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... human . The Arabs call it the ' face of an idol ' , or the ' man - plant , on account of the strong resemblance of the root to the human form . An old writer tells us that the mandrake was fashioned out of the same earth whereof God ...
... human . The Arabs call it the ' face of an idol ' , or the ' man - plant , on account of the strong resemblance of the root to the human form . An old writer tells us that the mandrake was fashioned out of the same earth whereof God ...
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... human trunk and limbs , but with vegetable extremities , the human head being replaced by a bunch of leaves , and the hands and feet by branching roots ; the dog is seen fastened by his tail to the roots which stand for the left hand of ...
... human trunk and limbs , but with vegetable extremities , the human head being replaced by a bunch of leaves , and the hands and feet by branching roots ; the dog is seen fastened by his tail to the roots which stand for the left hand of ...
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... human race . There can be no doubt that politically both Greece and Italy profited much from a sympathy largely based on a recognition of what human civiliza- tion owed them for their contributions to art and literature . It is my ...
... human race . There can be no doubt that politically both Greece and Italy profited much from a sympathy largely based on a recognition of what human civiliza- tion owed them for their contributions to art and literature . It is my ...
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