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Pagina 15
... query , was originally made in Germany , " whence it was brought over to this country in the early decades of last century . Since then it has attained so great a popularity among us that , as regards devotion to the Christmas tree ...
... query , was originally made in Germany , " whence it was brought over to this country in the early decades of last century . Since then it has attained so great a popularity among us that , as regards devotion to the Christmas tree ...
Pagina 27
... query by J. D. refers to a very interest- ing subject , on which there is plenty of litera- ture , with about fifteen theories of explana- tion , but no single one is satisfactory in every but I want what is often difficult , and in I ...
... query by J. D. refers to a very interest- ing subject , on which there is plenty of litera- ture , with about fifteen theories of explana- tion , but no single one is satisfactory in every but I want what is often difficult , and in I ...
Pagina 30
... query by J. D. refers to a very interest- ing subject , on which there is plenty of litera- ture , with about fifteen theories of explana- tion , but no single one is satisfactory in every but I want what is often difficult , and in I ...
... query by J. D. refers to a very interest- ing subject , on which there is plenty of litera- ture , with about fifteen theories of explana- tion , but no single one is satisfactory in every but I want what is often difficult , and in I ...
Pagina 38
... query , Mr. HODGKIN proposes ( 11 S. ii . 354 ) to regard the first syllable as Du . “ tenne , tin , " and shows by a quotation ( 1569 ) that such vessels were made of tin . I think this is probably the right route . The definition of ...
... query , Mr. HODGKIN proposes ( 11 S. ii . 354 ) to regard the first syllable as Du . “ tenne , tin , " and shows by a quotation ( 1569 ) that such vessels were made of tin . I think this is probably the right route . The definition of ...
Pagina 40
... query , or reply be written on a separate slip of paper , with the signature of the writer and such address as he wishes to appear . When answer- ing queries , or making notes with regard to previous entries in the paper , contributors ...
... query , or reply be written on a separate slip of paper , with the signature of the writer and such address as he wishes to appear . When answer- ing queries , or making notes with regard to previous entries in the paper , contributors ...
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