The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 19Leavitt, Trow, & Company, 1850 - American literature |
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... Races of Men . By ROBERT KNOX , M.D. , F.R.S.E. Medical Times . 2. The Philosophy of the Human Hand . Translated from ... race to die off , and the races to revert to their original types . More than this , he assumes that these original ...
... Races of Men . By ROBERT KNOX , M.D. , F.R.S.E. Medical Times . 2. The Philosophy of the Human Hand . Translated from ... race to die off , and the races to revert to their original types . More than this , he assumes that these original ...
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... races of men upon the earth will arise , in some future day , the mixed , or rather , perhaps , we should say , the restored race , that will realize the dream of man's perfect- ibility . Saxon industry , Celtic art , Arab passion ...
... races of men upon the earth will arise , in some future day , the mixed , or rather , perhaps , we should say , the restored race , that will realize the dream of man's perfect- ibility . Saxon industry , Celtic art , Arab passion ...
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... race . How such a race could attain er she speeds , and one proprietor frequently to civilization it is difficult to understand . It has a troop of grays , another of blacks , and would be the leap from spontaneous food to another of ...
... race . How such a race could attain er she speeds , and one proprietor frequently to civilization it is difficult to understand . It has a troop of grays , another of blacks , and would be the leap from spontaneous food to another of ...
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... race of conquerors usually disappears from a conquered nation by process of time , unless the numbers be kept up by fresh importa- tions to replace those dying off . Man differs not from the animals in these particulars . The same race ...
... race of conquerors usually disappears from a conquered nation by process of time , unless the numbers be kept up by fresh importa- tions to replace those dying off . Man differs not from the animals in these particulars . The same race ...
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... races of men thicken , and combine for progress . When , in addi- tion , a watery highway is ready on all sides to waft them and their wealth there congre- gated , even to the furthermost parts of the earth , there must be ever a ...
... races of men thicken , and combine for progress . When , in addi- tion , a watery highway is ready on all sides to waft them and their wealth there congre- gated , even to the furthermost parts of the earth , there must be ever a ...
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animal appeared Assurance beautiful become believe better body called carried cause character Christian close common continued course death disease doubt earth effect England English equal evidence existence eyes fact faith father feel feet force French friends give given hand head heart hope hour human interest Italy kind king knowledge known land less light live look matter means ment mind nature nearly never NORTH object observed once origin passed perhaps period persons practice present probably proved question race reason received regard relation remained remarkable result seems seen side soon speak species spirit success supposed things thought tion true truth turned whole
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