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 viii
... first time that the attempt has in any extent been undertaken , the Antiquities of INDIA will be made to illuftrate thofe of EGYPT . The Author would have been happy to have concluded in this volume his ftric- tures on the Indian ...
... first time that the attempt has in any extent been undertaken , the Antiquities of INDIA will be made to illuftrate thofe of EGYPT . The Author would have been happy to have concluded in this volume his ftric- tures on the Indian ...
Page ix
... first , that in the SEPHIROTH , Or THREE SUPERIOR SPLENDORS , of the ancient Hebrews may be difcovered the three hypoftafes of the CHRISTIAN TRI- NITY ; fecondly , that this doctrine flou- rifhed through nearly all the empires of Afia A ...
... first , that in the SEPHIROTH , Or THREE SUPERIOR SPLENDORS , of the ancient Hebrews may be difcovered the three hypoftafes of the CHRISTIAN TRI- NITY ; fecondly , that this doctrine flou- rifhed through nearly all the empires of Afia A ...
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... that of MATTRA - that of that of TRIPPETTY and that of SERINGHAM , fucceffively and minutely defcribed . An affecting Story relative to the first De- filement - filement of Seringham by the European Àr- mies . CHA P. II. ...
... that of MATTRA - that of that of TRIPPETTY and that of SERINGHAM , fucceffively and minutely defcribed . An affecting Story relative to the first De- filement - filement of Seringham by the European Àr- mies . CHA P. II. ...
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... first book of his Travels in India ; and , as they are not nume- rous , I fhall attend him in his vifits to all thofe of note which he furveyed ; and , if the modern modern traveller in India fhould not find the defcription exactly [ 20 ]
... first book of his Travels in India ; and , as they are not nume- rous , I fhall attend him in his vifits to all thofe of note which he furveyed ; and , if the modern modern traveller in India fhould not find the defcription exactly [ 20 ]
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... first pagoda of confequence which he remarked was that of BEZOARA , or BUZWARA , as Major Rennel writes the word . It is now only a fort on the Kiftna river , but was then probably a confiderable town ; for , its temple is described by ...
... first pagoda of confequence which he remarked was that of BEZOARA , or BUZWARA , as Major Rennel writes the word . It is now only a fort on the Kiftna river , but was then probably a confiderable town ; for , its temple is described by ...
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