Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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Page viii
... become evident , to my mind at least , that such similarities are not merely effects of hazard , but the result of intimate communications that must have existed between all of them ; and that distance was no greater obstacle to their ...
... become evident , to my mind at least , that such similarities are not merely effects of hazard , but the result of intimate communications that must have existed between all of them ; and that distance was no greater obstacle to their ...
Page xviii
... become his accomplice in it1 - that rests the whole fabric of the Christian religion , which , since its advent in the world , has been the cause of so much bloodshed and so many atrocious crimes . In these Maya writings we also meet ...
... become his accomplice in it1 - that rests the whole fabric of the Christian religion , which , since its advent in the world , has been the cause of so much bloodshed and so many atrocious crimes . In these Maya writings we also meet ...
Page xxix
... become tired of his exactions and pride . This rebellion is said to have taken place seventy - one years before the advent of the Spanish adventurers in the country . The powerful dynasty of the Cocomes , which had held tyrannical sway ...
... become tired of his exactions and pride . This rebellion is said to have taken place seventy - one years before the advent of the Spanish adventurers in the country . The powerful dynasty of the Cocomes , which had held tyrannical sway ...
Page xxxviii
... become acquainted with the import of certain practices , or be told the meaning of pecul- iar signs and symbols , transmitted to them orally by their fathers . This reserve may be the reason why some travellers , unable to obtain any ...
... become acquainted with the import of certain practices , or be told the meaning of pecul- iar signs and symbols , transmitted to them orally by their fathers . This reserve may be the reason why some travellers , unable to obtain any ...
Page xlv
... become cognizant of that fact , having found it mentioned by the author of that ancient Maya book known to - day as Troano MS . If my memory serves me right , I showed him the maps drawn by the writer of that ancient book , and made on ...
... become cognizant of that fact , having found it mentioned by the author of that ancient Maya book known to - day as Troano MS . If my memory serves me right , I showed him the maps drawn by the writer of that ancient book , and made on ...
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