The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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Page 9
... succession are said to exist at the same time , and the youngest of them a very aged man . The traditional tales taken down by Mr J. F. Campbell , from oral tradition in the Highlands are full of mythology . Animals in these play an ...
... succession are said to exist at the same time , and the youngest of them a very aged man . The traditional tales taken down by Mr J. F. Campbell , from oral tradition in the Highlands are full of mythology . Animals in these play an ...
Page 10
... succession to property through- out the country , and these contain extensive lists with the spelling adopted for the names at different periods . These names belong to different languages . There is apparently an original language , if ...
... succession to property through- out the country , and these contain extensive lists with the spelling adopted for the names at different periods . These names belong to different languages . There is apparently an original language , if ...
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... may be acquired , including the law relating to wills ; the third of intestate succession and of obligations ; the fourth of actions and their forms . There are several carefully prepared editions of the Institutes ; 16 GAI - GA I.
... may be acquired , including the law relating to wills ; the third of intestate succession and of obligations ; the fourth of actions and their forms . There are several carefully prepared editions of the Institutes ; 16 GAI - GA I.
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... succession is Cleggan Bay , having Inishboffin in its offing . Streamstown is a narrow inlet , within which are the inhabited islands of Omey , Tur- bot , and Inishturk . Ardbear harbour divides itself into two inlets , the northern ...
... succession is Cleggan Bay , having Inishboffin in its offing . Streamstown is a narrow inlet , within which are the inhabited islands of Omey , Tur- bot , and Inishturk . Ardbear harbour divides itself into two inlets , the northern ...
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... succession of fierce storms , past — as he dis- covered only on his return voyage - what he perceived to be the southern extremity of the African continent , and to which , on account of the fearful weather he had encountered , he gave ...
... succession of fierce storms , past — as he dis- covered only on his return voyage - what he perceived to be the southern extremity of the African continent , and to which , on account of the fearful weather he had encountered , he gave ...
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