The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435University of Calcutta, 1912 |
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Page 89
... 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 , a small part of it must first be thrown into the fire to ...
... 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 , a small part of it must first be thrown into the fire to ...
Page 93
... rise to the practice , so often referred to in ancient Japanese docu- ments , of each new Emperor occupying a different palace from that of his predecessor The Japanese have also a curious superstition about fighting with the back to ...
... rise to the practice , so often referred to in ancient Japanese docu- ments , of each new Emperor occupying a different palace from that of his predecessor The Japanese have also a curious superstition about fighting with the back to ...
Page 131
... rising he said , ' I may not be skilful enough to make a nest like this , but I am strong enough to destroy it with one stroke of my hand , ' and climbing up into the tree , he tore it to pieces , then walked off chuckling to himself ...
... rising he said , ' I may not be skilful enough to make a nest like this , but I am strong enough to destroy it with one stroke of my hand , ' and climbing up into the tree , he tore it to pieces , then walked off chuckling to himself ...
Page 134
... administrative evil believed by it to be inherent in the abandonment of a prosperous Europeanised city , identified with the rise and consolidation of British power and prestige in India , 99 -EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN POLITICAL.
... administrative evil believed by it to be inherent in the abandonment of a prosperous Europeanised city , identified with the rise and consolidation of British power and prestige in India , 99 -EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN POLITICAL.
Page 154
... rise . Toum was the sun as he went down the horizon at set . The interpretation of the legend of Osiris by the sacred College was developed on this parallel and explained it as the story of the death and resurrection 154 THE CALCUTTA ...
... rise . Toum was the sun as he went down the horizon at set . The interpretation of the legend of Osiris by the sacred College was developed on this parallel and explained it as the story of the death and resurrection 154 THE CALCUTTA ...
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