Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 6British Academy, 1976 - Humanities |
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... tion of historical studies - a glory in which a share belongs to many names illustrious for ever in the annals of research and criticism , scholarship and philosophy , though in the present connexion I men- tion only one , that of the ...
... tion of historical studies - a glory in which a share belongs to many names illustrious for ever in the annals of research and criticism , scholarship and philosophy , though in the present connexion I men- tion only one , that of the ...
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... tion and repulsion . He studies also the results of incineration of plants ; and the action of alum as a mordant . With the penetrative insight of genius , he detested the hollowness and unprogressiveness of alchemy ; indeed he tells us ...
... tion and repulsion . He studies also the results of incineration of plants ; and the action of alum as a mordant . With the penetrative insight of genius , he detested the hollowness and unprogressiveness of alchemy ; indeed he tells us ...
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... tion of one or two Hebrew verses.2 He also shows that the text of the Bible had become exceedingly corrupt , and that , even when the text was correct , it had often been wrongly interpreted.3 He further draws attention to the errors of ...
... tion of one or two Hebrew verses.2 He also shows that the text of the Bible had become exceedingly corrupt , and that , even when the text was correct , it had often been wrongly interpreted.3 He further draws attention to the errors of ...
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