Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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... observed in § . 6. The diameter of the southern island Zabudibà is 10,000 juzenà . Subtracting from this number , 3,000 , which are occupied by forests and deserts , and 4,000 , covered with water , the residue , or 3,000 juzenà ...
... observed in § . 6. The diameter of the southern island Zabudibà is 10,000 juzenà . Subtracting from this number , 3,000 , which are occupied by forests and deserts , and 4,000 , covered with water , the residue , or 3,000 juzenà ...
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... observed with the greatest scrupulosity by these men , and in this respect they might even serve as an example to ... observe it . It is for this reason they are inclined very much to esteem our Catholic missionaries , but refuse every ...
... observed with the greatest scrupulosity by these men , and in this respect they might even serve as an example to ... observe it . It is for this reason they are inclined very much to esteem our Catholic missionaries , but refuse every ...
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... observed than this . It would seem that is impossible for this people to tell the truth ; nay a person who ventures to do it , is called a fool , a good kind of man , but not fitted for managing his affairs . Dissimulation is the ...
... observed than this . It would seem that is impossible for this people to tell the truth ; nay a person who ventures to do it , is called a fool , a good kind of man , but not fitted for managing his affairs . Dissimulation is the ...
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