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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... distinguished by a variety of fantastical actions , either good or bad . They are represented as fe- males , superior to human nature , sometimes visible , and sometimes invisible ; and possessing power to pass through key holes. 26.
... distinguished by a variety of fantastical actions , either good or bad . They are represented as fe- males , superior to human nature , sometimes visible , and sometimes invisible ; and possessing power to pass through key holes. 26.
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... represented it with four legs , wings , and a beak : the upper part represented an eagle , and the lower a lion ; they supposed it to watch over gold mines , hidden treas- ures , & c . This animal was conse- crated to the sun . The ...
... represented it with four legs , wings , and a beak : the upper part represented an eagle , and the lower a lion ; they supposed it to watch over gold mines , hidden treas- ures , & c . This animal was conse- crated to the sun . The ...
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... represented in paintings and prints , a compound of man and d beast , like this cut . 12 That pious and beautiful writer , Dr. Young , in a work of his , entitled , " The Centaur not Fabulous , " has a great deal of valuable matter ...
... represented in paintings and prints , a compound of man and d beast , like this cut . 12 That pious and beautiful writer , Dr. Young , in a work of his , entitled , " The Centaur not Fabulous , " has a great deal of valuable matter ...
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... represented ) more than half beast or brute . IT is probable many of my little teaders have heard of Jack Frost , Die The and his exploits of biting off toes Some person has fanci- and noses . fully represented him with icicles hanging ...
... represented ) more than half beast or brute . IT is probable many of my little teaders have heard of Jack Frost , Die The and his exploits of biting off toes Some person has fanci- and noses . fully represented him with icicles hanging ...
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fully represented him with icicles hanging from his wings , and skates on his feet , pinching an old man's nose , to represent cold weather . The dress of the old man , as well as his attitude , and that of his dog , pretty ingeniously ...
fully represented him with icicles hanging from his wings , and skates on his feet , pinching an old man's nose , to represent cold weather . The dress of the old man , as well as his attitude , and that of his dog , pretty ingeniously ...
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