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... frequent and copious quotations have been made ; the Author deeming it preferable to state them in the words of their respective writers than to offer them in his own language . References , however , have in every instance been PREFACE .
... frequent and copious quotations have been made ; the Author deeming it preferable to state them in the words of their respective writers than to offer them in his own language . References , however , have in every instance been PREFACE .
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... frequent occurrence . * Rennell , from the authority of Dow , says , that about 730 years before Christ , it was the capital of Bengal ; and , as it appears to have been situated in the dominions of the prince called by the Greeks ...
... frequent occurrence . * Rennell , from the authority of Dow , says , that about 730 years before Christ , it was the capital of Bengal ; and , as it appears to have been situated in the dominions of the prince called by the Greeks ...
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... frequently referred to . In the article on marriages , when inculcating on those of a superior order the necessity of having due respect for their rank , it is said , by culpable marriages great families are sunk to a low state : so ...
... frequently referred to . In the article on marriages , when inculcating on those of a superior order the necessity of having due respect for their rank , it is said , by culpable marriages great families are sunk to a low state : so ...
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... frequently rebelled against heaven , Brahma is supposed to have presented the god of destruction with fiery shafts . When , beside this , we learn that Siva is believed to have three eyes , " and know from Pausanias , not only that ...
... frequently rebelled against heaven , Brahma is supposed to have presented the god of destruction with fiery shafts . When , beside this , we learn that Siva is believed to have three eyes , " and know from Pausanias , not only that ...
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... frequently occur at those meetings . * Jones . + See Narrative of a Journey , & c . Asiat . Res . vol . xi . azk TR HO , but 206 TOL is hence Wures Nearme Cuvera , likewise named Vetesa and Paulastaya , the Indian 108 ON THE MYTHOLOGY ...
... frequently occur at those meetings . * Jones . + See Narrative of a Journey , & c . Asiat . Res . vol . xi . azk TR HO , but 206 TOL is hence Wures Nearme Cuvera , likewise named Vetesa and Paulastaya , the Indian 108 ON THE MYTHOLOGY ...
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| Title | Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India |
| Author | Quintin Craufurd |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2016 |
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