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 47
... in Achaia , round the ftatue of their principal divinity Mercury , erected , in the fo- rum of that city , thirty cubics of polished marble , in honour of that deity , whose symbol was 66 was a cube : * and Dr. Borlafe , [ 47 ]
... in Achaia , round the ftatue of their principal divinity Mercury , erected , in the fo- rum of that city , thirty cubics of polished marble , in honour of that deity , whose symbol was 66 was a cube : * and Dr. Borlafe , [ 47 ]
Page 65
... whose branches the victims were facrificed , and the festive rites commenced . Knowing the veneration entertained in India for the bovine fpecies , we could fcarcely believe , that a race , defcended , as I contend , from the Brahmins ...
... whose branches the victims were facrificed , and the festive rites commenced . Knowing the veneration entertained in India for the bovine fpecies , we could fcarcely believe , that a race , defcended , as I contend , from the Brahmins ...
Page 66
... whose symbol , we have just observed , was the ram . Mr. Volney , with that determined spirit of fcepticism which diftinguishes his writings , contends , that the feast of the Jewifh paffover , when the pafchal lamb was facrificed ...
... whose symbol , we have just observed , was the ram . Mr. Volney , with that determined spirit of fcepticism which diftinguishes his writings , contends , that the feast of the Jewifh paffover , when the pafchal lamb was facrificed ...
Page 103
... whose temple is earth and skies , within the narrow limits of a covered fhrine , erected by mortal hands . That profound veneration for rocks and ftones of a grotefque form and enormous mag- nitude , which we have observed M. D'Ancar ...
... whose temple is earth and skies , within the narrow limits of a covered fhrine , erected by mortal hands . That profound veneration for rocks and ftones of a grotefque form and enormous mag- nitude , which we have observed M. D'Ancar ...
Page 110
... whose senti- ments fo remarkably confirm the hypothefis on which these pages proceed , of the wonder- ful antiquities , difcuffed in it , being the work of the firft colonies that emigrated from Afia . ! " It was ufual , " fays that ...
... whose senti- ments fo remarkably confirm the hypothefis on which these pages proceed , of the wonder- ful antiquities , difcuffed in it , being the work of the firft colonies that emigrated from Afia . ! " It was ufual , " fays that ...
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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