The lost language of symbolism : an inquiry into the origin of certain letters, words, names, fairy-tales, folklore, and mythologies

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by  Bayley, Harold

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THE LOST LANGUAGE OF
SYMBOLISM
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Zebedee and Queen Sheba
Bogand Bogies
The RootofJesse
The Couth Goths
The Great WhiteHorse
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AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN
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LETTERS, WORDS, NAMES, FAIRY-TALES, V ' \
FOLKLORE, AND MYTHOLOGIES
BY
HAROLD BAYLEY
"The English mind, not readily swayed by rhetoric, moves freely
under the pressure offacts." c- r Tylor
"One may, for a moment, arouse interest by a new hypothesis, but
it is only by the accumulation offacts that public opinion is perceptibly
influenced in the end." Walter Johnson.
VOL.
I
New York
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
FirstPublished - - - - 1012,
Reprinted - - - - 1051
Reprinted - - - - 1952
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