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... period . This includes three Avatars of which the first is Bamun- Avatar ; or the Descent of Veeshnu in the form of a Dwarf , to confound the pride and impiety of Bali , or Belus ; probably the first regular sovereign of India . This period ...
... period . This includes three Avatars of which the first is Bamun- Avatar ; or the Descent of Veeshnu in the form of a Dwarf , to confound the pride and impiety of Bali , or Belus ; probably the first regular sovereign of India . This period ...
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... period . 1 1st SECTION , or PERIOD . From Moses to Alexander the Great . " Before this period , all learning was oral , transmitted from father to son in tales and songs ; and systematical knowlege had yet no existence . Chaldæa , Egypt ...
... period . 1 1st SECTION , or PERIOD . From Moses to Alexander the Great . " Before this period , all learning was oral , transmitted from father to son in tales and songs ; and systematical knowlege had yet no existence . Chaldæa , Egypt ...
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... period . Pastoral poetry was brought to its highest perfection by Theo- critus , Bion , and Moschus . - At Rome , dramatic poetry made its first appearance in this period . Its father was Livius Andro- nicus ; succeeded by Nævius ...
... period . Pastoral poetry was brought to its highest perfection by Theo- critus , Bion , and Moschus . - At Rome , dramatic poetry made its first appearance in this period . Its father was Livius Andro- nicus ; succeeded by Nævius ...
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