Mythical Monsters: eBook EditionJazzybee Verlag, 2013 M12 10 - 488 páginas An exploration into all beasts fabled, fabricated, fantastical, and fanciful, from across the world, including the Chinese and Japanese Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and the spate of Sea Serpents sighted off the 19th century New England coast. |
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... to which Dr. Cover says: "That famous bird of Washington was a myth; either Audubon was mistaken, or else, as some do not hesitate to affirm, he lied about it." (Facsimile from a drawing by Hokusai, a celebrated Japanese artist.
... to which Dr. Cover says: "That famous bird of Washington was a myth; either Audubon was mistaken, or else, as some do not hesitate to affirm, he lied about it." (Facsimile from a drawing by Hokusai, a celebrated Japanese artist.
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... says : " However, if the facts about Sanskrit were true, Dugald Stewart was too wise not to see that the conclusions drawn from them were inevitable. He therefore denied the reality of such a language as Sanskrit altogether, and wrote ...
... says : " However, if the facts about Sanskrit were true, Dugald Stewart was too wise not to see that the conclusions drawn from them were inevitable. He therefore denied the reality of such a language as Sanskrit altogether, and wrote ...
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... says: "In that contree, and other contrees beyond, thei have custom, whan theischulle usen warre, and when men holden sege abouten Cytee or Castelle, and thei withinen dur not senden messagers with lettres frō Lord to Lord for to ask ...
... says: "In that contree, and other contrees beyond, thei have custom, whan theischulle usen warre, and when men holden sege abouten Cytee or Castelle, and thei withinen dur not senden messagers with lettres frō Lord to Lord for to ask ...
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... says the Theriaca cannot be called a poem, because there is in it nothing of fable or falsehood. Strabo—Just before the Christian era. Geographer. Cicero—Born B.C. 106. Propertius (Sextus Aurelius)—Born probably about B.C. 56. Diodorus ...
... says the Theriaca cannot be called a poem, because there is in it nothing of fable or falsehood. Strabo—Just before the Christian era. Geographer. Cicero—Born B.C. 106. Propertius (Sextus Aurelius)—Born probably about B.C. 56. Diodorus ...
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... says that this is as big as a buffalo, buries itself like a mole, flies the light, and remains nearly always under ground; it is said that it would die if it saw. the light of the sun or even that of the moon." It seems.
... says that this is as big as a buffalo, buries itself like a mole, flies the light, and remains nearly always under ground; it is said that it would die if it saw. the light of the sun or even that of the moon." It seems.
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