Blackwood's Magazine, Volumen 211William Blackwood, 1922 |
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... presents itself , to rule his daily life strictly according to tribal custom , and to work no more than is necessary for a ... present the flood water was still depositing its rich silt , on which the success of the future crop depended ...
... presents itself , to rule his daily life strictly according to tribal custom , and to work no more than is necessary for a ... present the flood water was still depositing its rich silt , on which the success of the future crop depended ...
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... present made at birth , is , strictly speak- ing , the fourfold gift of a blue stone , a twig of difla , a piece of garlic , and a gold coin , threaded together and hung on the baby's forehead as pro- tection against the Evil Eye : the ...
... present made at birth , is , strictly speak- ing , the fourfold gift of a blue stone , a twig of difla , a piece of garlic , and a gold coin , threaded together and hung on the baby's forehead as pro- tection against the Evil Eye : the ...
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... present at the final ceremony , and I had agreed , but only on condition that the said cere- mony took place at my head- quarters . This was a depar- ture from my usual custom of visiting the tribes in their vil- lages ; but in the ...
... present at the final ceremony , and I had agreed , but only on condition that the said cere- mony took place at my head- quarters . This was a depar- ture from my usual custom of visiting the tribes in their vil- lages ; but in the ...
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... present dispute as I did , for some months earlier the Political Officer of a neighbouring divi- sion had employed a similar stratagem to avert what might have been a serious tribal fight . The story throws a rather amusing sidelight on ...
... present dispute as I did , for some months earlier the Political Officer of a neighbouring divi- sion had employed a similar stratagem to avert what might have been a serious tribal fight . The story throws a rather amusing sidelight on ...
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... present of Hargan ; and for at least six months there was friend- ship between the two shaikhs -almost a record , as friend- ship between shaikhs is reck- oned ! • The boat which was taking my guests away arrived an hour later . As it ...
... present of Hargan ; and for at least six months there was friend- ship between the two shaikhs -almost a record , as friend- ship between shaikhs is reck- oned ! • The boat which was taking my guests away arrived an hour later . As it ...
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