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The young men who were eager competitors for their smiles had no healthy occupation in which to exercise mind and body during their hours of leisure , consequently drinking and gambling were ...
The young men who were eager competitors for their smiles had no healthy occupation in which to exercise mind and body during their hours of leisure , consequently drinking and gambling were ...
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The above enumeration and description of a vast body of Sanskrit literature , suggests the necessity of forming literary societies in India for the purpose of exploring the treasures of valuable thought ...
The above enumeration and description of a vast body of Sanskrit literature , suggests the necessity of forming literary societies in India for the purpose of exploring the treasures of valuable thought ...
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We would , as a matter of fact , have known nothing about his past had it not been that such people always keep up a body of folklore which genuinely and faithfully records the history of their past and which is handed down quite ...
We would , as a matter of fact , have known nothing about his past had it not been that such people always keep up a body of folklore which genuinely and faithfully records the history of their past and which is handed down quite ...
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It was that fire , coming from the bodies of foxes and badgers , is always so bright that , even on the darkest night , you can tell the colour of their hair , or even the figures woven in the stuffs they wear , when assuming the forms ...
It was that fire , coming from the bodies of foxes and badgers , is always so bright that , even on the darkest night , you can tell the colour of their hair , or even the figures woven in the stuffs they wear , when assuming the forms ...
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When the spirit of the demon dog goes forth on an errand of mischief , its body remains behind , gradually becomes weaker and ultimately dies and falls to decay . If this should happen , the spirit , after its return , takes up its ...
When the spirit of the demon dog goes forth on an errand of mischief , its body remains behind , gradually becomes weaker and ultimately dies and falls to decay . If this should happen , the spirit , after its return , takes up its ...
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