The Works of Sir William Jones ...G. G. and J. Robinson, 1799 |
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... resemblance of founds or fimilarity of letters ; yet often , where it is wholly un- affifted by those advantages , it may be indifputably proved by extrin- fick evidence . We know à pofteriori , that both fitz and hijo , by the nature ...
... resemblance of founds or fimilarity of letters ; yet often , where it is wholly un- affifted by those advantages , it may be indifputably proved by extrin- fick evidence . We know à pofteriori , that both fitz and hijo , by the nature ...
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... 'MA but with dif- ferent epithets ; one of whom bears a wonderful resemblance to the Indian BACCHUS , and his wars are the subject of several heroick poems . He He is represented as a defcendent from SU'R YA , ON THE HINDU'S . 29.
... 'MA but with dif- ferent epithets ; one of whom bears a wonderful resemblance to the Indian BACCHUS , and his wars are the subject of several heroick poems . He He is represented as a defcendent from SU'R YA , ON THE HINDU'S . 29.
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... resemblance to the Varábávatár , or the incarnation of VISHNU in the form of a Boar , indicate the style and mythology of the fame indefatigable workmen , who formed the vast excavations of Cánárab , the various temples and images of ...
... resemblance to the Varábávatár , or the incarnation of VISHNU in the form of a Boar , indicate the style and mythology of the fame indefatigable workmen , who formed the vast excavations of Cánárab , the various temples and images of ...
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... resemblance may be purely accidental . We may easily believe with the Hindus , that not even INDRA himself and his heavenly bands , much less any mortal , ever comprehended in his mind fuch an ocean of words as their facred language ...
... resemblance may be purely accidental . We may easily believe with the Hindus , that not even INDRA himself and his heavenly bands , much less any mortal , ever comprehended in his mind fuch an ocean of words as their facred language ...
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... resemblance to the Nágarì , and if a story current in India be true , that fome Hindu merchants heard the Sanfcrit language spoken in Arabia the Happy , we might be confirmed in our opinion , that an in- tercourse formerly subsisted ...
... resemblance to the Nágarì , and if a story current in India be true , that fome Hindu merchants heard the Sanfcrit language spoken in Arabia the Happy , we might be confirmed in our opinion , that an in- tercourse formerly subsisted ...
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affert affured Afiatick alfo almoſt alſo ancient anſwered Arabian Arabick Arabs beautiful becauſe beſt BRAHMA Bráhmans BUDDHA called cauſe Chineſe cloſe compofed compofitions confiderable confifts courſe CRISHNA damfel defcribed defire Deity diſtinct diſtinguiſhed divine Egypt eſpecially eſtabliſhed exiſtence expreffed facred faid fame fays fecond feems feven fhall fimilar fince firſt folar fome fubject fuch fuppofed fyftem Greeks himſelf Hindus hiſtory houſe India Indian INDRA iſland itſelf juſt king language laſt learned leaſt letters lunar Magadha MENU modes moon moſt mufick muſt myſelf nature obfervations paffage paffion Pandits Perfian philofopher pleaſure poets praiſe preſent preſerved prince purpoſe queſtion RA'DHA RA'MA raiſed reaſon repreſented reſemblance reſpective ſaid Sanferit ſcience ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſome ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem thee themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tranflated univerſe uſed Védas verſe VISHNU vowel whofe whoſe word Yemen