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 ix
... fact , the Mercury of the Weft , and this is not only afferted by Sir William Jones , from the fimi- litude of their rites and fymbols , but can be aftronomically proved ; fince , in India , the day of the week affigned to Buddha is by ...
... fact , the Mercury of the Weft , and this is not only afferted by Sir William Jones , from the fimi- litude of their rites and fymbols , but can be aftronomically proved ; fince , in India , the day of the week affigned to Buddha is by ...
Page xii
... facts which nearly concern them , as Britons , may yet amply reward them for the trouble of perufal . I think it abfolutely neceffary , however , to fhield myfelf from cenfure , for fo warmly espousing an opinion that must appear en ...
... facts which nearly concern them , as Britons , may yet amply reward them for the trouble of perufal . I think it abfolutely neceffary , however , to fhield myfelf from cenfure , for fo warmly espousing an opinion that must appear en ...
Page 24
... fact has been fince confirmed to me by intelligent natives , as well of South as North Britain , ) tells us , that the fires which flamed on May - eve at the top of the ancient Carns , or Druid - heaps of ftone , in honour of the Sun ...
... fact has been fince confirmed to me by intelligent natives , as well of South as North Britain , ) tells us , that the fires which flamed on May - eve at the top of the ancient Carns , or Druid - heaps of ftone , in honour of the Sun ...
Page 25
... fact , the name and hiftory of Noah and of his three fons are precifely the fame in the San- fcreet as the Hebrew Bible . In the ancient geographical records of India , we find the whole country denominated after Cufh , the eldeft fon ...
... fact , the name and hiftory of Noah and of his three fons are precifely the fame in the San- fcreet as the Hebrew Bible . In the ancient geographical records of India , we find the whole country denominated after Cufh , the eldeft fon ...
Page 31
... fact , Alexander found them ; and it is probable they had wandered , as is ufual with infant colonies , from the cold and bleak regions in the immediate neighbourhood of the Caucafus , to the warm and genial provinces lying nearer the ...
... fact , Alexander found them ; and it is probable they had wandered , as is ufual with infant colonies , from the cold and bleak regions in the immediate neighbourhood of the Caucafus , to the warm and genial provinces lying nearer the ...
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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