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 771
... HISTORY OF HINDOSTAN , UPON A COMPREHENSIVE SCALE . VOL V. In which the Investigation of the ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY is continued ; and the HORRIBLE PENANCES of the INDIAN DEVOTEES are detailed . LONDON : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR , AND ...
... HISTORY OF HINDOSTAN , UPON A COMPREHENSIVE SCALE . VOL V. In which the Investigation of the ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY is continued ; and the HORRIBLE PENANCES of the INDIAN DEVOTEES are detailed . LONDON : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR , AND ...
Page 786
... continent of America was in the most remote periods vifited , and in part colonized , * See Ancient Univerfal History , vol . iii . p . 12. Edit . Oft 1748 . colonized , by the great naval and commercial powers of [ 786 ]
... continent of America was in the most remote periods vifited , and in part colonized , * See Ancient Univerfal History , vol . iii . p . 12. Edit . Oft 1748 . colonized , by the great naval and commercial powers of [ 786 ]
Page 788
... History of South America , I could not avoid being struck with his account of the dreadful fanguinary facrifices of which both the Peruvians and Mexicans are enor- moufly guilty , and I fhall here infert it , as forming a striking and ...
... History of South America , I could not avoid being struck with his account of the dreadful fanguinary facrifices of which both the Peruvians and Mexicans are enor- moufly guilty , and I fhall here infert it , as forming a striking and ...
Page 794
... Shuckford's Connexions , vol . i . p.33 , and Sir Wal- ter Raleigh's Hiftory of the World , p . 54. The fubject is ex- tenfively confidered in the History itself . proudest glory of their respective reigns to . fupport it [ 794 ]
... Shuckford's Connexions , vol . i . p.33 , and Sir Wal- ter Raleigh's Hiftory of the World , p . 54. The fubject is ex- tenfively confidered in the History itself . proudest glory of their respective reigns to . fupport it [ 794 ]
Page 795
... history of China , at pre- fent fo little known , which will afford the ftrongest corroboration to the Mofaic hiftory , and incontestibly evince that the great lines of the most ancient Afiatic and the Christian theology are the fame ...
... history of China , at pre- fent fo little known , which will afford the ftrongest corroboration to the Mofaic hiftory , and incontestibly evince that the great lines of the most ancient Afiatic and the Christian theology are the fame ...
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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