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... beginning of the second century B.C. the Emperor Che - Hwang - ti ordered that all books should be burned except those dealing with medicine and husbandry . This Mr. Putnam says is probably " the most drastic and comprehensive policy ...
... beginning of the second century B.C. the Emperor Che - Hwang - ti ordered that all books should be burned except those dealing with medicine and husbandry . This Mr. Putnam says is probably " the most drastic and comprehensive policy ...
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... BEGINNING Our Bible opens with the simple and sublime statement , " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth . " Greek myth is much more confused , but it is as deeply concerned with the beginning of all things , and with ...
... BEGINNING Our Bible opens with the simple and sublime statement , " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth . " Greek myth is much more confused , but it is as deeply concerned with the beginning of all things , and with ...
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... beginning of the new régime , i.e. from circa 1905 to 1922 , there was a revival of Russian poetry by the writers influenced by sym- bolism , cultivating a highly æsthetic idea of the purpose of literature . And since then Soviet ...
... beginning of the new régime , i.e. from circa 1905 to 1922 , there was a revival of Russian poetry by the writers influenced by sym- bolism , cultivating a highly æsthetic idea of the purpose of literature . And since then Soviet ...
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