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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... fince , according to the Ayeen Akbery , * one of the grand divifions of the province of Guzzurat , is called by his name . He feems , indeed , like Jaggernaut , in later times , to have had pre - eminence above all other idols that were ...
... fince , according to the Ayeen Akbery , * one of the grand divifions of the province of Guzzurat , is called by his name . He feems , indeed , like Jaggernaut , in later times , to have had pre - eminence above all other idols that were ...
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... fince it will em- brace much of the hiftory of the ancient world , and record many of the most illuftrious deeds tranfacted on the great theatre of Asia ; too illuftrious , alas ! if the daring but fucceff- ful outrages of ferocious ...
... fince it will em- brace much of the hiftory of the ancient world , and record many of the most illuftrious deeds tranfacted on the great theatre of Asia ; too illuftrious , alas ! if the daring but fucceff- ful outrages of ferocious ...
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... fince the Nile is exprefsly called , by Dionyfius , an azure ftream ; that he is strongly of opinion that Egyptian priests have actually come from the Nile to the Ganga and Yamana , ( Jumna , ) which the Brahmins moft affuredly would ...
... fince the Nile is exprefsly called , by Dionyfius , an azure ftream ; that he is strongly of opinion that Egyptian priests have actually come from the Nile to the Ganga and Yamana , ( Jumna , ) which the Brahmins moft affuredly would ...
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... fince the Brahmins had made themfelves mafters * See Knox's curious , and , I believe , authentic , historical account of the island of Ceylone ; published at London , 1681 . VOL . III . E mafters of the people's faith . " The idol - [ 65 ]
... fince the Brahmins had made themfelves mafters * See Knox's curious , and , I believe , authentic , historical account of the island of Ceylone ; published at London , 1681 . VOL . III . E mafters of the people's faith . " The idol - [ 65 ]
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... no language too animated , fince all that the moft glowing painting can delineate , and all that the moft fervid eloquence defcribe , must come far fhort of the truth . : This This review , however , of the remaining monuments of [ 74 ]
... no language too animated , fince all that the moft glowing painting can delineate , and all that the moft fervid eloquence defcribe , must come far fhort of the truth . : This This review , however , of the remaining monuments of [ 74 ]
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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