False Stories CorrectedSamuel Wood & Sons, no. 261, Pearl-Street and Samuel S. Wood & Company, no. 212 Market-St., Baltimore, 1822 - African Americans - 41 pages |
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... mankind . First , two dread snakes , at Juno's vengeful nod , Climb'd round the cradle of the sleeping god : Waked by the shrilling hiss and rustling sound , And shrieks of far attendants trembling round , Their gasping throats with ...
... mankind . First , two dread snakes , at Juno's vengeful nod , Climb'd round the cradle of the sleeping god : Waked by the shrilling hiss and rustling sound , And shrieks of far attendants trembling round , Their gasping throats with ...
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... mankind , the poets , ( particularly Homer ) embellished these fictions , and increased their credit , by their lively descriptions and harmonious numbers . assigned to each deity his particular attributes and functions ; they re ...
... mankind , the poets , ( particularly Homer ) embellished these fictions , and increased their credit , by their lively descriptions and harmonious numbers . assigned to each deity his particular attributes and functions ; they re ...
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... mankind could derive something useful from such tales . In ancient tradition and romances we are in- formed they are a sort of deity or imaginary genii , conversant on the earth , and distinguished by a variety of fantastical actions ...
... mankind could derive something useful from such tales . In ancient tradition and romances we are in- formed they are a sort of deity or imaginary genii , conversant on the earth , and distinguished by a variety of fantastical actions ...
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