Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 8British Academy, 1976 - Humanities |
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Page 71
... perhaps in the fifth century of our era . The last chapter of his work is devoted to the mandrake , and describes how the plant is to be uprooted by a hungry dog who has been tied to it and drags the plant out of the earth in his ...
... perhaps in the fifth century of our era . The last chapter of his work is devoted to the mandrake , and describes how the plant is to be uprooted by a hungry dog who has been tied to it and drags the plant out of the earth in his ...
Page 98
... perhaps served in the campaign against Samos , had been reduced to poverty by a time soon after the battle of Delium , and apparently not earlier ; he had a curious stare and an odd way rolling in his walk , was a great talker , and ...
... perhaps served in the campaign against Samos , had been reduced to poverty by a time soon after the battle of Delium , and apparently not earlier ; he had a curious stare and an odd way rolling in his walk , was a great talker , and ...
Page 187
... perhaps there are peoples , as there are materials , which are more difficult to kindle than others . Brushwood blazes more quickly than a log , but it does not burn more fiercely than the log burns when that is once thoroughly on fire ...
... perhaps there are peoples , as there are materials , which are more difficult to kindle than others . Brushwood blazes more quickly than a log , but it does not burn more fiercely than the log burns when that is once thoroughly on fire ...
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191617 | 33 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191718 | 51 |
JACOB AND THE MANDRAKES BY J G FRAZER FELLOW OF | 57 |
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