Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 246A. Dodd and A. Smith, 1968 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... myths of Cyrus and Chandragupta . In the Slavonic myth , the super- human twins Waligora , the " mountain roller , " and Wyrwidab , the " oak uprooter , " are suckled respectively by a she - wolf and a she - bear . The Teutonic legend ...
... myths of Cyrus and Chandragupta . In the Slavonic myth , the super- human twins Waligora , the " mountain roller , " and Wyrwidab , the " oak uprooter , " are suckled respectively by a she - wolf and a she - bear . The Teutonic legend ...
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... myth . Among all the Aryan nations we find this story of a hero contending with a monster . The Vedic mythology describes the combat between Indra and the dragon Vritra . The name Vritra signifies one who hides or veils , and is closely ...
... myth . Among all the Aryan nations we find this story of a hero contending with a monster . The Vedic mythology describes the combat between Indra and the dragon Vritra . The name Vritra signifies one who hides or veils , and is closely ...
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... myth , the magic beanstalk representing the sun's rays , extend- ing swiftly athwart the sky and reaching even to the moon , round whose horns they are poetically pictured as clinging . Whether there is any connection between the name ...
... myth , the magic beanstalk representing the sun's rays , extend- ing swiftly athwart the sky and reaching even to the moon , round whose horns they are poetically pictured as clinging . Whether there is any connection between the name ...
Contents
ONLY THE NEIGHBOUR AND THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNISED | 20 |
Clues and Traces in Natural History By Dr A WILSON | 41 |
Falconry The Revival of By CHARLES PEBODY | 96 |
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