The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435 |
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Asiatic rulers have always been desirous of engaging the services of Europeans , so long , of course , as the latter continued to be servants . With Indian rulers , too , in former days political existence was always more or less a ...
Asiatic rulers have always been desirous of engaging the services of Europeans , so long , of course , as the latter continued to be servants . With Indian rulers , too , in former days political existence was always more or less a ...
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... agree in many points and are included in the common name of Sankhya . The two principal schools are the Sankhya and the Vedanta . The first maintains the eternity of matter and its principal branch denies the existence of God .
... agree in many points and are included in the common name of Sankhya . The two principal schools are the Sankhya and the Vedanta . The first maintains the eternity of matter and its principal branch denies the existence of God .
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SECTION 1. - GHOST - LORE AND SPIRIT - LORE . Ghosts and Spooks among the Japanese . — The Japs are essentially a superstitious people and firm believers in the existence of ghosts and spooks ...
SECTION 1. - GHOST - LORE AND SPIRIT - LORE . Ghosts and Spooks among the Japanese . — The Japs are essentially a superstitious people and firm believers in the existence of ghosts and spooks ...
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So much evidence have I got from personal acquaintances as to their existence , and even frequent occurrence , that I almost believe in them myself . Some say that there are two shapes — the roundish oblong tadpole shape , and the more ...
So much evidence have I got from personal acquaintances as to their existence , and even frequent occurrence , that I almost believe in them myself . Some say that there are two shapes — the roundish oblong tadpole shape , and the more ...
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... in the existence whereof the Japanese believe , is the “ Yuki Onna ” or the Snow - ghost . This belief largely prevails among the inhabitants of the higher mountains in the north of Japan , which are continually snowclad .
... in the existence whereof the Japanese believe , is the “ Yuki Onna ” or the Snow - ghost . This belief largely prevails among the inhabitants of the higher mountains in the north of Japan , which are continually snowclad .
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