The History of Magic, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... eye , some for the head , others for the teeth , others for the lower part of the body , and others for hidden complaints . All these circumstances worked in direct opposition to progress , and led deeper and deeper down to perfect ...
... eye , some for the head , others for the teeth , others for the lower part of the body , and others for hidden complaints . All these circumstances worked in direct opposition to progress , and led deeper and deeper down to perfect ...
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... eye , from God to the idols of superstition ; that is , to heathenism . " - Schweigger , a . a . O. S. 105 . A poetry of nature based on a symbolical personifica- tion of the power of creation , included in it the double character of ...
... eye , from God to the idols of superstition ; that is , to heathenism . " - Schweigger , a . a . O. S. 105 . A poetry of nature based on a symbolical personifica- tion of the power of creation , included in it the double character of ...
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... eyes stood suspended in the air , unsupported by the hands of the priests , the atmosphere serving to sustain it in a living embrace . " The conquest of Mars by Hercules , sung by Hesiod , who represents him as a subterranean power with ...
... eyes stood suspended in the air , unsupported by the hands of the priests , the atmosphere serving to sustain it in a living embrace . " The conquest of Mars by Hercules , sung by Hesiod , who represents him as a subterranean power with ...
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... eyes of all . If some things thus lay open , and if the public arrived at the knowledge of the aims and effects of ... eye . Now this was the fact with the Samothracian wings , which already in the time of Pliny were worn by the ...
... eyes of all . If some things thus lay open , and if the public arrived at the knowledge of the aims and effects of ... eye . Now this was the fact with the Samothracian wings , which already in the time of Pliny were worn by the ...
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... eye , the soothsayer and source of oracles ; and in the Zendavesta it is said " that fire gives knowledge of the future , science , and amiable speech . " Apollo is also the avenger , armed with bow and arrows ( Il . i . 42 , etc. ) He ...
... eye , the soothsayer and source of oracles ; and in the Zendavesta it is said " that fire gives knowledge of the future , science , and amiable speech . " Apollo is also the avenger , armed with bow and arrows ( Il . i . 42 , etc. ) He ...
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