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 857
... night , and by the pale light of Chandra , the conscious moon , that bore witness to the nocturnal orgies of the fe- questered and penitentiary Saivites . In- deed it can by no means be an object of won- der to any reader of reflection ...
... night , and by the pale light of Chandra , the conscious moon , that bore witness to the nocturnal orgies of the fe- questered and penitentiary Saivites . In- deed it can by no means be an object of won- der to any reader of reflection ...
Page 887
... on the perfections of the Deity in pri- vate ; and acts of benevolence to his fellow- creatures in public ; occupied the whole of his well - fpent day : while the night was con- L11 fumed fumed in prayer to his God , and hymns to [ 887 ]
... on the perfections of the Deity in pri- vate ; and acts of benevolence to his fellow- creatures in public ; occupied the whole of his well - fpent day : while the night was con- L11 fumed fumed in prayer to his God , and hymns to [ 887 ]
Page 892
... in the morning they threw into the fa- cred vafe of incenfe a quantity of RESIN , whofe fubtle and penetrative vapour at once rarefied and refined the air , enveloped with the the fogs of the past night , and cheared the [ 892 ]
... in the morning they threw into the fa- cred vafe of incenfe a quantity of RESIN , whofe fubtle and penetrative vapour at once rarefied and refined the air , enveloped with the the fogs of the past night , and cheared the [ 892 ]
Page 893
... night , and cheared the fpirits funk down under oppreffion and lan- guor from the fame caufe . At noon , he tells us , they burned MYRRH for incenfe , in order to diffipate the grofs exhalations drawn up from the humid foil of Egypt by ...
... night , and cheared the fpirits funk down under oppreffion and lan- guor from the fame caufe . At noon , he tells us , they burned MYRRH for incenfe , in order to diffipate the grofs exhalations drawn up from the humid foil of Egypt by ...
Page 912
... feftivity , every Bacchanalian extravagance was publicly allowed and encouraged ; whole hecatombs of various animals were facrificed , while the most precious gums and the most fragrant fragrant woods fed , day and night , the vast [ 912 ]
... feftivity , every Bacchanalian extravagance was publicly allowed and encouraged ; whole hecatombs of various animals were facrificed , while the most precious gums and the most fragrant fragrant woods fed , day and night , the vast [ 912 ]
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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