The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran Arabs |
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... and approve — a collection , that is , in which they shall not be evermore liable to be offended , and to have the current of their sympathies checked , by coming upon that which , however beautiful as poetry , out of higher respects ...
... and approve — a collection , that is , in which they shall not be evermore liable to be offended , and to have the current of their sympathies checked , by coming upon that which , however beautiful as poetry , out of higher respects ...
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الصفحة 405 - An exquisite and touching portrait of a rare and beautiful spirit. " — GUARDIAN. Wilson (Daniel, LL.D.) — Works by DANIEL WILSON, LL.D., Professor of History and English Literature in University College, Toronto : — PREHISTORIC ANNALS OF SCOTLAND. New Edition, with numerous Illustrations. Two Vols. demy 8vo. 36*. " One of the most interesting, learned, and elegant works we have seen for a long time.
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