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... remarkable ; for Jambu is the Sanscrit name of a delicate fruit called Fáman by the Mufelmans , and by us rofe - apple ; but the largest and richest fort is named Amrita , or Im- mortal ; and the Mythologists of Tibet apply the fame ...
... remarkable ; for Jambu is the Sanscrit name of a delicate fruit called Fáman by the Mufelmans , and by us rofe - apple ; but the largest and richest fort is named Amrita , or Im- mortal ; and the Mythologists of Tibet apply the fame ...
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... remarkable , that the order of founds in the Chinese grammars correfponds nearly with that obferved in Tibet ,. and hardly differs from that , which the Hindus confider as the invention of their Gods . G 2 II . Of II . Of the Indian ...
... remarkable , that the order of founds in the Chinese grammars correfponds nearly with that obferved in Tibet ,. and hardly differs from that , which the Hindus confider as the invention of their Gods . G 2 II . Of II . Of the Indian ...
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... remarkable , that the Peruvians , whofe Incas boasted of the fame descent , styled their greatest festival Ramafitoa ; whence we may suppose , that South America was peopled by the same race , who im- ported into the farthest parts of ...
... remarkable , that the Peruvians , whofe Incas boasted of the fame descent , styled their greatest festival Ramafitoa ; whence we may suppose , that South America was peopled by the same race , who im- ported into the farthest parts of ...
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... remarkable inftances : the Sanfcrit , like the Greek , Perfian , and German , delights in compounds , but , in a much higher degree , and indeed to fuch excess , that I could produce words of more than twenty fyllables , not formed ...
... remarkable inftances : the Sanfcrit , like the Greek , Perfian , and German , delights in compounds , but , in a much higher degree , and indeed to fuch excess , that I could produce words of more than twenty fyllables , not formed ...
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... remarkable , and may hereafter fur- nish me with obfervations of fome importance , but not at all incon- fiftent with my present ideas . II . It is generally afferted , that the old religion of the Arabs was entirely Sabian ; but I can ...
... remarkable , and may hereafter fur- nish me with obfervations of fome importance , but not at all incon- fiftent with my present ideas . II . It is generally afferted , that the old religion of the Arabs was entirely Sabian ; but I can ...
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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