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 25
... appear to us , and as they really are , they are no more than might be expected from a race fo deeply involved in phyfics as the Indians are , and fo totally unaffifted by divine revelation to cor- rect their perverted notions . In the ...
... appear to us , and as they really are , they are no more than might be expected from a race fo deeply involved in phyfics as the Indians are , and fo totally unaffifted by divine revelation to cor- rect their perverted notions . In the ...
Page 26
... appear to exaggerate , Leaving these comparatively small edifices and this immediate route of our traveller , let us ... appears to favour , who tells us that , according to the annals of the country and the facred books , the pagoda of ...
... appear to exaggerate , Leaving these comparatively small edifices and this immediate route of our traveller , let us ... appears to favour , who tells us that , according to the annals of the country and the facred books , the pagoda of ...
Page 48
... appear- ed to be of black marble , was alone visible , with two great rubies in the place of eyes . All the reft of the body , from the fhoulder to the feet , was concealed beneath a robe of purple velvet . He noticed alfo two fmall ...
... appear- ed to be of black marble , was alone visible , with two great rubies in the place of eyes . All the reft of the body , from the fhoulder to the feet , was concealed beneath a robe of purple velvet . He noticed alfo two fmall ...
Page 54
... appear formidably ter- rific with numerous heads and arms , the rude expreffive fymbols of fuper - human wisdom and of gigantic power ; others appear with large horns branching from their heads and others again with huge tusks protruded ...
... appear formidably ter- rific with numerous heads and arms , the rude expreffive fymbols of fuper - human wisdom and of gigantic power ; others appear with large horns branching from their heads and others again with huge tusks protruded ...
Page 55
... appears fculptured all over the crowded walls . The BULL , fo pecu- liarly facred to OSIRIS , at Memphis , as , in- deed , he was to SEEVA , THE GOD WITH THE CRESCENT , at Benares , the RAM facred to JUPITER , and the GOAT to PAN , are ...
... appears fculptured all over the crowded walls . The BULL , fo pecu- liarly facred to OSIRIS , at Memphis , as , in- deed , he was to SEEVA , THE GOD WITH THE CRESCENT , at Benares , the RAM facred to JUPITER , and the GOAT to PAN , are ...
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