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such a book it needs a Latin
Thus a review of Father Tyrrell's autobiography recently appeared in an English journal in which the reviewer said: "Probably no Englishmen could have written such a book; it needs a Latin like Rousseau, or a Celt like Tyrrell to lay bare his soul in this way."
— from Is Ulster Right? by Anonymous

statue at Belgula is narrated at length
The legend of Kalkuda, who is said to have made the colossal statue at “Belgula,” is narrated at length by Mr. A. C. Burnell.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 2 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

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