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... ancient princes and chieftains of North Wales . With whatever delight , however , the Cambrian genealogist might peruse the line of his ancestry , a barren catalogue of uncouth names would furnish no entertainment to the reader . I ...
... ancient princes and chieftains of North Wales . With whatever delight , however , the Cambrian genealogist might peruse the line of his ancestry , a barren catalogue of uncouth names would furnish no entertainment to the reader . I ...
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... Ancient Britons ( and still retained in Anglesey ) for the most knowing among them , in the descent of families , to send their friends of the same stock or family , a dydd calan Ionawr a calen- nig , a present of their pedigree ; which ...
... Ancient Britons ( and still retained in Anglesey ) for the most knowing among them , in the descent of families , to send their friends of the same stock or family , a dydd calan Ionawr a calen- nig , a present of their pedigree ; which ...
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... ancient name . Some of their school - fellows consented to be styled barbarians , who were to invade their territories and attack their hillocks , which were denominated fortresses . The chiefs vigorously defended their respective ...
... ancient name . Some of their school - fellows consented to be styled barbarians , who were to invade their territories and attack their hillocks , which were denominated fortresses . The chiefs vigorously defended their respective ...
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... from the mouth of the Syrian . He afterwards corrected the grammatical inaccuracies of the version , by the help of Erpenius and Golius . C In the course of his application to this ancient lan- SIR WILLIAM JONES . 33.
... from the mouth of the Syrian . He afterwards corrected the grammatical inaccuracies of the version , by the help of Erpenius and Golius . C In the course of his application to this ancient lan- SIR WILLIAM JONES . 33.
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John Shore Baron Teignmouth. In the course of his application to this ancient lan- guage he discovered , what he never before suspected , a near connection between the modern Persic and Arabic ; and he immediately determined to acquire ...
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. In the course of his application to this ancient lan- guage he discovered , what he never before suspected , a near connection between the modern Persic and Arabic ; and he immediately determined to acquire ...
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