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About this time appeared a volume entitled Gan-Eden, or Pictures of Cuba, which fell into Mr. Medway's hands.

Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Oliver Optic 1859

Marriage Ceremonies, &c. When a young man wishes to marry, he selects a choice fruit called Gan-ran, and sends it by his sister or some female friend to the object of his choice; if the fruit is accepted, he understands that he will be fovorably received, and remains at home for about a week before he pays her another visit.

Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua, a Native of Zoogoo, in the Interior of Africa. (A Convert to Christianity,) With a Description of That Part of the World; Including the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, Their Religious Notions, Form of Government, Laws, Appearance of the Country, Buildings, Agriculture, Manufactures, Shepherds and Herdsmen, Domestic Animals, Marriage Ceremonials, Funeral Services, Styles of Dress, Trade and Commerce, Modes of Warfare, System of Slavery, &c., &c. Mahommah's Early Life, His Education, His Capture and Slavery in Western Africa and Brazil, His Escape to the United States, from Thence to Hayti, (the City of Port Au Prince,) His Reception by the Baptist Missionary There, The Rev. W. L. Judd; His Conversion to Christianity, Baptism, and Return to This Country, His Views, Objects and Aim. Written and Revised from His Own Words, by Samuel Moore, Esq., Late Publisher of the "North of England Shipping Gazette," Author of Several Popular Works, and Editor of Sundry Reform Papers Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua 1854

143 The numeric value of the letters composing the word Gan in Hebrew is 53, the number of Pentateuch lessons in the annual cycle.

Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906

When they mention puncturation, it is commonly called a Gan, or Gan, galan; but sometimes they say Tata'tou, which is almost the same as Ta't_ou_, used to express the same thing at Otaheite and Amsterdam.] [Footnote 22: The letters in Italic, as _oo, ee_, &c. are to be sounded as one.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

There is also a book called Gaṇeśadarśanam in which the Vedanta sûtras are rewritten and Gaṇeśa made equivalent to

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

Our readers will remember Gano, otherwise called Gan, or Ganelon, whom we mentioned in one of our early chapters as an old courtier of Charlemagne, and a deadly enemy of Orlando, Rinaldo, and all their friends.

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

Our readers will remember Gano, otherwise called Gan, or Ganelon, whom we mentioned in one of our early chapters as an old courtier of Charlemagne, and a deadly enemy of Orlando, Rinaldo, and all their friends.

Legends of Charlemagne Thomas Bulfinch 1831

The Gan who you interface with everyday, the persona who you know to be (and think of as) 'Gan' is not truly the actual Gan.

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Bodhisattvas of whom Mañjuśrî receives the most honour: thirdly Hindu deities such as Gaṇeśa and Kṛishṇa.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

[Footnote 5: Tankei is the name of a place in China where a certain kind of stone suitable for writing purposes was produced.] [Footnote 6: "Gan" may be understood as a kind of natural mark on the stone peculiar to the stone from Tankei.]

Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891