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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 .
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 .
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 ... 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 ... 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 ...
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 ...
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 .
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 .
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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 |