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The mere date of a given document * is of little consequence, both in history and
in folk-lore. For ... All historians of classical antiquity are of course familiar with
this problem of which I have just given an example, though, as the illustration
also ...
The mere date of a given document * is of little consequence, both in history and
in folk-lore. For ... All historians of classical antiquity are of course familiar with
this problem of which I have just given an example, though, as the illustration
also ...
Сторінка 61
And the answer was promptly given : Evidently because he lost it. That led to the
second question : How did he lose it? And in answer the story arose telling how
the fox inveigled him to dip his tail into the water, one winter night, to catch fish, ...
And the answer was promptly given : Evidently because he lost it. That led to the
second question : How did he lose it? And in answer the story arose telling how
the fox inveigled him to dip his tail into the water, one winter night, to catch fish, ...
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Such fancies have been given up, and where a connexion between a pre-
Christian divinity and the Devil is claimed, the burden of proof lies with those who
make this claim. It is more likely that these tales are merely debased forms of
Christian ...
Such fancies have been given up, and where a connexion between a pre-
Christian divinity and the Devil is claimed, the burden of proof lies with those who
make this claim. It is more likely that these tales are merely debased forms of
Christian ...
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