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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... those that equally concern India and Britain , have selected the venerable Order of Druids , their doctrines , and rites , which have such an immediate and wonderful affinity with those of the Brahmins ; and the ancient commerce of the ...
... those that equally concern India and Britain , have selected the venerable Order of Druids , their doctrines , and rites , which have such an immediate and wonderful affinity with those of the Brahmins ; and the ancient commerce of the ...
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... those early ages , combined a fort of regal with the priestly character . The mode was , doubt- lefs , by land - journies , in company with the Celtic tribes , previous to the establishment of the great Indian empire and fyftem of jurif ...
... those early ages , combined a fort of regal with the priestly character . The mode was , doubt- lefs , by land - journies , in company with the Celtic tribes , previous to the establishment of the great Indian empire and fyftem of jurif ...
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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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... those Spoken in Europe , particularly in 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 ...
... those Spoken in Europe , particularly in 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 ...
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... those of the equator . This learned primi- tive , but long - extinct , race of Scythian philo- fophers , for whofe exiftence neither history nor tradition , but certain fanciful conjectures of the author , are alone brought in evidence ...
... those of the equator . This learned primi- tive , but long - extinct , race of Scythian philo- fophers , for whofe exiftence neither history nor tradition , but certain fanciful conjectures of the author , are alone brought in evidence ...
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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