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 Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to The History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale, Volume 2C. & W. Galabin, 1800 - India |
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Page 75
... bestow- ed . No less than fixteen various kinds of fa- crifice , all of gold and precious stones , each rifing Sacontala , pages 82 & 83. Heetopades , p . 11 . rifing above the other in value , are enume- rated [ 75 ]
... bestow- ed . No less than fixteen various kinds of fa- crifice , all of gold and precious stones , each rifing Sacontala , pages 82 & 83. Heetopades , p . 11 . rifing above the other in value , are enume- rated [ 75 ]
Page 99
... stone , of an octagonal form , fifty cubits high . There are nine flights of steps ; after afcending which , you come into an extenfive enclosure , where you discover a large dome , constructed of ftone , upon which are carved the SUN ...
... stone , of an octagonal form , fifty cubits high . There are nine flights of steps ; after afcending which , you come into an extenfive enclosure , where you discover a large dome , constructed of ftone , upon which are carved the SUN ...
Page 113
... stone , some of them upwards of twenty feet in height , " which he faw in the ancient obfervatory of Benares , as well as the difcovery which Mr. Call + reports , in the fame book , he himself made of the figns of the zodiac on the ceil ...
... stone , some of them upwards of twenty feet in height , " which he faw in the ancient obfervatory of Benares , as well as the difcovery which Mr. Call + reports , in the fame book , he himself made of the figns of the zodiac on the ceil ...
Page 145
... these columns there runs a stone ridge cut out VOL . II . K of • Sa longueur eft d'environ 120 pieds , et fa largeur à peu près de même . Voyage en Arabie , tome ii . p . 25 . of the rock , refembling a beam , about a 45 ]
... these columns there runs a stone ridge cut out VOL . II . K of • Sa longueur eft d'environ 120 pieds , et fa largeur à peu près de même . Voyage en Arabie , tome ii . p . 25 . of the rock , refembling a beam , about a 45 ]
Page 155
... stones to every arm , and is encircled with a chain of death - beads , which evidently point out to us once more the destroying power of India , and the Le plat devroit fignifier , qu'il y a reçu le fang des enfans maffacrés . P. 30 . + ...
... stones to every arm , and is encircled with a chain of death - beads , which evidently point out to us once more the destroying power of India , and the Le plat devroit fignifier , qu'il y a reçu le fang des enfans maffacrés . P. 30 . + ...
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