Essays in History and ArtW. Blackwood and sons, 1862 - 526 páginas |
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... period , in that quarter of the world . Like the bones of the mammoth , and the relics of unknown races which have perished , it remains a monument of the destruction brought by a succes- sion of ages . It stands single and alone of its ...
... period , in that quarter of the world . Like the bones of the mammoth , and the relics of unknown races which have perished , it remains a monument of the destruction brought by a succes- sion of ages . It stands single and alone of its ...
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... period at which the population of Europe becomes greatly mixed , in consequence of the constant rovings and incursions of the various races and tribes of which it was composed . It is interesting to note the effect of such a state of ...
... period at which the population of Europe becomes greatly mixed , in consequence of the constant rovings and incursions of the various races and tribes of which it was composed . It is interesting to note the effect of such a state of ...
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... period . And if two fair - skinned races were brought into contact in a similar manner , and in similar proportions , the extermina- tion of the less numerous one would be even sooner effected . The operation of this law is well ...
... period . And if two fair - skinned races were brought into contact in a similar manner , and in similar proportions , the extermina- tion of the less numerous one would be even sooner effected . The operation of this law is well ...
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... the character of a great nation , from this remote period down to a very ad- vanced point of Roman history . This is all I need to trouble I myself about . I know the features of their compatriots ETHNOLOGY OF EUROPE . 129.
... the character of a great nation , from this remote period down to a very ad- vanced point of Roman history . This is all I need to trouble I myself about . I know the features of their compatriots ETHNOLOGY OF EUROPE . 129.
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... period of their history . Of the two great classes into which these may be divided , M. Edwards says : - " Most of the divinities and personages of the heroic times are formed on that well - known model which constitutes what we term ...
... period of their history . Of the two great classes into which these may be divided , M. Edwards says : - " Most of the divinities and personages of the heroic times are formed on that well - known model which constitutes what we term ...
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Página 195 - ... a sum of not less than one lac of rupees in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned Natives of India, and for the introduction and promotion of a knowledge of the sciences among the inhabitants of the British Territories in India...
Página 362 - Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! The time, the clime, the spot, where I so oft Have felt that moment in its fullest power Sink o'er the earth so beautiful and soft, While swung the deep bell in the distant tower. Or the faint dying day-hymn stole aloft, And not a breath crept through the rosy air, And yet the forest leaves seem'd stirr'd with prayer.