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... written in order that men might live happily in this world and be prepared for a better and more satisfactory life in the world to come . The ancient Chinese writer was generally an honoured citizen , and was regarded as an important ...
... written in order that men might live happily in this world and be prepared for a better and more satisfactory life in the world to come . The ancient Chinese writer was generally an honoured citizen , and was regarded as an important ...
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... written book by many centuries . The Phoenicians , the busy trading Semitic people who lived in the North of Africa ... written on papyrus , a material made from the pith of an Egyptian reed , and a few were written on parchment , the ...
... written book by many centuries . The Phoenicians , the busy trading Semitic people who lived in the North of Africa ... written on papyrus , a material made from the pith of an Egyptian reed , and a few were written on parchment , the ...
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... written . 66 The earliest of them is the Gospel according to St. Mark , which was appar- ently written about the time of the fall of Jerusalem , A.D. 70 , though it may be some ten years older . It probably was founded on " the rough ...
... written . 66 The earliest of them is the Gospel according to St. Mark , which was appar- ently written about the time of the fall of Jerusalem , A.D. 70 , though it may be some ten years older . It probably was founded on " the rough ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE FIRST BOOKS IN THE WORLD | 1 |
HOMER | 18 |
THE STORY OF THE BIВІ Е | 41 |
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