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... true pronunciation of a French or German word , what guarantee have we that he can be taught the true pronunciation of a word which appears as a foreign name in ancient Greek or Latin authors ? To discard an old and adopt a new system ...
... true pronunciation of a French or German word , what guarantee have we that he can be taught the true pronunciation of a word which appears as a foreign name in ancient Greek or Latin authors ? To discard an old and adopt a new system ...
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... true of so young a science as the Science of Man . All who approach it should approach it in a spirit of humility — not arrogantly assuming that they may snatch off the veil at the first attempt , but modestly hoping that a little of it ...
... true of so young a science as the Science of Man . All who approach it should approach it in a spirit of humility — not arrogantly assuming that they may snatch off the veil at the first attempt , but modestly hoping that a little of it ...
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... true value of evidence . In this essay it has been found impossible to sift the evidence carefully without entering into controversy ; and it is upon the estimate of evidence - upon the relative weight attached to different kinds of ...
... true value of evidence . In this essay it has been found impossible to sift the evidence carefully without entering into controversy ; and it is upon the estimate of evidence - upon the relative weight attached to different kinds of ...
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... true theory , though the evidence on which it is founded is insufficient to establish it . The earliest tradition which relates to the peopling of Great Britain is to be found in the Welsh Triads . * They tell us that the three good and ...
... true theory , though the evidence on which it is founded is insufficient to establish it . The earliest tradition which relates to the peopling of Great Britain is to be found in the Welsh Triads . * They tell us that the three good and ...
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... that the following three tribes were pro- bably less like , because a certain lapse of time was considered necessary before they could receive the D privileges of true Cymry ; and that the last three TRADITIONS OF THE TRIADS . 333.
... that the following three tribes were pro- bably less like , because a certain lapse of time was considered necessary before they could receive the D privileges of true Cymry ; and that the last three TRADITIONS OF THE TRIADS . 333.
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