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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... period for fuppreffing any ad- ditional teftimonies to the truth of one of the fundamental articles of that noble system , and he trufts that he has brought together fuch a body of evidence as will decifively establish the following ...
... period for fuppreffing any ad- ditional teftimonies to the truth of one of the fundamental articles of that noble system , and he trufts that he has brought together fuch a body of evidence as will decifively establish the following ...
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... as the vaft field which I have undertaken to explore will not allow of the appearance of that portion of my work for a long period , from my eagernefs and anxiety 6 to to present the hiftorical part of it to my rea- [ 14 ]
... as the vaft field which I have undertaken to explore will not allow of the appearance of that portion of my work for a long period , from my eagernefs and anxiety 6 to to present the hiftorical part of it to my rea- [ 14 ]
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... Egypt , and the early periods of the Greek and Roman empires , and fhall principally confider in the detail their aftronomical and mytholo gical fpeculations . I fhall I fhall commence my defcription of the temples of India [ 18 ]
... Egypt , and the early periods of the Greek and Roman empires , and fhall principally confider in the detail their aftronomical and mytholo gical fpeculations . I fhall I fhall commence my defcription of the temples of India [ 18 ]
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... periods to Hindoo devotion and fci- ence ! It is fituated close to the shore of the Ganges ; into which ftream , according to our traveller , a regular flight of ftone steps de- fcends , leading directly down from the gate of the pagoda ...
... periods to Hindoo devotion and fci- ence ! It is fituated close to the shore of the Ganges ; into which ftream , according to our traveller , a regular flight of ftone steps de- fcends , leading directly down from the gate of the pagoda ...
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... period beyond which , it is remarkable , they never venture to ascend ; for , it is a period at which their Cali , or pre- fent age , commences : it is , in fhort , the pe- riod of that flood , beyond which , Mr. Bryant judicioufly ...
... period beyond which , it is remarkable , they never venture to ascend ; for , it is a period at which their Cali , or pre- fent age , commences : it is , in fhort , the pe- riod of that flood , beyond which , Mr. Bryant judicioufly ...
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