The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435University of Calcutta, 1912 |
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Page 62
... reason -- for simplicity constitutes the greatest charm of poetry . It is this principally which has rendered the reputation of the poets of antiquity so lasting , so universal among all nations capable of appreciating their merits ...
... reason -- for simplicity constitutes the greatest charm of poetry . It is this principally which has rendered the reputation of the poets of antiquity so lasting , so universal among all nations capable of appreciating their merits ...
Page 76
... reason it drives away uncleanness which cannot cross it . If your lord had kept the northern ditches of his castle filled with water , clean , and had planted the sacred lotus , no such evil Spirit would have come , as the present one ...
... reason it drives away uncleanness which cannot cross it . If your lord had kept the northern ditches of his castle filled with water , clean , and had planted the sacred lotus , no such evil Spirit would have come , as the present one ...
Page 79
... reason , devils do not like dried peas and fly therefrom . The peas thus scattered are afterwards swept up and carefully preserved until the first thunderclap of spring is heard , when it is the custom to cook and eat some of them ...
... reason , devils do not like dried peas and fly therefrom . The peas thus scattered are afterwards swept up and carefully preserved until the first thunderclap of spring is heard , when it is the custom to cook and eat some of them ...
Page 83
... reasons also , used to absent himself from home at night ; but he had to return home before dawn . In those days , the cock was the Great Deity's confidential servant whose duty it was to crow lustily in order to inform him of the time ...
... reasons also , used to absent himself from home at night ; but he had to return home before dawn . In those days , the cock was the Great Deity's confidential servant whose duty it was to crow lustily in order to inform him of the time ...
Page 93
... reason that I am stricken by the wretched villain's hurtful hand " The wounded The wounded prince died from the effects of the wound after a few days.t SECTION V - DOMESTIC MANNERS AND CUSTOMS . Japanese Manners and Customs . - The ...
... reason that I am stricken by the wretched villain's hurtful hand " The wounded The wounded prince died from the effects of the wound after a few days.t SECTION V - DOMESTIC MANNERS AND CUSTOMS . Japanese Manners and Customs . - The ...
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