The childhood of religionsD. Appleton, 1875 - 288 páginas |
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... Notes which are placed at the end of the book may be found useful to parents and teachers , as well as to those who may hereafter desire to pursue the matters to which it is designed to serve as a simple introduction , while the ...
... Notes which are placed at the end of the book may be found useful to parents and teachers , as well as to those who may hereafter desire to pursue the matters to which it is designed to serve as a simple introduction , while the ...
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... NOTE A. On the likeness between certain Chaldean and Jewish legends B. On the origin of the Solar System 255 258 c . On the punishment of animals and lifeless ob- jects as the cause of injury to Mankind D. On the supposed birthplace of ...
... NOTE A. On the likeness between certain Chaldean and Jewish legends B. On the origin of the Solar System 255 258 c . On the punishment of animals and lifeless ob- jects as the cause of injury to Mankind D. On the supposed birthplace of ...
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... notes ; otherwise the story is not for you . To learn well the lessons which Nature is ever willing to teach , we must begin while we are young , for then the memory and marble to retain . ' The quickly rusts if it be not used . is wax ...
... notes ; otherwise the story is not for you . To learn well the lessons which Nature is ever willing to teach , we must begin while we are young , for then the memory and marble to retain . ' The quickly rusts if it be not used . is wax ...
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... a time in which all was darkness and water . From these came hideous creatures ; winged men , men with the legs and horns of goats ; * See Note A. bulls with human heads , and suchlike monsters . Over 22 [ CHAP . II . LEGENDS OF THE PAST.
... a time in which all was darkness and water . From these came hideous creatures ; winged men , men with the legs and horns of goats ; * See Note A. bulls with human heads , and suchlike monsters . Over 22 [ CHAP . II . LEGENDS OF THE PAST.
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... From this * it has been concluded that they are different forms or modes of one unknown force that cannot be destroyed , * See Note B. Thus , to borrow an illustration of what is meant CHAP . III . ] CREATION AS TOLD BY SCIENCE . 31.
... From this * it has been concluded that they are different forms or modes of one unknown force that cannot be destroyed , * See Note B. Thus , to borrow an illustration of what is meant CHAP . III . ] CREATION AS TOLD BY SCIENCE . 31.
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