The National Quarterly Review, Volume 11Pudney & Russell, 1865 - American periodicals |
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... believe that the Druids possessed any knowledge worthy of notice . A critic , more than any other person , has no right to depend on mere assertions ; if he differs from others , especially from those who have devoted much time and ...
... believe that the Druids possessed any knowledge worthy of notice . A critic , more than any other person , has no right to depend on mere assertions ; if he differs from others , especially from those who have devoted much time and ...
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... believe that the Druids had regular academies : " Academia auplissima estima- tur fuisse in sylva Carnotensi , eo loco ubi nunc urbs a Druidibus nuncupata Gallice Dreux , et in Pagis sylvæ vicinis ( ut Rovillardus ) Druidarum domus ...
... believe that the Druids had regular academies : " Academia auplissima estima- tur fuisse in sylva Carnotensi , eo loco ubi nunc urbs a Druidibus nuncupata Gallice Dreux , et in Pagis sylvæ vicinis ( ut Rovillardus ) Druidarum domus ...
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... believe that the cross was so univer- sally used as a sacred emblem long before the birth of Christ ; but a little reflection shows that he should , on the contrary , rather regard it as an additional proof , if any were needed , of the ...
... believe that the cross was so univer- sally used as a sacred emblem long before the birth of Christ ; but a little reflection shows that he should , on the contrary , rather regard it as an additional proof , if any were needed , of the ...
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to believe that they also regarded the oak as a sacred tree . The learned Skelton tells us , in his comments on the eighth and ninth chapters of Ezekiel that , " In the hearing of the pro- phet the Lord , or Christ , commanded the man ...
to believe that they also regarded the oak as a sacred tree . The learned Skelton tells us , in his comments on the eighth and ninth chapters of Ezekiel that , " In the hearing of the pro- phet the Lord , or Christ , commanded the man ...
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... believe that Cæsar , or any of the Roman writers who have made the same charge , have not done justice to the Druids in this respect . Eminent in- vestigators , belonging to different nations , utterly deny the accusation , and maintain ...
... believe that Cæsar , or any of the Roman writers who have made the same charge , have not done justice to the Druids in this respect . Eminent in- vestigators , belonging to different nations , utterly deny the accusation , and maintain ...
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