The Quarterly Review, Volume 226John Murray, 1916 |
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Page 8
... whole we are inclined to believe that Dr Dörpfeld's theory is right , and that these passages taken together are another indication of the general accuracy of Homer's conception of Troy . It was The royal Palace has not been discovered ...
... whole we are inclined to believe that Dr Dörpfeld's theory is right , and that these passages taken together are another indication of the general accuracy of Homer's conception of Troy . It was The royal Palace has not been discovered ...
Page 16
... ; and it is almost inconceivable that these bards , singing at the courts of the sons and grandsons of the heroes of the war , should have made the whole tale hang on an incident which was a pure fiction . In the first 16 THE TROJAN WAR.
... ; and it is almost inconceivable that these bards , singing at the courts of the sons and grandsons of the heroes of the war , should have made the whole tale hang on an incident which was a pure fiction . In the first 16 THE TROJAN WAR.
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... whole world kin , and on which moralists from Aristotle * downwards , and poets at least from the days of Euripides † to those of Shakespeare , have never ceased to dwell . Even , however , where the desire to sympathise exists to the ...
... whole world kin , and on which moralists from Aristotle * downwards , and poets at least from the days of Euripides † to those of Shakespeare , have never ceased to dwell . Even , however , where the desire to sympathise exists to the ...
Page 27
... whole scene an order that they were to pull the station - master off him . They at once replied with the Arabic equivalent of Aye , aye , Sir ! ' and acted accordingly . Their non - interference was in no way due to cowardice or to any ...
... whole scene an order that they were to pull the station - master off him . They at once replied with the Arabic equivalent of Aye , aye , Sir ! ' and acted accordingly . Their non - interference was in no way due to cowardice or to any ...
Page 28
... whole - heartedly into the cause of the female ant , waxed so warm that common friends had to interfere to stop it . On another occasion , the Sheikh was asked to dine with a few friends . The pièce de resistance of the dinner was a ...
... whole - heartedly into the cause of the female ant , waxed so warm that common friends had to interfere to stop it . On another occasion , the Sheikh was asked to dine with a few friends . The pièce de resistance of the dinner was a ...
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