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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... traveller did not vifit , that of SERING- HAM . I adopt Tavernier's account in pre- ference to any other for two ... travellers , the moft genuine and authentic ; and , fecondly , because he travelled through India before those dreadful ...
... traveller did not vifit , that of SERING- HAM . I adopt Tavernier's account in pre- ference to any other for two ... travellers , the moft genuine and authentic ; and , fecondly , because he travelled through India before those dreadful ...
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... 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 ]
... 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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... traveller in India fhould not find the defcription exactly confonant to the image which his recollection prefent to his view , he will be candid enough to confider , that , at this day , near a century and a half have elapsed , and that ...
... traveller in India fhould not find the defcription exactly confonant to the image which his recollection prefent to his view , he will be candid enough to confider , that , at this day , near a century and a half have elapsed , and that ...
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... traveller , as well as others , have not been more parti- cular in their descriptions of the form and ornaments of the columns which they faw in this country : many of which were undoubtedly erected before the Grecian orders of architec ...
... traveller , as well as others , have not been more parti- cular in their descriptions of the form and ornaments of the columns which they faw in this country : many of which were undoubtedly erected before the Grecian orders of architec ...
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... traveller , let us once more attend him to the grand temple of Jaggernaut , the moft celebrated but un- doubtedly not among the oldeft fhrines of India . I am aware that this affertion is di- rectly contrary to the opinion which Mr ...
... traveller , let us once more attend him to the grand temple of Jaggernaut , the moft celebrated but un- doubtedly not among the oldeft fhrines of India . I am aware that this affertion is di- rectly contrary to the opinion which Mr ...
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