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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... diftinguished AVATAR of India , who , in the lofty regions of the Tauric range , the remoteft from the danger of inun- dation , but in æras to which regular annals cannot 1 1 cannot be expected to afcend , feems to have [ x 1 I.
... diftinguished AVATAR of India , who , in the lofty regions of the Tauric range , the remoteft from the danger of inun- dation , but in æras to which regular annals cannot 1 1 cannot be expected to afcend , feems to have [ x 1 I.
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... region of the Higher Afia , and many evident veftiges of which are ftill vifible . Among thefe are the Thibetian rolls infcribed with Sanfcreet characters , alluded to by Sir William Jones , as cited in page 15 of this volume , as well ...
... region of the Higher Afia , and many evident veftiges of which are ftill vifible . Among thefe are the Thibetian rolls infcribed with Sanfcreet characters , alluded to by Sir William Jones , as cited in page 15 of this volume , as well ...
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... Region of Scythia . - These two mighty Na- tions , the Indians and Perfians being through- out confidered as one People ... Regions neareft the great Range of Taurus . In the Median Mountains , and near the Heights of Caucafus , were ...
... Region of Scythia . - These two mighty Na- tions , the Indians and Perfians being through- out confidered as one People ... Regions neareft the great Range of Taurus . In the Median Mountains , and near the Heights of Caucafus , were ...
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... regions of Europe . To form any correct notion of the extent of the Indian empire , when in its glory , we muft ... region divided on the weft from Perfia by the Arachofian mountains , limited on the eaft by the Chinese part of the ...
... regions of Europe . To form any correct notion of the extent of the Indian empire , when in its glory , we muft ... region divided on the weft from Perfia by the Arachofian mountains , limited on the eaft by the Chinese part of the ...
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... regions nearer the rifing fun . This great extent in ancient pe- riods of the Indian empire , and the prevalence of the Indian fciences and mythology over the greater part of that vaft continent , cannot be more decifively proved than ...
... regions nearer the rifing fun . This great extent in ancient pe- riods of the Indian empire , and the prevalence of the Indian fciences and mythology over the greater part of that vaft continent , cannot be more decifively proved than ...
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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