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... essay would not be com- plete without some attempt to ascertain the affini- ties of the pre - Roman inhabitants of this island . I do not believe that those affinities can be ascertained by the inspection of languages alone ; I do not ...
... essay would not be com- plete without some attempt to ascertain the affini- ties of the pre - Roman inhabitants of this island . I do not believe that those affinities can be ascertained by the inspection of languages alone ; I do not ...
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... essay , I should still have a mass of evidence hardly the less powerful in favour of my conclusions ; and , yet further , should all the evidence be rejected by which I have attempted to arrive at a positive and definite result , there ...
... essay , I should still have a mass of evidence hardly the less powerful in favour of my conclusions ; and , yet further , should all the evidence be rejected by which I have attempted to arrive at a positive and definite result , there ...
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... essay I am responsible for the translations of quoted passages except in those instances in which the trans- lator's name is mentioned . I have for two reasons retained the old - fashioned spelling of some names found in classical ...
... essay I am responsible for the translations of quoted passages except in those instances in which the trans- lator's name is mentioned . I have for two reasons retained the old - fashioned spelling of some names found in classical ...
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... Essays , ' 1856 , Cambridge and London , 8vo . DONALDSON ( John William ) New Cratylus ( 2nd edition ) , London , 8vo . , 1850 DONALDSON ( John William ) Varronianus , London , 8vo . , 1852 EDWARDS ( W. F. ) Des Caractères ...
... Essays , ' 1856 , Cambridge and London , 8vo . DONALDSON ( John William ) New Cratylus ( 2nd edition ) , London , 8vo . , 1850 DONALDSON ( John William ) Varronianus , London , 8vo . , 1852 EDWARDS ( W. F. ) Des Caractères ...
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... Essay on the Physiognomy and Physiology of the Present Inhabitants of Britain , London , 8vo . , 1829 PRICHARD ( James Cowles ) Researches into the Physical History of Mankind ( third edition ) , London , 8vo . , 1836-47 PRICHARD ...
... Essay on the Physiognomy and Physiology of the Present Inhabitants of Britain , London , 8vo . , 1829 PRICHARD ( James Cowles ) Researches into the Physical History of Mankind ( third edition ) , London , 8vo . , 1836-47 PRICHARD ...
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