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Page xxi
... fire - adorers of Guze- rat ; he also called from Persia a follower of Zer- dusht , named Ardeshir , and invited fire - worshippers from Kirman to his court , and received their reli- gious books from that country ; we may suppose the ...
... fire - adorers of Guze- rat ; he also called from Persia a follower of Zer- dusht , named Ardeshir , and invited fire - worshippers from Kirman to his court , and received their reli- gious books from that country ; we may suppose the ...
Page lvi
... fire - temple of Barpa . ' Ammianus Marcellinus , in the fourth century of our era attests , that the title of king was in Deri , " court- language , " yet the Pehlevi was spoken concur- rently with it during the reigns of the first ...
... fire - temple of Barpa . ' Ammianus Marcellinus , in the fourth century of our era attests , that the title of king was in Deri , " court- language , " yet the Pehlevi was spoken concur- rently with it during the reigns of the first ...
Page lvii
... fire was saved and preserved beyond the Oxus ; it was rekindled in Baktria , that ancient hearth of Persian splendor ; there poetry and elo- quence revived , but could not raise their voices until princes of Persian origin became ...
... fire was saved and preserved beyond the Oxus ; it was rekindled in Baktria , that ancient hearth of Persian splendor ; there poetry and elo- quence revived , but could not raise their voices until princes of Persian origin became ...
Page lxvi
... needed no prophet : it is " the poetry of heaven , " imprinted in eternal charac- ters of fire upon the ethereal expanse . Prometheus , enumerating the benefits which he bestowed untutored barbarians , says 1xvi PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE :
... needed no prophet : it is " the poetry of heaven , " imprinted in eternal charac- ters of fire upon the ethereal expanse . Prometheus , enumerating the benefits which he bestowed untutored barbarians , says 1xvi PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE :
Page lxxx
... God was the sun- fire - air - water earth ; he was the essence of the elements : from every one of these divine principles 1 See page 63 . -- the heavens , stars , and the whole world proceeded lxxx PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE :
... God was the sun- fire - air - water earth ; he was the essence of the elements : from every one of these divine principles 1 See page 63 . -- the heavens , stars , and the whole world proceeded lxxx PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE :
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Abád abode according adoration Ahriman Alborz Almighty ancient angels animals Anquetil du Perron appears Arabic Asiatic attained Avesta Azar Bahman Bahram Balkh beheld body Calcutta called CAVSAS celestial Christian command creatures creed Dabistán death demons Desátir divine DOCERE doctrine dynasty earth eternal Eugène Burnouf evil existence faith Farzanah fire GATE GEORGIA LIBRARIES Gladwin Gushtasp heaven Hejirah Hindus holy human Hyde India Iran Isfendiar Jemshid Kaiván king language light Lord Mahabad Mahabadian mankind manner manuscript Mazdak Mobed Mohsan Fani month Muhammed Muhammedans Muselmans Nosk Ormuzd paradise Parsees Parsi perfect Persian person philosophers planets prayer princes prophet pure recited reign religion religious RERVM sages says sect Shah-namah signifies Silvestre de Sacy sir William Jones soul sovereign spirit stars Súfis Surúsh temple thee thou throne tion transl translation UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Vendidad whilst words Zand Zardusht Zend-Avesta Zoroaster