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 786
... last and concluding reply is to the fol- lowing purpose : That it is blafphemy to set the creature on the throne of the Creator , bleffed for ever ; and the whole is clofed with these notable words : If any one can folve this difficulty ...
... last and concluding reply is to the fol- lowing purpose : That it is blafphemy to set the creature on the throne of the Creator , bleffed for ever ; and the whole is clofed with these notable words : If any one can folve this difficulty ...
Page 831
... last only fix thousand years . They divided the ages , during which it was to con- tinue in the following manner . Two thou- fand years were to elapfe before the law took place ; two thousand were to be paffed under the law ; and two ...
... last only fix thousand years . They divided the ages , during which it was to con- tinue in the following manner . Two thou- fand years were to elapfe before the law took place ; two thousand were to be paffed under the law ; and two ...
Page 878
... last author , their splendid exploits may all be referred to this mighty fon of CUSH . The Cuthites , who entered India over the SEENDHU , probably pushed on and ex- tended their conquefts along the Western re- gions of India , till ...
... last author , their splendid exploits may all be referred to this mighty fon of CUSH . The Cuthites , who entered India over the SEENDHU , probably pushed on and ex- tended their conquefts along the Western re- gions of India , till ...
Page 921
... last fituation that the won , or ode , after the dance , was fung . I cannot , however , help being of opinion , that the ancients knew fomething more of the true fyftem of astronomy than this , and that , by the flow stationary , or ...
... last fituation that the won , or ode , after the dance , was fung . I cannot , however , help being of opinion , that the ancients knew fomething more of the true fyftem of astronomy than this , and that , by the flow stationary , or ...
Page 951
... last article . 11. A representation of a piece of land , with mountains and rivers made of gold , not weighing less than 16 tolahs eight mashahs , nor more than 3333 tolahs . 12. A golden fphere , weighing from 66 to- lahs eight mashahs ...
... last article . 11. A representation of a piece of land , with mountains and rivers made of gold , not weighing less than 16 tolahs eight mashahs , nor more than 3333 tolahs . 12. A golden fphere , weighing from 66 to- lahs eight mashahs ...
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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