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 and Profound Literature of Hindostan : Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt and Greece...H. L.Galabin, 1801 |
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Page 3
... Some remarkable Inftances adduced of the firiking Affinity exifting between the primæval Lan- guages of Afia and those Spoken in Europe , particularly in the British Isles . Y intention , in the following Differ- My tation , is to prove ...
... Some remarkable Inftances adduced of the firiking Affinity exifting between the primæval Lan- guages of Afia and those Spoken in Europe , particularly in the British Isles . Y intention , in the following Differ- My tation , is to prove ...
Page 31
... some parti- cular planet , with more.efpecial reference to that of the filver emprefs of the night ; that their ablutions were innumerable ; that they were were converfant with the moft dreadful rites of magic , [ 31 ]
... some parti- cular planet , with more.efpecial reference to that of the filver emprefs of the night ; that their ablutions were innumerable ; that they were were converfant with the moft dreadful rites of magic , [ 31 ]
Page 56
... some of their body being deputed to congratulate the Shah , on the first day of the year , " they found him at the palace of Ispahan , fitting at a banquet , and having near him the MINATZIM , or aftrologer , who rose up ever and anon ...
... some of their body being deputed to congratulate the Shah , on the first day of the year , " they found him at the palace of Ispahan , fitting at a banquet , and having near him the MINATZIM , or aftrologer , who rose up ever and anon ...
Page 107
... Some of them are of immenfe magnitude , con- taining , according to Stukely , at least a hun- dred cart - loads of ftones of all fizes . They were called in the ancient Celtic language CARNS , being for the most part of a conical and ...
... Some of them are of immenfe magnitude , con- taining , according to Stukely , at least a hun- dred cart - loads of ftones of all fizes . They were called in the ancient Celtic language CARNS , being for the most part of a conical and ...
Page 109
... Some- times they were combined , as thofe dedicated to Baal and Aftarte , the fun and moon , and thofe to Jupiter and Juno , Pluto and Pro- ferpine , alluding to the junction of the hea- venly bodies , or the marriage of thofe mytho ...
... Some- times they were combined , as thofe dedicated to Baal and Aftarte , the fun and moon , and thofe to Jupiter and Juno , Pluto and Pro- ferpine , alluding to the junction of the hea- venly bodies , or the marriage of thofe mytho ...
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Abury æra afferted Afia Afiatic aftronomical againſt alfo alſo ancient antiquity Brahmins Britain Britiſh called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated circumftance coaft colonies commerce confiderable confifting Cornwall courſe cuſtom dæmon defcribed deity diftant Diodorus Diodorus Siculus Druids Eaft Egypt Egyptians erected eſtabliſhed extenfive facred fame fays feems feftival fent ferpent ferved fhall fhips fhore fhould filk filver fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome formed fpecies ftate ftill ftones fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fymbol Gaul gold Greeks Gulph Hercules Herodotus hiftory immenfe India inftance iſland itſelf leaſt lefs leſs metal moft moſt muft muſt nation navigation neceffary northern obferved old Britons paffage paffed Perfian period Phoenicians Pliny prefent prieſts purpoſe race regions Reſearches reſpect rites Sabian ſcience Scythian ſpecies ſtate ſtill ſtone Stonehenge Strabo Stukeley temple thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Tyre uſed vafes vaft veffels weft weſtern whofe whoſe worſhip