University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, Volume 32W. Curry, jun., and Company, 1848 |
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... tion ; and if we have too often occa- sion to complain of the bigotry with which scientific investigations have been treated , we must , in justice , re- member the important considerations which gave an impulse to pursuits which would ...
... tion ; and if we have too often occa- sion to complain of the bigotry with which scientific investigations have been treated , we must , in justice , re- member the important considerations which gave an impulse to pursuits which would ...
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... tion when Grijalva visited its shores . If there is any truth in Mexican tra- ditions , their Toltec ancestors were more civilized than they ; and , above all , the vast works remaining in the valley of the Mississippi , proves that not ...
... tion when Grijalva visited its shores . If there is any truth in Mexican tra- ditions , their Toltec ancestors were more civilized than they ; and , above all , the vast works remaining in the valley of the Mississippi , proves that not ...
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... tion is abundantly evidenced by even the casual inspection of those few cities which still retain the fading shadow of their ancient greatness . In- stance , for example , the inroads of the West on Cairo , the modern innovations on ...
... tion is abundantly evidenced by even the casual inspection of those few cities which still retain the fading shadow of their ancient greatness . In- stance , for example , the inroads of the West on Cairo , the modern innovations on ...
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... tion was the lodge on a small eminence to my left the place of roses , wood- bine , and more lowly flowers , usurped by the rankly - waving grass , stout thistles , hemlock , and deadly night- shade . We passed on , and paused be- fore ...
... tion was the lodge on a small eminence to my left the place of roses , wood- bine , and more lowly flowers , usurped by the rankly - waving grass , stout thistles , hemlock , and deadly night- shade . We passed on , and paused be- fore ...
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... tion of Rose and Blanche : — " Two prettier creatures it would not be easy to find - there were sisterly resemblances , peeping out amidst the most charming differences . Rose , with her bright grey eyes , swimming in mirth - her little ...
... tion of Rose and Blanche : — " Two prettier creatures it would not be easy to find - there were sisterly resemblances , peeping out amidst the most charming differences . Rose , with her bright grey eyes , swimming in mirth - her little ...
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