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, 1794 - India |
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Page 1019
... PSYCHE is fo congenial with these Indian fictions , con- cerning the excruciating feverities to be en- dured by the tranfmigrating foul , that I hope they will pardon my introducing it into these pages , fince the title of my book ...
... PSYCHE is fo congenial with these Indian fictions , con- cerning the excruciating feverities to be en- dured by the tranfmigrating foul , that I hope they will pardon my introducing it into these pages , fince the title of my book ...
Page 1020
... PSYCHE CONSIDERED . From the circumftance of the Aurelia oc- curring , in most of the mystical writers of an- tiquity , as the picturesque emblem of the soul paffing through the various stages of a mortal to an immortal ftate , there is ...
... PSYCHE CONSIDERED . From the circumftance of the Aurelia oc- curring , in most of the mystical writers of an- tiquity , as the picturesque emblem of the soul paffing through the various stages of a mortal to an immortal ftate , there is ...
Page 1025
... Psyche is only the virtuous prin- ciple in the foul perfonified ) that it inspired reverential awe rather than kindled ardent at- tachment in the beholder . Even thofe , who were inflamed with affection for her , dared not approach the ...
... Psyche is only the virtuous prin- ciple in the foul perfonified ) that it inspired reverential awe rather than kindled ardent at- tachment in the beholder . Even thofe , who were inflamed with affection for her , dared not approach the ...
Page 1028
... Psyche comitatur non nuptias , fed exfequias fuas . Arrived at the spot marked out by the o- racle , which was the highest eminence of the mountain , she was there left by her miserable parents and the forrowing multitude , who ...
... Psyche comitatur non nuptias , fed exfequias fuas . Arrived at the spot marked out by the o- racle , which was the highest eminence of the mountain , she was there left by her miserable parents and the forrowing multitude , who ...
Page 1029
... Psyche now fat down to partake of a banquet prepared by the fame invifible a- gents . The most elegant viands were fuccef- fively ferved up in golden dishes , and wines of exquifite exquifite flavour sparkled before her in agate vases ...
... Psyche now fat down to partake of a banquet prepared by the fame invifible a- gents . The most elegant viands were fuccef- fively ferved up in golden dishes , and wines of exquifite exquifite flavour sparkled before her in agate vases ...
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affertion Afia Afiatic alfo Almai alſo altar amidſt ancient antiquity Apuleius Arrian aſtoniſhment Ayeen Akbery Brahma brahmins ceremony Chineſe Chriſtian confecrated confidered cuſtom dæmons dance darkneſs defcended deity deſcribed devotion divine doctrine dreadful earth Egypt eſtabliſhed exiſtence facred facrifice fame fays fecond fect feſtivals feven fevere fhall fhould fince fire firft firſt folemn fome fometimes foul fpirits ftate ftone fubject fuch fufferings fuperftition fymbol heaven herſelf himſelf Hindoo hiſtory idol India Indian inftance inveſtigation itſelf laſt leaſt leſs Lingam Mithra moſt muſt myfteries obferved occafion paffage paffed paffions pagoda Parmenides penance penitents Perfia perfons Pfyche philofopher Plato poffible Pooja Porphyry prefent prieſts purpoſe Pythagoras reader reaſon repreſented reſpect rites Sabian Saniaffi ſcarcely Seeva ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir William Jones ſome ſtate ſtill ſyſtem temple thefe themſelves theology theſe thofe thoſe thouſand throne tion tolahs univerfal uſe vafe vaſt Veefhnu whofe whoſe worſhip Yogee