Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to The History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale ...The Author, 1801 - India |
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Page 63
... such colony fet- tled ; that even the word Nilus may be fafely derived from the Sanfcreet word NILA , or blue , fince the Nile is exprefsly called , by Dionyfius , an azure ftream ; that he is strongly of opinion that Egyptian priests ...
... such colony fet- tled ; that even the word Nilus may be fafely derived from the Sanfcreet word NILA , or blue , fince the Nile is exprefsly called , by Dionyfius , an azure ftream ; that he is strongly of opinion that Egyptian priests ...
Page 138
... Such were the earlieft columns architecture could boaft ; fuch was the most ancient unadorned roof . By degrees that roof received the impreffion of the graver's inftrument , was adorned with ftars and other feulptures , fymbolical of ...
... Such were the earlieft columns architecture could boaft ; fuch was the most ancient unadorned roof . By degrees that roof received the impreffion of the graver's inftrument , was adorned with ftars and other feulptures , fymbolical of ...
Page 139
... Such is the account which Vitruvius gives us of the origin of the first of the Grecian orders , denominated Doric , from Dorus , the fon of Hellen , who erected at Argos a temple to Juno , having columns regulated by this line of ...
... Such is the account which Vitruvius gives us of the origin of the first of the Grecian orders , denominated Doric , from Dorus , the fon of Hellen , who erected at Argos a temple to Juno , having columns regulated by this line of ...
Page 186
... twelve to the dead . Such is the account of this ftupendous fabric as given by the claffics ; from which I have been led to conclude that it was a folar tem ple , ple , erected when that worship was more ge- neral I 186 ]
... twelve to the dead . Such is the account of this ftupendous fabric as given by the claffics ; from which I have been led to conclude that it was a folar tem ple , ple , erected when that worship was more ge- neral I 186 ]
Page 191
... such stupen- dous grandeur to the fhrines of Deity , and , to their monumental edifices , the air , and almost the means , of eternal durability . Nothing for perishable as wood or mortar , from all ap- pearance , was ever used in the ...
... such stupen- dous grandeur to the fhrines of Deity , and , to their monumental edifices , the air , and almost the means , of eternal durability . Nothing for perishable as wood or mortar , from all ap- pearance , was ever used in the ...
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adored adorned æra afcended affertion Afiatic aftoniſhing aftronomical alfo animals antiquity architecture Aurengzeb beautiful becauſe Brahmins caverns celebrated circumftance coloffal columns confecrated confidered conftruction dæmons decorated defcendants defcribed defcription defigns deity Diodorus Diodorus Siculus dome Doric order edifice Egypt Egyptian engraved erected fabricated facred fame fays fculptured feems feet ferpent feven fhall fhould fhrine fide figns fimilar fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome fquare ftatues ftill ftones ftructure ftupendous fuch fuperb fuperftition fuppofed fupported fymbol Gazna grand groves Herodotus hieroglyphics hiftory himſelf Hindoftan Hindoo idol Ifis India Indian inftance itſelf Jaggernaut lefs lofty maffy magnificent majeſtic marble Mithra moft ancient moſt muſt Nile obferved Ofiris paffage pagoda Perfian Plutarch Pococke portico prefent prieſts purpoſe pyramids reader reafon receffes repreſented Reſearches reſemblance rites roof Savary temple Thebais thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Typhon univerfally uſed vafe vaft veneration Vitruvius walls whofe worſhip