Reynard the Fox in South Africa: Or, Hottentot Fables and TalesTrübner and Company, 1864 - 94 pages |
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... volume . I remarked very soon , however , a striking similarity between the Hottentot signs of gender and those of the Coptic language ; but for some time I considered it as purely accidental , which may be seen from a letter of mine ...
... volume . I remarked very soon , however , a striking similarity between the Hottentot signs of gender and those of the Coptic language ; but for some time I considered it as purely accidental , which may be seen from a letter of mine ...
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... volume , are merely intended as specimens of Hottentot poetry . They can hardly be expected to amuse or interest the general reader- at least , not in the form in which they appear here , though a Longfellow might be able to render some ...
... volume , are merely intended as specimens of Hottentot poetry . They can hardly be expected to amuse or interest the general reader- at least , not in the form in which they appear here , though a Longfellow might be able to render some ...
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... Volume to " Munchausen " and " Owlglass , " based upon the famous Tamul tale of the Gooroo Paramartan , and exhibiting , in the form of a skilfully - constructed con- secutive narrative , some of the finest specimens of Eastern wit and ...
... Volume to " Munchausen " and " Owlglass , " based upon the famous Tamul tale of the Gooroo Paramartan , and exhibiting , in the form of a skilfully - constructed con- secutive narrative , some of the finest specimens of Eastern wit and ...
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... volume is got up in that style of imitation of the books of a century ago , which has of late become so much the vogue . The typographical and mechanical departments of the volume speak loudly for the taste and enter- prise bestowed ...
... volume is got up in that style of imitation of the books of a century ago , which has of late become so much the vogue . The typographical and mechanical departments of the volume speak loudly for the taste and enter- prise bestowed ...
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... volume for themselves . Mr. Massey's poetry shows growth . Some of the finest and weakest productions of our generation may be found in this volume . " - Athenæum , August 17 , 1861 . The exception that we make is in favour of Gerald ...
... volume for themselves . Mr. Massey's poetry shows growth . Some of the finest and weakest productions of our generation may be found in this volume . " - Athenæum , August 17 , 1861 . The exception that we make is in favour of Gerald ...
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