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COSMOS: A SKETCH OF A PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSE. BY ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. TBAXSLATED FKOM THE GERMAN, BY E. C OTTE. Naturo Tero rerura vis atquc majestas in omnibus momentis fide caret, si quis modo partes ejus ac non totara complcctatur animo.— Plin., Hist. Nat., lib. vii. c. I. VOL. IL NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS 329 (fe 331 PEARL STREET, FRANKLIN SQUARE. i
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Page 15 and 16: SUMMARY. Vol. II. GENERAL SUMMARY O
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Page 19 and 20: UMMARY uF THE CONTENTb. XlM tor tha
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Page 23 and 24: SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS. XVli auive
Page 25 and 26: COSMOS. PART I. INCITEMENTS TO THE
Page 27 and 28: DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE BY THE AN'CI
Page 29 and 30: WE.^CKIPTIONS OF NATURE BY THE GREE
Page 31 and 32: DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE BY THE GREEK
Page 33 and 34: DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE BY THE GREER
Page 35 and 36: DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE BY THE GKEEK
Page 37 and 38: ESC*lIPTIONS OF NATURE BY THE ROMAN
Page 39 and 40: DESCRIPTIONS OF NATUU I BY THE ROMA
Page 41 and 42: ofiSCRH'TIONS OF NATURE BY THE ROMA
Page 43 and 44: DESCRIPTIONS OF ÂTURE BY THE ROMAN
Page 45 and 46: DESC'RIPllONi OF NATURE IN THE CHRI
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Page 49 and 50: DESCRIPTIOXS Jf NATURE BY THE INDIA
Page 51 and 52: DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE BY THE MINNE
Page 53 and 54: DESCRlPTIOiV? OF NATURE B\ THE MINN
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DESCRIPTION'S or N'ATURE BY THE ARI
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NATURAL DESCniPTIO;,'S BV THE IXDIA
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ÂTaEAL DESCRIPTIONS BY THE INDIANS
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NArUKAL DESCRIPTIONS IN THE PERSIAN
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NATURAL DESCRIPTIONS IN THE HEBREW
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HEBREW POETRY. 5U rt j
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LITERATURE OF THE ARABS. 61 of the
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uEscnirTioNs of nature in eauly Ita
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DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE BY COLUJIBUb
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L'ESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE BY COLUMBUS
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OESCRIt'TIONS OF NATURE IN CAMOENS'
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DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURE IN ERCILLA's
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CALDERON. 75 " At the period when S
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MODERN PnbsE \VRJT£R3 7^ tnent of
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MODERN PROSE WRITERS. 7 i fortuiiat
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TRAVELERS OF IHE 14tH AND 15tH CENV
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MODER!^ TRAVELERS. 81 But when the
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LANDSCAPE PAINTING. than that of it
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LANDSCAPE PAINTIx\G AMONG THE ANCIE
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THE BROTHERS VAN EYCK. 87 »t lilt
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LAKD^-i-AVE PAINTING OF 1(JTH AND 1
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I.AXDSCAPE PAINTERS OF THE SEVEXTEE
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DELINEATIONS OF NATURAL SCENERY, 93
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.ANDSCAPE PAINTING. 95 to the sense
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TPOPICAL SCENERY. 97 characteristic
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CULTIVATION OF EXOTIC PI ANTS. 99 C
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EASTERN GARDENS. lOl house. Cultiva
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^'HINESE PARKS ND GARDENS. lOtI The
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FHYSIOGNOMY OF NATURE. 105 ready ac
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PHYSICAL CONTEMPLATION OF THE UNIVE
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PHYSICAL CONTExMPLATloN OF THE UNI
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PHYSIC AI. CONll^rvlPLATION UF THE
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PHYSICAT. COXTEMPLATICN OF THE L XI
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fUY&ICAL CONTEMPLATION OF THE UNIVE
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PHYSICAL COXTEMPLATICN OF THE UNIVE
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iiYsiLAL conij:mplation of the univ
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PHYSICAL CONTEMPLATION OF THL CMVE-
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PHYSICAL CONl 'CMPLA*. ION OF THE U
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PHYSICAL CONTEiMPLATION OF THE UXIV
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PHYSICAL CONTEMPLATIOIi OF THE UNIV
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PHYSICAL COMEMPLATIUN OF THE UNIVER
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fllYSlC.U. CONTEMPLATION OF THE UNI
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PHYSICAL CONTEMPLATION OF THE IJNI\
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i'HiSlCAL COM'EMPLA'IION OF THE UNI
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PHYSICAL CONTEMPLATION OF TIIll UNI
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PHYSICAL. CUNTEMPLATION OF THK UNIV
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PHYSICAL CONTriMPLATION OF THE UXIV
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PHISICAL CONTEMPLATION OF THE T NIV
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PUYSîCAL CONTEMPLATION OF THE UNIV
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INFLUENCE (jF THE MACE/JONIAN CAMPA
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IXFLUENCE OF THE MACEDONIAN CAxMPAi
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INFLUENCE OF THE MACEDONIAN CAMPAIG
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INFLJENCE OF THE MACEDONIAN CAMPAIi
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IS'FLIJEN'CE OF THE MACEDONIAN CAMP
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INFLL^KIVCE OF THE MACEDONIAN CAMPA
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IMFLUENL'E OF THE MACEDOMAN CAMPAIG
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INFLUENCE OF THE MACEDONIAN CAMPAIG
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liVFLTENCE U!.'' THE MACEDOXIAN CAM
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INFLUENCE OF THE PTOLEMAIC EPOCH. 1
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iNFLUE.VCE OF THE PTOLEMAIC EPOCr.
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INFLUENCIi! '^P THE PTOLEMJiiC yjOC
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1^FLUENCE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. 18l
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IXFLL'ENCE OF THE ROMA.X EMPIRE. 18
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.VFLUEXCE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 185 c
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INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 187 v
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INFLUENCE OF THE ROxMAN EMFIRE. 189
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INFLUEXCE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. l91
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l.\FLUE\'CE OF THE KOxMAX EMPIRE. 1
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IPJFLUEa'CE of the ROMAN EMPIRE. Wt
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INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. 197
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INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 19S j
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THE ARABS. 201 gloiis of space, and
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THE ARABS. 20? imd its vicinity to
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THE ARABK 2Uf. curately described b
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THE ARABS. 5i07 vlio originally liv
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THE ARABS. 209 The school of EJessa
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THE ARABS. 211 to whom the oldest,
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THE ARABS. 213 formation, surpassin
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THE ARABS. ' 2l& adherents of Islam
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THE ARABS. 217 der the Califale of
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ancient teclniical arts of the Egyp
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THE ARABS. 221 of tlie people, in t
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THE ARABS. 223 Ebn-Juuis in Cairo h
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THE ARAB3. 225 Arabs to a knowleds'
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THE i^PtABS. 227 application of pos
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OCEANIC DISC0VeRIE3. 229 tho number
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OCEANIC iÎSCUVEKIES. 231 fttoriris
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OCEANIC DlSCOVERIl.S. 2'3'6 Certain
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 235 The import
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 2'Sl pern/anen
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 2315 design of
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES 24 jjerpetuity
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 243 uai being
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 245 ical basis
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 217 all chose
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIEB. 219 hini a pre
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES 251 John Mande\
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 253 Accounts o
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 255 The early
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OOEANiO DISCOVERIES. 2T)1 The iiiRa
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 259 lUg num to
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CCEA3VIC DISCOVERIES. 261 glory of
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 203 Pinzon owe
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 26b already to
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OCEANIC DlSCOVERIEg. 2(57 when we c
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OCEANIC DISCOVERxES. 2l)9 Six years
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OCLîVIC DISCOVERIES. 271 CT-n lati
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 273 tliat Atis
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UCEAN.C DISCO\ ERIES. 275 Spaniaids
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CL'EAXIC DISCOVERIES. 277 changed,
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES, 279 between 11
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 281 dipping-ne
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 283 almost equ
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 285 gr.iera su
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OC•EA^^ C DISCO VÊRIES. 281 hei'
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 289 cse a Cruc
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 201 ver} su)wl
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 293 tacliiiig
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OCEANIC UISCVjVERIES. 29fi tCi i ic
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIEi. 297 since this
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OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. 29S igation, h
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DISCOVERIES IN THE CELESTIAL SPACES
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DISCOVEIUES IN THE CELESTIAL SPACES
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ioCO/ERlES IN THE CELESTIAL SPACES.
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niSCOVERlES N THE CELESTIAL SPACES.
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DISCOVERIES IN THE CjILESTIA. . SPA
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liISCOVERIES IN THE CELESTIAL SP \C
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DISCOVERIES IN THE CELESTIAL SPACE*
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DISCOVERIES IN THE CELESTl \L SPACE
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oi3covi:rie3 in the celestial space
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UISCCVELIES IxN THE CELESTIAL SPACE
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DISCOVERIES IIV THE CELESTIAL SPACE
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DISCOVERIES IN THE CELE AL SPACES.
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DISCOVERIES [\ THE CELESTIAL. SPACE
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DISCOVERIES IS THE CELESTIAL SPACES
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UISC'OVERIES IN THE CELESTIAL SPACE
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OlSCOVElllES I?N THE CELESTIAL SPAC
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UISbOVERIES IN THE CELESTIAL SPACES
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GENERAL RETROSIECT. 353 scidces. Ac
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GENERAL RETROSPECT. 356 tion, such
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ta/ ftis, the Magician, myth of his
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Bcription of physical phenomena, 68
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nis aniversities, on the translatio
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INDEX. 363 Job, book of, its impres
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ture, 43, 44, 48, 49, 52-56, 101, 1
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ifci.nu.«, his "Lustration of the
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