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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... the eternal fnows on the fum- mit of the former , and the white cliffs that encompass the latter . Indeed , as we advance in this Differtation , no inconfiderable teftimo- C 2 ny • ny will be found to arife , from the [ 19 ]
... the eternal fnows on the fum- mit of the former , and the white cliffs that encompass the latter . Indeed , as we advance in this Differtation , no inconfiderable teftimo- C 2 ny • ny will be found to arife , from the [ 19 ]
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... from brith , a Celtic word , fignifying painted ; and tain , or tan , a region . If Camden be right in the former part of this affertion , in the preceding preceding volumes of the Indian Antiquities , fufficient evidence may [ 26 ]
... from brith , a Celtic word , fignifying painted ; and tain , or tan , a region . If Camden be right in the former part of this affertion , in the preceding preceding volumes of the Indian Antiquities , fufficient evidence may [ 26 ]
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... former inculca- ted by the virtuous father of the renovated world ; the latter introduced by Belus , the impious parent of the Sabian herefy ; the one a fyftem of beneficence and mercy , the other a fyftem of nefarious homicide . Men ...
... former inculca- ted by the virtuous father of the renovated world ; the latter introduced by Belus , the impious parent of the Sabian herefy ; the one a fyftem of beneficence and mercy , the other a fyftem of nefarious homicide . Men ...
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... former part of the Indian Theology , I have entered at great length into the subject of the Perfian worship , and have already proved the near affinity which the Perfian reli- gion , in many of its grand and leading points , bore to ...
... former part of the Indian Theology , I have entered at great length into the subject of the Perfian worship , and have already proved the near affinity which the Perfian reli- gion , in many of its grand and leading points , bore to ...
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... former volume of the Indian Antiquities , that the Greek word paλλ05 fignifies a pole , and the splendid deco- ration of golden crowns , which , fomewhat after the manner of the gilded falvers and tankards fufpended around the English ...
... former volume of the Indian Antiquities , that the Greek word paλλ05 fignifies a pole , and the splendid deco- ration of golden crowns , which , fomewhat after the manner of the gilded falvers and tankards fufpended around the English ...
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Abury æra afferted Afia Afiatic aftronomical againſt alfo alſo ancient antiquity Brahmins Britain Britiſh called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated circumftance coaft colonies commerce confiderable confifting Cornwall courſe cuftom dæmon defcendants defcribed deity diftant Diodorus Diodorus Siculus Druids Eaft Egypt Egyptians erected eſpecially eſtabliſhed extenfive facred fame fays fcience feems feftival ferpent ferved fhall fhips fhore fhould filk filver fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome formed fpecies ftate ftill ftones fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fyftem fymbol Gaul gold Greeks Gulph Hercules Herodotus hiftory hypothefis immenfe India inftance iſland itſelf leaſt lefs metal moft moſt muft muſt nation navigation neceffary northern obferved old Britons paffage paffed Perfian period Phoenicians Pliny prefent purpoſe race refpect regions Reſearches rites Sabian Sanfcreet Scythian Sir William Jones Stonehenge Strabo Stukeley temple thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Tyre uſed vafes vaft veffels weft weſtern whofe whoſe worſhip