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 ...The Author, 1800 - India |
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... such as those with which himself and Mr. Wilkins have obliged the public , from the Sanfcreet , and fuch as Pocock , Golius , and Greaves , have given us of Perfian and Arabian histo- rians , can be procured , who is there that would ...
... such as those with which himself and Mr. Wilkins have obliged the public , from the Sanfcreet , and fuch as Pocock , Golius , and Greaves , have given us of Perfian and Arabian histo- rians , can be procured , who is there that would ...
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... Such After all , however , it must be confeffed , that Europe and Afia can never be governed by the fame political code . The genius and manners of the inhabitants of the two continents , are diametrically oppofite ; and nations , among ...
... Such After all , however , it must be confeffed , that Europe and Afia can never be governed by the fame political code . The genius and manners of the inhabitants of the two continents , are diametrically oppofite ; and nations , among ...
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... Such is the flender lift of literary obli- gations which I am under in carrying on this work . If , however , it has not been my good fortune to be favoured with the affift- ance of eminent living scholars , I have not wanted that of ...
... Such is the flender lift of literary obli- gations which I am under in carrying on this work . If , however , it has not been my good fortune to be favoured with the affift- ance of eminent living scholars , I have not wanted that of ...
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