Myths and Songs from the South PacificH. S. King & Company, 1876 - 328 páginas |
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... natural , transcendent , or divine . It considers a silent walking across this jhúla * of life , with eyes fixed on high , as a more perfect realisation of primitive religion than singing of Vedic hymns , offer- of Jewish sacrifices ...
... natural , transcendent , or divine . It considers a silent walking across this jhúla * of life , with eyes fixed on high , as a more perfect realisation of primitive religion than singing of Vedic hymns , offer- of Jewish sacrifices ...
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... natural mistake , of One who dwells in heaven above . There is some truth in every one of these views ; but they become untrue by being generalized . The time has not come yet , it probably never will come , when we shall be able to ...
... natural mistake , of One who dwells in heaven above . There is some truth in every one of these views ; but they become untrue by being generalized . The time has not come yet , it probably never will come , when we shall be able to ...
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... natural and intelligible at a certain stage , or at certain recurring stages in the development of thought and speech , but which , after becoming traditional , becomes frequently unnatural and unintelligible . In the same manner nature ...
... natural and intelligible at a certain stage , or at certain recurring stages in the development of thought and speech , but which , after becoming traditional , becomes frequently unnatural and unintelligible . In the same manner nature ...
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... - lost fair children of Tangaroa ! It was but natural that Tangaroa should be displeased at the preference always shown to his brother Rongo . He therefore collected a vast quantity of red food of all kinds Myths of Creation . 13.
... - lost fair children of Tangaroa ! It was but natural that Tangaroa should be displeased at the preference always shown to his brother Rongo . He therefore collected a vast quantity of red food of all kinds Myths of Creation . 13.
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... naturally enough the sister felt herself to be harshly dealt with . The elder brother Tutapu hearing of the quarrel interfered on behalf of their sister . Thenceforth the brothers became deadly foes ; and after many angry words , Tutapu ...
... naturally enough the sister felt herself to be harshly dealt with . The elder brother Tutapu hearing of the quarrel interfered on behalf of their sister . Thenceforth the brothers became deadly foes ; and after many angry words , Tutapu ...
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