The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 261F. Jefferies, 1967 - Early English newspapers The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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The belief in the human personality of the sun and moon appears clearly in stories wherein they take mortals up to them from the earth by way of punishment . The modern Greeks tell a tale of a childless woman , who , praying to the sun ...
The belief in the human personality of the sun and moon appears clearly in stories wherein they take mortals up to them from the earth by way of punishment . The modern Greeks tell a tale of a childless woman , who , praying to the sun ...
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In Swabia they still see the flax and hair of the woman who was taken up to the moon for spinning at her window in the moonlight , and they still think it so sinful to spin or sew by moonlight that it is a common thing to hear it said ...
In Swabia they still see the flax and hair of the woman who was taken up to the moon for spinning at her window in the moonlight , and they still think it so sinful to spin or sew by moonlight that it is a common thing to hear it said ...
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such story must underlie the Swabian custom , which , like other customs in connection with the moon , is sometimes thought to be a survival of an old system of moon - worship . But how came it that the sun and moon were ever worshipped ...
such story must underlie the Swabian custom , which , like other customs in connection with the moon , is sometimes thought to be a survival of an old system of moon - worship . But how came it that the sun and moon were ever worshipped ...
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A Neglected Farmers FriendGraphiteDiatomsWhy is | 199 |
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| Title | The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 261 Volumes 133-158; Volumes 357-394 of Early English newspapers |
| Publisher | F. Jefferies, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2012 |
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