin of man , and other well - established facts . This disposition to embrace and hold fast sensational errors , and to reject simple truth , is not ...
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... story which had to be told . " -Leeds Mercury . THE LATE REV . F. W. ROBERTSON , M.A. , LIFE AND LETTERS OF . Edited ... Stories now first published in this country . By H. A. Page . Large post 8vo . 7s . 6d . " The Memoir is followed by ...
... story which had to be told . " -Leeds Mercury . THE LATE REV . F. W. ROBERTSON , M.A. , LIFE AND LETTERS OF . Edited ... Stories now first published in this country . By H. A. Page . Large post 8vo . 7s . 6d . " The Memoir is followed by ...
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... stories full of the genuine colour and fragrance of the East , should by all means read Mrs. Godfrey Clerk's volume . " - Spectator . " As full of valuable information as it is of amusing incident . " - Evening Standard . By Harriet ...
... stories full of the genuine colour and fragrance of the East , should by all means read Mrs. Godfrey Clerk's volume . " - Spectator . " As full of valuable information as it is of amusing incident . " - Evening Standard . By Harriet ...
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