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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... as various images have prefented themselves to various fancies , the great hive of the northern fwarms , the nursery of irrefifti- ble legions , and , by a stronger metaphor , the foundery foundery of the human race ; but M. BAILLI , [ 9 ]
... as various images have prefented themselves to various fancies , the great hive of the northern fwarms , the nursery of irrefifti- ble legions , and , by a stronger metaphor , the foundery foundery of the human race ; but M. BAILLI , [ 9 ]
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... themselves . While the progeny of Shem gradually diffused themselves thence over the warm fouthern regions of Afia , and one mighty branch of the family of Ham emigrated to Africa , the defcendants of Ja- phet directed their course ...
... themselves . While the progeny of Shem gradually diffused themselves thence over the warm fouthern regions of Afia , and one mighty branch of the family of Ham emigrated to Africa , the defcendants of Ja- phet directed their course ...
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... themselves from the banks of the Danube to the pillars of Hercules ; that is , of their first conductor , whofoever he was , to the celebrated Straits , thus denominated . The exact period in which the Scythian Nomades began thus to ...
... themselves from the banks of the Danube to the pillars of Hercules ; that is , of their first conductor , whofoever he was , to the celebrated Straits , thus denominated . The exact period in which the Scythian Nomades began thus to ...
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... themselves to be thus denominated from the Celtic Alp , or Alb , fignifying white , in allufion to the eternal fnows on the fum- mit of the former , and the white cliffs that encompass the latter . Indeed , as we advance in this ...
... themselves to be thus denominated from the Celtic Alp , or Alb , fignifying white , in allufion to the eternal fnows on the fum- mit of the former , and the white cliffs that encompass the latter . Indeed , as we advance in this ...
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... themselves , go far towards proving these af- sertions concerning their identity , and their having originated from one common stock . A celebrated grammarian has remarked , Nec modo Indicam , Perficam , Syram , Arabicam , Hebræ ...
... themselves , go far towards proving these af- sertions concerning their identity , and their having originated from one common stock . A celebrated grammarian has remarked , Nec modo Indicam , Perficam , Syram , Arabicam , Hebræ ...
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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