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Page 36
The friends of both parties were under some apprehension that a duel would have been the consequence , but it happily ended in reciprocal bastinado . " It is one more instance of the trifling causes that gave rise to dark disputes .
The friends of both parties were under some apprehension that a duel would have been the consequence , but it happily ended in reciprocal bastinado . " It is one more instance of the trifling causes that gave rise to dark disputes .
Page 37
THE great rebellions which occurred in the district of Ranchi in the first half of the nineteenth century have given rise to three versions . It shows how a given fact may be twisted into innumerable ramifications , in order suit the ...
THE great rebellions which occurred in the district of Ranchi in the first half of the nineteenth century have given rise to three versions . It shows how a given fact may be twisted into innumerable ramifications , in order suit the ...
Page 57
He inherited a spiritual fame from his ancestors and his own physical powers added to it helped him to rise to the call of his ambitious nature and he soon brought the weak Mongols to their knees by a guerilla method of attack .
He inherited a spiritual fame from his ancestors and his own physical powers added to it helped him to rise to the call of his ambitious nature and he soon brought the weak Mongols to their knees by a guerilla method of attack .
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This mysterious preservative power of salt has given rise to several other household superstitions . A housewife will not , for all the world , buy salt during night - time . When it is , however , purchased during the day - time ...
This mysterious preservative power of salt has given rise to several other household superstitions . A housewife will not , for all the world , buy salt during night - time . When it is , however , purchased during the day - time ...
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This custom gave rise to the practice , so often referred to in ancient Japanese documents , of each new Emperor occupying a different palace from that of his predecessor The Japanese have also a curious superstition about fighting with ...
This custom gave rise to the practice , so often referred to in ancient Japanese documents , of each new Emperor occupying a different palace from that of his predecessor The Japanese have also a curious superstition about fighting with ...
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