The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volume 1William Rose Benét |
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Page 434
... becomes a valet and later a secretary , and as he changes his master frequently and scrutinizes his world with keen interest , his story becomes a good- humored exposure of the weaknesses and foibles of human nature . Gilda . The ...
... becomes a valet and later a secretary , and as he changes his master frequently and scrutinizes his world with keen interest , his story becomes a good- humored exposure of the weaknesses and foibles of human nature . Gilda . The ...
Page 462
... becomes f in Gothic , and b or f in the Old High German ; what is t in Greek , Latin , or Sanskrit becomes th in Gothic , and d in Old High German ; etc. For example , changing p into ƒ , and t into th , " pater " becomes " father ...
... becomes f in Gothic , and b or f in the Old High German ; what is t in Greek , Latin , or Sanskrit becomes th in Gothic , and d in Old High German ; etc. For example , changing p into ƒ , and t into th , " pater " becomes " father ...
Page 1094
... becomes taboo also ; Captain Cook was taboo because some of his sailors took rails from a Hawaiian temple to supply themselves with fuel , and , being " de- voted , " he was slain . With us , a person who is ostracized , or an action ...
... becomes taboo also ; Captain Cook was taboo because some of his sailors took rails from a Hawaiian temple to supply themselves with fuel , and , being " de- voted , " he was slain . With us , a person who is ostracized , or an action ...
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