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... interpola- tions , I shall not relinquish the Giants , & c . without further proof . 2 " Monumens de la Mythol . et de la Poesie des Celtes , " & c . p . 13. Pref . Gylfe was king of Sweden , and a celebrat- ed xxvi INTRODUCTION .
... interpola- tions , I shall not relinquish the Giants , & c . without further proof . 2 " Monumens de la Mythol . et de la Poesie des Celtes , " & c . p . 13. Pref . Gylfe was king of Sweden , and a celebrat- ed xxvi INTRODUCTION .
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Gylfe was king of Sweden , and a celebrat- ed magician . When a colony of Asiatics ar- rived in his country ( a tradition which adds strength to my hypothsis ) he assumed the form of an old man , and journeyed to the city of Asgard ...
Gylfe was king of Sweden , and a celebrat- ed magician . When a colony of Asiatics ar- rived in his country ( a tradition which adds strength to my hypothsis ) he assumed the form of an old man , and journeyed to the city of Asgard ...
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... king of Egypt , in which war he lost all his temporal goods except a precious tree . It fortuned after on a day that he gave battel to the same king of Egypt , wherein he was grievously wounded , nevertheless he obtained the victory ...
... king of Egypt , in which war he lost all his temporal goods except a precious tree . It fortuned after on a day that he gave battel to the same king of Egypt , wherein he was grievously wounded , nevertheless he obtained the victory ...
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... king full of reason , therefore to avoid strife let us go to him , and each of us lay his right before him ; and as he shall judge , let us stand to his judgment : then said his brethren thy counsel is good , wherefore they went all ...
... king full of reason , therefore to avoid strife let us go to him , and each of us lay his right before him ; and as he shall judge , let us stand to his judgment : then said his brethren thy counsel is good , wherefore they went all ...
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... king called for a discreet physician , command- ing him to let him blood . When the eldest son was letten blood , the king said unto them all three : My dear friends , where is your father buried ? then answered they and said : forsooth ...
... king called for a discreet physician , command- ing him to let him blood . When the eldest son was letten blood , the king said unto them all three : My dear friends , where is your father buried ? then answered they and said : forsooth ...
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Page 379 - Twas there a vice, and seem'da madness here : Detesting that, and pitying this, he goes, Lost and confounded with the various shows. Now night's dim shades again involve the sky, Again the wanderers want a place to lie, Again they search, and find a lodging nigh : The soil...
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