The British Critic, Volume 3F. and C. Rivington, 1794 - Books Reviews of new British and European publications and correspondence from readers. |
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A critical Inquiry into the Life of Alexander the Great , by the Ancient Hiftorians . From the French of the Baron de St. Croix with Notes and Obfervations , by Sir Richard Clayton , Bart . illuftrated with a Map of the Marches of ...
A critical Inquiry into the Life of Alexander the Great , by the Ancient Hiftorians . From the French of the Baron de St. Croix with Notes and Obfervations , by Sir Richard Clayton , Bart . illuftrated with a Map of the Marches of ...
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p632 Trinities of gods - Ormuzd-Mithra-Ahriman; ancient background of the Trinity
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