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... described , and then its moral or theological significance was ex- pounded . This gives the book a somewhat sententious air , which is well preserved in T. H. White's remarkable translation . For ex- ample , the phoenix ( which had ...
... described , and then its moral or theological significance was ex- pounded . This gives the book a somewhat sententious air , which is well preserved in T. H. White's remarkable translation . For ex- ample , the phoenix ( which had ...
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... described as minor dragons . Both are reptiles with histories almost as long and as complicated as that of the dragon itself . We will take the basilisk first , and try to untangle a little of its knotted evolution . The basilisk began ...
... described as minor dragons . Both are reptiles with histories almost as long and as complicated as that of the dragon itself . We will take the basilisk first , and try to untangle a little of its knotted evolution . The basilisk began ...
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... Described by Megasthenes . Calcutta , 1877 . : Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature . West- minster , 1901 , pp . 3 , 51 . Minns , E. H. Scythians and Greeks . Cambridge , 1913 , pp . 6 , 113 . Pliny : The Natural History ...
... Described by Megasthenes . Calcutta , 1877 . : Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature . West- minster , 1901 , pp . 3 , 51 . Minns , E. H. Scythians and Greeks . Cambridge , 1913 , pp . 6 , 113 . Pliny : The Natural History ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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