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Page 53
... traditional- ly were hoe cultivators . Today , most Toro are alike in physical type , though many claim to be of Hima descent . The Toro today are mainly agriculturalists , growing sorghum , millet , and eleusine as sta- ple crops . The ...
... traditional- ly were hoe cultivators . Today , most Toro are alike in physical type , though many claim to be of Hima descent . The Toro today are mainly agriculturalists , growing sorghum , millet , and eleusine as sta- ple crops . The ...
Page 207
... traditional themes found in Yoruba folk- tales . The Palm - Wine Drinkard , and His Dead Palm - Wine Tapster in the Deads ' Town ( 1952 ) was singled out for praise by the celebrated Anglo - Welsh poet Dylan Thomas when it was first ...
... traditional themes found in Yoruba folk- tales . The Palm - Wine Drinkard , and His Dead Palm - Wine Tapster in the Deads ' Town ( 1952 ) was singled out for praise by the celebrated Anglo - Welsh poet Dylan Thomas when it was first ...
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... traditional themes of journeys , battles , and tribal lore . Although this genre of Arabic poetry had been sporad- ically practiced before his time , ' Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah was the first to perfect it with a light metre and an accurate ...
... traditional themes of journeys , battles , and tribal lore . Although this genre of Arabic poetry had been sporad- ically practiced before his time , ' Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah was the first to perfect it with a light metre and an accurate ...
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