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As a sequel to the first series , there followed a second on the superstitions ; but ,
instead of reprinting this as the former , it was thought better to re - write and
reprint the whole . In the production of his first essay , the author conceived he
was ...
As a sequel to the first series , there followed a second on the superstitions ; but ,
instead of reprinting this as the former , it was thought better to re - write and
reprint the whole . In the production of his first essay , the author conceived he
was ...
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... was sometimes constructed . Many of the “ hills ” .contain from thirty to seventy
urns , and these were no doubt family burial - places . The antiquities of the
Bronze age do not seem to have been developed out of those of the former
period .
... was sometimes constructed . Many of the “ hills ” .contain from thirty to seventy
urns , and these were no doubt family burial - places . The antiquities of the
Bronze age do not seem to have been developed out of those of the former
period .
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Why should the former tribes alone find their way into Britain ? They were in fact
in a minority in Gaul , and still more so in these islands . The descendants of the
first colonists of Ireland , who certainly proceeded direct from the continent , are ...
Why should the former tribes alone find their way into Britain ? They were in fact
in a minority in Gaul , and still more so in these islands . The descendants of the
first colonists of Ireland , who certainly proceeded direct from the continent , are ...
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... hundred years before the Christian era . About the former of these periods
seems to have been the time of the first migration * Tued and Teut are
phonetically identical . The latter represents the pronunciation toyt , and in Dutch
is spelled tuit .
... hundred years before the Christian era . About the former of these periods
seems to have been the time of the first migration * Tued and Teut are
phonetically identical . The latter represents the pronunciation toyt , and in Dutch
is spelled tuit .
Side 31
In the explanation of all the former names , nevertheless , the main distinction to
be observed , is that of Hibernian and Cambrian , and for such a separation very
great facility exists in the distinct and marked characters of both languages .
In the explanation of all the former names , nevertheless , the main distinction to
be observed , is that of Hibernian and Cambrian , and for such a separation very
great facility exists in the distinct and marked characters of both languages .
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