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... taken unnecessarily may be made sufficiently clear without quoting any Indian newspapers , by reference to some of the reviews of this book , which appeared in London . The St. James's Gazette ( June 22 , 1881 ) refers to Madame ...
... taken unnecessarily may be made sufficiently clear without quoting any Indian newspapers , by reference to some of the reviews of this book , which appeared in London . The St. James's Gazette ( June 22 , 1881 ) refers to Madame ...
Page x
... taken at various periods of her life , but obviously portraits of the lady we all know in India . Concerning these Madame Fadeeff wrote : - " To establish her identity I enclose in this letter two of her portraits , one taken twenty ...
... taken at various periods of her life , but obviously portraits of the lady we all know in India . Concerning these Madame Fadeeff wrote : - " To establish her identity I enclose in this letter two of her portraits , one taken twenty ...
Page xiii
... taken ; but these are perhaps of less importance . All I desire now to make clear is , that so far from being ' unscrupulous adventurers , ' Colonel Olcott and Madame Blavatsky are very unworldly , unselfish , pure - minded people , who ...
... taken ; but these are perhaps of less importance . All I desire now to make clear is , that so far from being ' unscrupulous adventurers , ' Colonel Olcott and Madame Blavatsky are very unworldly , unselfish , pure - minded people , who ...
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... taken place , and nothing can discredit what is known to be true . No doubt it will be worth while later on to examine the motives which have rendered the occultists of all ages so profoundly reserved . And there may be more to say in ...
... taken place , and nothing can discredit what is known to be true . No doubt it will be worth while later on to examine the motives which have rendered the occultists of all ages so profoundly reserved . And there may be more to say in ...
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... taken up a certain hypothesis faute de mieux in the first instance , and working always on this idea , has constructed such an elaborate edifice of theory round the facts that he is very reluctant to tolerate the interposition of a new ...
... taken up a certain hypothesis faute de mieux in the first instance , and working always on this idea , has constructed such an elaborate edifice of theory round the facts that he is very reluctant to tolerate the interposition of a new ...
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