Natural Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before the University of Glasgow in 1888Longmans, Green, 1898 - 608 pages |
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... , both architectural and literary , by the brilliant decipherment of un- 1 M. M.'s Translation of the Hitopadesa , Leipzig , 1844 . 28180 known languages and the patient interpreta- tion of ancient literatures PREFACE TO COLLECTED WORKS •
... , both architectural and literary , by the brilliant decipherment of un- 1 M. M.'s Translation of the Hitopadesa , Leipzig , 1844 . 28180 known languages and the patient interpreta- tion of ancient literatures PREFACE TO COLLECTED WORKS •
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... tion of ancient literatures , whether in Egypt , Babylonia , India , or Persia , it has become possible to discover what may be called his- torical evolution , in the earliest history of mankind . This could be done and was done by ...
... tion of ancient literatures , whether in Egypt , Babylonia , India , or Persia , it has become possible to discover what may be called his- torical evolution , in the earliest history of mankind . This could be done and was done by ...
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... tion for which Hindu philosophers alone have invented a special term , viz . Samavâya . And if a historical and comparative study of language has revealed to us the true growth of the human mind as realised in language , from its fossil ...
... tion for which Hindu philosophers alone have invented a special term , viz . Samavâya . And if a historical and comparative study of language has revealed to us the true growth of the human mind as realised in language , from its fossil ...
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... tion of founded and endowed . And in regard that , in so far as I can at present see or anticipate , there will be a large ' residue ' of my means and estate in the sense in which I have above explained the word , being that which ...
... tion of founded and endowed . And in regard that , in so far as I can at present see or anticipate , there will be a large ' residue ' of my means and estate in the sense in which I have above explained the word , being that which ...
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... far as practicable and possible . I only Conditions , indicate leading principles . First , The endowment or capital fund of each lectureship shall be preserved entire , and be • entire . tion of chair , & c . for xxvi LORD GIFFORD'S WILL .
... far as practicable and possible . I only Conditions , indicate leading principles . First , The endowment or capital fund of each lectureship shall be preserved entire , and be • entire . tion of chair , & c . for xxvi LORD GIFFORD'S WILL .
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