Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion Language, Art, and Custom |
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... described in the saying that he ' cannot see the forest for the trees . ' But , on the other hand , the philosopher may be so intent upon his general laws of society as to neglect the individual actors of whom that society is made up ...
... described in the saying that he ' cannot see the forest for the trees . ' But , on the other hand , the philosopher may be so intent upon his general laws of society as to neglect the individual actors of whom that society is made up ...
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... it is not , indeed , uncom- mon to find details of admirable moral and social excellence . To take one prominent instance , Lieut . Bruijn Kops and Mr. Wallace have described , among the rude Papuans of RISE AND DECLINE .. 29.
... it is not , indeed , uncom- mon to find details of admirable moral and social excellence . To take one prominent instance , Lieut . Bruijn Kops and Mr. Wallace have described , among the rude Papuans of RISE AND DECLINE .. 29.
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... described , among the rude Papuans of the Eastern Archipelago , a habitual truthfulness , rightful- ness , and kindliness which it would be hard to match in the general moral life of Persia or India , to say nothing of many a civilized ...
... described , among the rude Papuans of the Eastern Archipelago , a habitual truthfulness , rightful- ness , and kindliness which it would be hard to match in the general moral life of Persia or India , to say nothing of many a civilized ...
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... described in satire : - ' The Western isle renowned for bogs , For tories and for great wolf - dogs , For drawing hobbies by the tails , And threshing corn with fiery flails . ' ? Fynes Moryson's description of the wild or ' meere ...
... described in satire : - ' The Western isle renowned for bogs , For tories and for great wolf - dogs , For drawing hobbies by the tails , And threshing corn with fiery flails . ' ? Fynes Moryson's description of the wild or ' meere ...
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... described as sitting about on ox - skulls , making broth in horns with hot cinders heaped round , living on meat with- out vegetables , and altogether leading a foul , brutal , comfortless , degenerate , but not savage life.3 One step ...
... described as sitting about on ox - skulls , making broth in horns with hot cinders heaped round , living on meat with- out vegetables , and altogether leading a foul , brutal , comfortless , degenerate , but not savage life.3 One step ...
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