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 24
... still preserve the fame fignification . These particular ap- pellations immediately direct our attention to the Sanfcreet name of the old Brahmins , of the foreft of Gandharvas , which occurs fo See Parfon's Remains of Japhet , p . 186 ...
... still preserve the fame fignification . These particular ap- pellations immediately direct our attention to the Sanfcreet name of the old Brahmins , of the foreft of Gandharvas , which occurs fo See Parfon's Remains of Japhet , p . 186 ...
Page 106
... still more horrid banquet . Religion fhudders at fuch a perverfion of its name and rites ; and humanity turns with horror from the guilty scene ! Let us advert to less dif- gufting traits of ancient Druid superstition ; and , having ...
... still more horrid banquet . Religion fhudders at fuch a perverfion of its name and rites ; and humanity turns with horror from the guilty scene ! Let us advert to less dif- gufting traits of ancient Druid superstition ; and , having ...
Page 107
... still re- main on the fummits of the mountains of Cornwall , Wales , Scotland , and Ireland . 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 ...
... still re- main on the fummits of the mountains of Cornwall , Wales , Scotland , and Ireland . 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 ...
Page 114
... still to be found , according to Mr. Mallet , in all thofe empires of Europe which are fituated nearest to the northern confines of Afia . " We find at this day , " fays that writer , " in Denmark , Sweden , and Norway , in the mid- dle ...
... still to be found , according to Mr. Mallet , in all thofe empires of Europe which are fituated nearest to the northern confines of Afia . " We find at this day , " fays that writer , " in Denmark , Sweden , and Norway , in the mid- dle ...
Page 155
... still called BELEE , or the fervant of BEL , and the priesthood . BELEGIETH . " * This Indian Hercules , therefore , this en terprizing god - king Belus , is the true proto- * See Toland's Hiftory of the Druids , p . 70 . type type of ...
... still called BELEE , or the fervant of BEL , and the priesthood . BELEGIETH . " * This Indian Hercules , therefore , this en terprizing god - king Belus , is the true proto- * See Toland's Hiftory of the Druids , p . 70 . type type of ...
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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