Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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... speaking of its magni- tude , says : " Compared with it , our world is but a small island ; " and Cicero , mentioning it , makes use of nearly the same words : " Omnis enin terræ quæ colitur a vobis parva quædam est insula . ” Aristotle ...
... speaking of its magni- tude , says : " Compared with it , our world is but a small island ; " and Cicero , mentioning it , makes use of nearly the same words : " Omnis enin terræ quæ colitur a vobis parva quædam est insula . ” Aristotle ...
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... speaking of the edifices at Izamal , asserts that the ancient buildings of the Mayas , at the time of the arrival of the Spaniards in Yucatan , were already heaps of ruins - objects of awe and veneration to the aborigines who lived in ...
... speaking of the edifices at Izamal , asserts that the ancient buildings of the Mayas , at the time of the arrival of the Spaniards in Yucatan , were already heaps of ruins - objects of awe and veneration to the aborigines who lived in ...
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... speak of the various things pertaining to this country , and of its natives ; not , however , with the ex- tension some might desire , mentioning in detail their origin and the countries whence they may have come , for it would be ...
... speak of the various things pertaining to this country , and of its natives ; not , however , with the ex- tension some might desire , mentioning in detail their origin and the countries whence they may have come , for it would be ...
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... speaking of the auto - de - fe ordered by Bishop Landa , which took place in the city of Mani towards the end of 1561 , he says : " Con el rezelo de esta idolatria , hizo juntar todos los libros y caracteres antiguos que los indios ...
... speaking of the auto - de - fe ordered by Bishop Landa , which took place in the city of Mani towards the end of 1561 , he says : " Con el rezelo de esta idolatria , hizo juntar todos los libros y caracteres antiguos que los indios ...
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... speak of the various things pertaining to this country , and of its natives ; not , however , with the extension some might desire , mentioning in detail their origin and the countries whence they may have come , for it would be ...
... speak of the various things pertaining to this country , and of its natives ; not , however , with the extension some might desire , mentioning in detail their origin and the countries whence they may have come , for it would be ...
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