The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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As for Shridaman's sire, Bhavabhuti by name, he traced his line on the male side
from a Brahman stock versed in the Vedas, which Garga and his son were far
from doing. Still, they were no Sudras, and although somewhat goat-nosed, were
...
As for Shridaman's sire, Bhavabhuti by name, he traced his line on the male side
from a Brahman stock versed in the Vedas, which Garga and his son were far
from doing. Still, they were no Sudras, and although somewhat goat-nosed, were
...
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We have a word for it, we call it touching; it has to do with sympathy on the
cheerful side, and is just what makes the contraction of my diaphragm so much
like a sob. And it is that that hurts me about your shrewdness.” “But why does it
hurt you?
We have a word for it, we call it touching; it has to do with sympathy on the
cheerful side, and is just what makes the contraction of my diaphragm so much
like a sob. And it is that that hurts me about your shrewdness.” “But why does it
hurt you?
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He showed no joy at sight of his friend, and when Nanda hastened to take his
burden and put it on the ass, Shridaman's manner did not change; he walked by
Nanda's side, as drooped and depressed as before, his words were hardly more
...
He showed no joy at sight of his friend, and when Nanda hastened to take his
burden and put it on the ass, Shridaman's manner did not change; he walked by
Nanda's side, as drooped and depressed as before, his words were hardly more
...
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Mitwirkende Personen | Arthur George Rock |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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