Northern Antiquities: Or, An Historical Account of the Manners, Customs, Religion and Laws, Maritime Expeditions and Discoveries, Language and Literature of the Ancient ScandinaviansH. G. Bohn, 1847 - 578 sider |
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... and it was thrown aside for several years . At length he was * Bishop Percy's Translation of M. Mallet's work was published in 1770 , in 2 vols . 8vo . B prevailed upon to resume it ; and as many of BISHOP PERCY'S PREFACE.
... and it was thrown aside for several years . At length he was * Bishop Percy's Translation of M. Mallet's work was published in 1770 , in 2 vols . 8vo . B prevailed upon to resume it ; and as many of BISHOP PERCY'S PREFACE.
Side 9
... length . And this assertion is not thrown out at random , like the passages brought by Clu- verius against it ; but is coolly and cautiously made , when he is going to draw the characters of both nations at length in an exact and well ...
... length . And this assertion is not thrown out at random , like the passages brought by Clu- verius against it ; but is coolly and cautiously made , when he is going to draw the characters of both nations at length in an exact and well ...
Side 25
... length discovered that instead of a chain it formed a most intricate network , in some places ravelled , in others rent , the task be- came much more difficult . They found that their classes and orders were connected by intermediate ...
... length discovered that instead of a chain it formed a most intricate network , in some places ravelled , in others rent , the task be- came much more difficult . They found that their classes and orders were connected by intermediate ...
Side 42
... length the opening morn dispels these visionary splendours , we behold the luxuriant plains of the Ganges already occupied by an intelligent people , with its sages and philosophers attempting , by rendering matter the shadowy ...
... length the opening morn dispels these visionary splendours , we behold the luxuriant plains of the Ganges already occupied by an intelligent people , with its sages and philosophers attempting , by rendering matter the shadowy ...
Side 44
... length arrived when , by the inevitable laws of nature , Roman freedom had degenerated into imperial de- spotism . Humanity was stagnating into a lethargic slumber ; the world was in its wane . But the hardy tribes of the Teu- tonic ...
... length arrived when , by the inevitable laws of nature , Roman freedom had degenerated into imperial de- spotism . Humanity was stagnating into a lethargic slumber ; the world was in its wane . But the hardy tribes of the Teu- tonic ...
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