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 779
... throne of the fabulous perfonages of oriental mythology ; and it is one among many other forcible and direct teftimonies over how vaft an extent of Afia , in ancient periods , the religion , and with it probably the laws and sciences ...
... throne of the fabulous perfonages of oriental mythology ; and it is one among many other forcible and direct teftimonies over how vaft an extent of Afia , in ancient periods , the religion , and with it probably the laws and sciences ...
Page 783
... thrones , with each a crown on his head . The description is curious , and I fhall present it to the reader in the words of that eminent antiquary Northern Antiquities , vol . i . p . 97 . antiquary and worthy prelate , Dr. Percy , who ...
... thrones , with each a crown on his head . The description is curious , and I fhall present it to the reader in the words of that eminent antiquary Northern Antiquities , vol . i . p . 97 . antiquary and worthy prelate , Dr. Percy , who ...
Page 784
... thrones raised one above another , and upon each throne fate a facred perfonage . Upon his afking which of these was their king , the guide answered , he , who fits on the lowest throne , is the king , his name is HAR , the lofty one ...
... thrones raised one above another , and upon each throne fate a facred perfonage . Upon his afking which of these was their king , the guide answered , he , who fits on the lowest throne , is the king , his name is HAR , the lofty one ...
Page 785
... thrones have any immediate allufion to the thrones which the pious Daniel faw exalted , ( for , fo the original words , tranflated caft down , should be rendered , ) whereon the An- cient of Days and the eternal Logos fat in hea- ven to ...
... thrones have any immediate allufion to the thrones which the pious Daniel faw exalted , ( for , fo the original words , tranflated caft down , should be rendered , ) whereon the An- cient of Days and the eternal Logos fat in hea- ven to ...
Page 786
... thrones of God and David : the 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 ...
... thrones of God and David : the 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 ...
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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