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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... vast range of Caucafus : that thefe , during that pe- riod of the Indian empire when its limits were moft extended in Afia , mingling with the Celto - Scythian tribes , who tenanted the im- menfe deferts of Grand Tartary , became gra ...
... vast range of Caucafus : that thefe , during that pe- riod of the Indian empire when its limits were moft extended in Afia , mingling with the Celto - Scythian tribes , who tenanted the im- menfe deferts of Grand Tartary , became gra ...
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... vast plains of Tartary , the deferts of Si- beria , and Afiatic Ruffia : yet through all this immenfe region no genuine vestiges of arts and sciences flourishing among them are clear- ly to be traced , notwithstanding the boafted * See ...
... vast plains of Tartary , the deferts of Si- beria , and Afiatic Ruffia : yet through all this immenfe region no genuine vestiges of arts and sciences flourishing among them are clear- ly to be traced , notwithstanding the boafted * See ...
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... vast extent of northern Afia , describes them in ge- neral as a race of undifciplined favages , with- out the polish of arts , and without even the advantage of letters . As the fubject has been little canvaffed , and never before in fo ...
... vast extent of northern Afia , describes them in ge- neral as a race of undifciplined favages , with- out the polish of arts , and without even the advantage of letters . As the fubject has been little canvaffed , and never before in fo ...
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... vast circles . Now Diodorus Siculus informs us that there was an island beyond Gaul , as large as Sicily , in which the Hyperborean race adored Apollo in a circular temple , confider- able for its fize and riches . * " By Apollo ...
... vast circles . Now Diodorus Siculus informs us that there was an island beyond Gaul , as large as Sicily , in which the Hyperborean race adored Apollo in a circular temple , confider- able for its fize and riches . * " By Apollo ...
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... vast deferts of Tartary , and made the frozen foil of Siberia fruitful , we may fafely allow the martial progeny of Scythia , by intermixture and commerce , to have influ- enced , in a great degree , the habits and cuf- toms of their ...
... vast deferts of Tartary , and made the frozen foil of Siberia fruitful , we may fafely allow the martial progeny of Scythia , by intermixture and commerce , to have influ- enced , in a great degree , the habits and cuf- toms of their ...
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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