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Side 4
At a certain period in the history of language , every dialect may be taken to
represent a people , and when languages of that period are attainable , philology
possesses evidence sufficient for ethnographic purposes . But when the
language is ...
At a certain period in the history of language , every dialect may be taken to
represent a people , and when languages of that period are attainable , philology
possesses evidence sufficient for ethnographic purposes . But when the
language is ...
Side 5
Names of places and persons can only proceed from the dominant language of
the period at which they are given . But a change in the dominant language is
very far from proving a change of people . How absurd it would be to assert that ...
Names of places and persons can only proceed from the dominant language of
the period at which they are given . But a change in the dominant language is
very far from proving a change of people . How absurd it would be to assert that ...
Side 10
According to the latest and best description , * the graves are now classed in
three periods or ages , the Stone , the Bronze , and ... probably so called from the
enormous labour bestowed on their construction , belong evidently to this period .
According to the latest and best description , * the graves are now classed in
three periods or ages , the Stone , the Bronze , and ... probably so called from the
enormous labour bestowed on their construction , belong evidently to this period .
Side 11
During this period , a considerable variety in the manner of burying is observable
. The sword and ornaments of the deceased were laid on the ashes of the funeral
pile , were covered with a heap of stones , and in the earth raised over this ...
During this period , a considerable variety in the manner of burying is observable
. The sword and ornaments of the deceased were laid on the ashes of the funeral
pile , were covered with a heap of stones , and in the earth raised over this ...
Side 12
The graves and giants ' chambers of this period are likewise found in the south -
west of the present Sweden , namely , in the old Danish countries of Schonen
and West Göthland , a few in the east and north , but none in Norway . Almost all
...
The graves and giants ' chambers of this period are likewise found in the south -
west of the present Sweden , namely , in the old Danish countries of Schonen
and West Göthland , a few in the east and north , but none in Norway . Almost all
...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Cumberland & Westmorland, Ancient and Modern: The People, Dialect, Superstitions and Customs |
| Forfatter | Jeremiah Sullivan |
| Udgiver | Whittaker and Company, 1857 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Det bayerske statsbibliotek |
| Digitaliseret | 8. sep 2009 |
| Længde | 171 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |