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ESSAY 



ON TIIE 



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OF 



THE BOOK 



OF 



NABATILEAN AGRICULTURE. 



TO WHICH IS ADDED 



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ON THE 



POSITION OF THE SHEMITIC NATIONS 



IN THE 



HISTOEY OF CIVILIZATION. 



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BY 

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M. E R*^ E ; Si : fe S?fr4;»,-- V - 



MEMBRE DE L'lNSTITUT, 



PROFESSOR OP HEBREW AND THE SHEMITIC LANGUAGES IN THE COLLEGE OF 



FRANCE ; AND AUTHOR OF L'HISTOIRE DES LANGUES SEMITIQUES ; 



ETUDES DE L'HISTOIRE RELIGIEUSE ; ESSAIS DE MORALE ET DE 



CRITIQUE ; A TRANSLATION OF THE SONG OF SONGS, 



AND OF THE BOOK OF JOB, ETC. ETC. 



LONDON : 

 TRITBNER & CO., 60, PATERNOSTER ROW 



1862. 



