A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients
The book A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients was written by author Tyson Edward Here you can read free online of A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients a good or bad book?
What reading level is A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
914. ] [Footnote C: Sir _Thomas Brown_'s _Pseudodoxia_, or, _Enquiries intoVulgar Errors_, lib. 4. Cap. 11. ] I do not here find _Aristotle_ asserting or confirming any thing of thefabulous Narrations that had been made about the _Pygmies_. He does notsay that they were [Greek: andres], or [Greek: anthropoi mikroi], or[Greek: melanes]; he only calls them [Greek: pygmaioi]. And discoursing ofthe _Pygmies_ in a place, where he is only treating about _Brutes_, 'tisreasonable to think, that he look...ed upon them only as such. _This is theplace where the_ Pygmies _are; this is no fable, _ saith Aristotle, as 'tisthat they are a Dwarfish Race of Men; that they speak the _Indian_Language; that they are excellent Archers; that they are very Just; andabundance of other Things that are fabulously reported of them; andbecause he thought them _Fables_, he does not take the least notice ofthem, but only saith, _This is no Fable, but a Truth, that about the Lakesof_ Nile such _Animals_, as are called _Pygmies_, do live.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: