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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... remote as it is , fhould not be thought fufficiently diftant in the annals of time for the first migration of the Afiatic colonies , and the earliest im- portation into the western world of the religi- ous rites in ufe among them , we ...
... remote as it is , fhould not be thought fufficiently diftant in the annals of time for the first migration of the Afiatic colonies , and the earliest im- portation into the western world of the religi- ous rites in ufe among them , we ...
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... remote from the ancient refidence of the vaunted race who were the objects of his panegyric . In truth , the people , to whom M. Bailli's defcription is moft applicable , are the northern progeny of Brahmins fettled near the Caucafus ...
... remote from the ancient refidence of the vaunted race who were the objects of his panegyric . In truth , the people , to whom M. Bailli's defcription is moft applicable , are the northern progeny of Brahmins fettled near the Caucafus ...
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... remote from the central spot whence the whole renovated race of man diverged in various directions . That central spot was , doubtless , the great Tauric range round whofe ftupendous emi - ́ nencies it was natural for a race , recently ...
... remote from the central spot whence the whole renovated race of man diverged in various directions . That central spot was , doubtless , the great Tauric range round whofe ftupendous emi - ́ nencies it was natural for a race , recently ...
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... remote from each other . It is remarkable , that the Sanfcreet word GATE , or GAUT , a barrier or paffage , is to be found in the fame fenfe in Ramfgate as in Bafagate , and the most natural derivation I know for the word Age , is the ...
... remote from each other . It is remarkable , that the Sanfcreet word GATE , or GAUT , a barrier or paffage , is to be found in the fame fenfe in Ramfgate as in Bafagate , and the most natural derivation I know for the word Age , is the ...
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... remote period , the two orders were united , or , at least , were educated , in the fame grand school with the magi of Perfia and the feers of Babylon . Upon a few of the more prominent features juft remarked , as having exifted be ...
... remote period , the two orders were united , or , at least , were educated , in the fame grand school with the magi of Perfia and the feers of Babylon . Upon a few of the more prominent features juft remarked , as having exifted be ...
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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