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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... OF THE DRUIDS ; AND ON THE STRIKING AFFINITY WHICH THE RELIGIOUS RITES AND CEREMONIES , ANCIENTLY PRACTISED IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS , BORE TO THOSE OF THE BRAHMINS . VOL . VI . B A DISSERTATION , & c . RTATIO SECTION I. The A ...
... OF THE DRUIDS ; AND ON THE STRIKING AFFINITY WHICH THE RELIGIOUS RITES AND CEREMONIES , ANCIENTLY PRACTISED IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS , BORE TO THOSE OF THE BRAHMINS . VOL . VI . B A DISSERTATION , & c . RTATIO SECTION I. The A ...
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... British Isles . Y intention , in the following Differ- My tation , is to prove , as far as the re- moteness of the æra alluded to , and the ab- ftrufe nature of the subjects difcuffed in the course of it will allow of proof , that the ...
... British Isles . Y intention , in the following Differ- My tation , is to prove , as far as the re- moteness of the æra alluded to , and the ab- ftrufe nature of the subjects difcuffed in the course of it will allow of proof , that the ...
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... British tongue alone . From his lift I fhall felect a few only which muft carry conviction . of their primæval derivation . For inftance , who can doubt of the British word BooтH , а cottage , being derived from the Hebrew BETH ...
... British tongue alone . From his lift I fhall felect a few only which muft carry conviction . of their primæval derivation . For inftance , who can doubt of the British word BooтH , а cottage , being derived from the Hebrew BETH ...
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... British KERN , or CORN , a horn , from KEREN ; CROMLECH , a facrificial ftone of the Druids , from CÆREM- LUACH , a burning ftone ; and SARPH , an old British word for ferpent , from the Hebrew SARAPH . These , and a great variety of ...
... British KERN , or CORN , a horn , from KEREN ; CROMLECH , a facrificial ftone of the Druids , from CÆREM- LUACH , a burning ftone ; and SARPH , an old British word for ferpent , from the Hebrew SARAPH . These , and a great variety of ...
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... British ifles . - Thofe Superfti- tions exhibit many evident remains of the pure patriarchal Theology , blended with the Corrup- tions of the Sabian Idolatry . - A more parti- cular Account of the Indian God Buddha , the Hermes of Egypt ...
... British ifles . - Thofe Superfti- tions exhibit many evident remains of the pure patriarchal Theology , blended with the Corrup- tions of the Sabian Idolatry . - A more parti- cular Account of the Indian God Buddha , the Hermes of Egypt ...
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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