John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Page 213
... write is that they are last mi- grated from Thibet . There is not another Asiatic Tribe in all Siberia that write their /p.5/ Language or have any remains of writing or orthography among them . a Proof , if there were no other , of ...
... write is that they are last mi- grated from Thibet . There is not another Asiatic Tribe in all Siberia that write their /p.5/ Language or have any remains of writing or orthography among them . a Proof , if there were no other , of ...
Page 229
... write & he speaks until we both understand that he speaks what I write , & that I write what he speaks . The medium of this conversation are only signs . The Savage would wish to say head to me & lays his hand on the top of his head ; I ...
... write & he speaks until we both understand that he speaks what I write , & that I write what he speaks . The medium of this conversation are only signs . The Savage would wish to say head to me & lays his hand on the top of his head ; I ...
Page 262
... write what I think without knowing whether it is of Importance or not & leave others to judge of it being convinced only of this that I ought to write if I think so , & that it is better to write on many pages in vain than that one of ...
... write what I think without knowing whether it is of Importance or not & leave others to judge of it being convinced only of this that I ought to write if I think so , & that it is better to write on many pages in vain than that one of ...
Common terms and phrases
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