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1 The second race approach in their physical character , though they are not
identified with , the African negroes , having skins of a sooty colour , wool - like
hair , flat noses , and thick lips . These inhabit not only New Holland or Australia ,
and ...
1 The second race approach in their physical character , though they are not
identified with , the African negroes , having skins of a sooty colour , wool - like
hair , flat noses , and thick lips . These inhabit not only New Holland or Australia ,
and ...
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The islanders , in their physical conformation and general character , strongly
resemble the Malays , and have the same cast of countenance . 6. Various
Asiatic customs are found among them ; as the custom of not allowing women to
eat with ...
The islanders , in their physical conformation and general character , strongly
resemble the Malays , and have the same cast of countenance . 6. Various
Asiatic customs are found among them ; as the custom of not allowing women to
eat with ...
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They are a most important medium , through which to examine the nice ,
distinctive shades of character , peculiar to an age or nation . For ourselves ,
were we to attempt a history of any particular period in the past , we should first of
all seek an ...
They are a most important medium , through which to examine the nice ,
distinctive shades of character , peculiar to an age or nation . For ourselves ,
were we to attempt a history of any particular period in the past , we should first of
all seek an ...
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During the captivity , the Jewish character would , of course , undergo
considerable modifications ; the Hebrew language would be corrupted by the
introduction of new words and phrases , which cannot well be understood without
a ...
During the captivity , the Jewish character would , of course , undergo
considerable modifications ; the Hebrew language would be corrupted by the
introduction of new words and phrases , which cannot well be understood without
a ...
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In this last , he supposes a double meaning couched under the same words ; as
when a prediction , according as we interpret it , may be made to refer to different
events , distant in time and place , and wholly distinct in their character .
In this last , he supposes a double meaning couched under the same words ; as
when a prediction , according as we interpret it , may be made to refer to different
events , distant in time and place , and wholly distinct in their character .
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| Title | American Quarterly Review, Volume 20 Volumes 298-301 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 Library of American civilization |
| Editor | Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1836 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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