American Quarterly Review, Issues 39-40Carey, Lea & Carey, 1836 - Serial publications |
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... known as a place of resort for American whaling ships ; and , until the establishment of the American mission , the savage inhabitants of them led such a life as would be the necessary consequence of a native ignorance , that was ...
... known as a place of resort for American whaling ships ; and , until the establishment of the American mission , the savage inhabitants of them led such a life as would be the necessary consequence of a native ignorance , that was ...
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... known , that all the syllables of their language end with a vowel sound , and that they cannot pronounce the harsh com- binations of two or more consonants , which occur so continually in the European languages . We accordingly see our ...
... known , that all the syllables of their language end with a vowel sound , and that they cannot pronounce the harsh com- binations of two or more consonants , which occur so continually in the European languages . We accordingly see our ...
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... known was the island itself , that in our popular books of geography it was generally described as uninhabited ; and no particular or authentic information had been obtained of the islanders , until the recent account of them brought ...
... known was the island itself , that in our popular books of geography it was generally described as uninhabited ; and no particular or authentic information had been obtained of the islanders , until the recent account of them brought ...
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... known to American readers as they deserve to be , and one of which , for the honour of our race , ought never to be forgotten . ' Mr. Marsden was born in 1754 , in Ireland ; and was first employed in the service of the English East ...
... known to American readers as they deserve to be , and one of which , for the honour of our race , ought never to be forgotten . ' Mr. Marsden was born in 1754 , in Ireland ; and was first employed in the service of the English East ...
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... known in any other part of the world . The island of Java alone , according to some writers , contains at least fifteen ; of which , that of Geté is estimated to be 8000 feet above the level of the sea ; Sumatra has a number of them ...
... known in any other part of the world . The island of Java alone , according to some writers , contains at least fifteen ; of which , that of Geté is estimated to be 8000 feet above the level of the sea ; Sumatra has a number of them ...
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