The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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... considered as a female of the latter species , if the horn be viewed as a sexual characteristic : first of all in the possession of the male , and afterwards transferred by descent , in the case of all the Post - Miocene Rhinoceroses ...
... considered as a female of the latter species , if the horn be viewed as a sexual characteristic : first of all in the possession of the male , and afterwards transferred by descent , in the case of all the Post - Miocene Rhinoceroses ...
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... considered in Hawaii up to the moral mark , and in such quarters as this , the stories . which " the Earl and the Doctor , " and similar voyagers picked up regarding missionaries and their efforts originated ( p . 37 ) . The writer ...
... considered in Hawaii up to the moral mark , and in such quarters as this , the stories . which " the Earl and the Doctor , " and similar voyagers picked up regarding missionaries and their efforts originated ( p . 37 ) . The writer ...
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... considered , in accordance with Chinese policy , an integral part of the Celestial Empire , is in reality a mere colony of it , the aborigines of which are a Malay RCENT VIEW OF TA - KAU - KAN , ON THE WESTERN COAST OF FORMOSA . It has ...
... considered , in accordance with Chinese policy , an integral part of the Celestial Empire , is in reality a mere colony of it , the aborigines of which are a Malay RCENT VIEW OF TA - KAU - KAN , ON THE WESTERN COAST OF FORMOSA . It has ...
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