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Synonyms: Scot; Scotchman; Scotsman; ancestry; blood; blood line; bloodline; declension; declination; decline; declivity; descent; downslope; extraction; fall; filiation; line; line of descent; lineage; origin; parentage; pedigree; stemma; stock
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A Descent Into The Maelstrom / Poe, Edgar Allen
1841 A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM by Edgar Allan Poe A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM The ways of God in Nature, as in Providence ... details...- creator(s) - Poe, Edgar Allen
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- subject(s) - moskoe; strom; lofoden; whirl; smack; slack; boat; american literature; smack; moskoe; lofoden; slack; boat; american literature; whirl; strom;
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The Descent of Man / Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
The Project Gutenberg Etext The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin Copyright laws are changing ... Project Gutenberg to get Etexts, and further information is included below. We need your donations. The Descent of Man details...- creator(s) - Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
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- subject(s) - male; sexual; males; species; female; sexes; females; sexual selection; sexual differences; birds; secondary sexual; colour; sexual characters; colours; animals; sexes; sexual selection; birds; animals; darwin, charles, 1809-1882; male; sexual differences; female; colour; colours; sexual; secondary sexual; sexual characters; species; females; males;
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The Descent of Man and Other Stories / Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton (#13 ... Identification Number] 64-6221541 Title: The Descent of Man and Other Stories Author: Edith Wharton Release details...- creator(s) - Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
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- subject(s) - waythorn; lethbury; brympton; haskett; tony; lethbury; brympton; waythorn; tony; haskett;
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An Accursed Race / Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
than they are now. The families existing in the south and west of France, who are reputed to be of Cagot descent ... remained prevalent until very lately. The tradition of the Cagot descent lingered among the people, long details...- creator(s) - Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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- subject(s) - cagots; cagot; accursed; accursed race; descent; race; cagots; race; accursed race; accursed; cagot; descent;
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Darwin and Modern Science / Seward, Albert Charles, Sir, 1863-1941
in the University of Bonn. VII. "THE DESCENT OF MAN": G. SCHWALBE, Professor of Anatomy in the University ... for publication, and then saw how many facts indicated the common descent of species...In July (1837) I opened details...- creator(s) - Seward, Albert Charles, Sir, 1863-1941
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- subject(s) - darwin; species; evolution; theory; variations; descent; plants; theory; descent; plants; darwin; species; variations; evolution;
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Scotland's Mark on America / Black, George Fraser
. Out of Washington's twenty-two brigadier generals, nine were of Scottish descent, and one of the greatest ... descent. It was in response to the appeal of a Scot, John Witherspoon, that the Declaration was signed details...- creator(s) - Black, George Fraser
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- subject(s) - scottish; gov; ulster scot; ulster; scottish descent; scottish parentage; scot; james; scots; governor; alexander; parentage; john; scotland; scottish ancestry; descent; william; robert; scot descent; president; thomas; new york; new jersey; george; ulster scot; scot; james; scots; president; governor; john; scot descent; william; scotland; new jersey; alexander; scottish parentage; new york; thomas; ulster; parentage; descent; gov; scottish; scottish ancestry; robert; scottish descent; george;
- title - Scotland's Mark on America
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Luck or Cunning? / Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902
that no progress could be made towards a sounder view of the theory of descent until people came to understand ... on this head is likely to prove more interesting to future students of the literature of descent details...- creator(s) - Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902
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- subject(s) - darwin; lamarck; theory; descent; species; erasmus darwin; ray lankester; evolution; variations; modification; ray lankester; erasmus darwin; theory; descent; darwin; species; modification; variations; evolution; lamarck;
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The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution / Romanes, George John, 1848-1894
such a system as his theory of descent would lead him to expect as a natural system. For this tree-like system ... of genetic descent, to a group of living languages--Italian, Spanish, French, and, to a large extent, English details...- creator(s) - Romanes, George John, 1848-1894
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- subject(s) - species; evolution; theory; quadrupeds; darwin; classification; organic evolution; scientific; descent; structure; typical; deity; structures; islands; creation; argument; design; typical; deity; islands; theory; classification; scientific; organic evolution; design; argument; quadrupeds; descent; darwin; species; structures; evolution; structure; creation;
- title - The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution
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Masterpieces of Latin literature; Terence: Lucretius: Catullus: Virgil: Horace: Tibullus: Propertius: Ovid: Petronius: Martial: Juvenal: Cicero: Caesar: Livy: Tacitus: Pliny the Younger: Apuleius; with biographical sketches and notes, ed. by Gordon Jennin / Laing, Gordon Jennings, 1869-1945
' DESCENT INTO HADES. Sir Charles Bowen . . 216 HORACE. BIOGBAPHICAL SKETCH ... . . . . . 273 To LYDIA ... details...- creator(s) - Laing, Gordon Jennings, 1869-1945
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- publisher - Boston, New York [etc.] : Houghton, Mifflin and company, [1903]
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- subject(s) - english literature translations; latin literature translations into english; demipho; geta; phormio; antipho; chremes; phaedria; rome; aeneas' descent; geta; english literature translations; chremes; rome; demipho; latin literature translations into english; aeneas' descent; antipho; phaedria; phormio;
- title - Masterpieces of Latin literature; Terence: Lucretius: Catullus: Virgil: Horace: Tibullus: Propertius: Ovid: Petronius: Martial: Juvenal: Cicero: Caesar: Livy: Tacitus: Pliny the Younger: Apuleius; with biographical sketches and notes, ed. by Gordon Jennin
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Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia / Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868-1936
more to learn as to the descent of the totem, the relation of totem-kin, class and phratry, and the like ... Pages =1-11= CHAPTER II. DESCENT. Descent of Kinship, origin and primitive form. Matriliny details...- creator(s) - Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868-1936
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- subject(s) - phratry; phratries; pirrauru; phratry names; totem; map; kinship; howitt; tribes; australia; tribe; marriage; descent; tribal; promiscuity; group marriage; group; totem kin; australian; totem kins; organisation; relationship; malku husband; kinship organi; tribes; australian; australia; phratries; phratry; tribal; map; marriage; organisation; phratry names; kinship organi; relationship; totem kins; group; howitt; kinship; pirrauru; malku husband; descent; tribe; totem; group marriage; totem kin; promiscuity;
- title - Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia
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