 | William Guthrie, John Knox - 1801 - 1204 pages
...division of the people into casts, we must likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. What now is in India, always was there, and is still likely to continue; neither the... | |
 | William Robertson - 1812 - 422 pages
...division of the people into casts, we must likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India ; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. What now is in India always was there, and is likely still to continue : neither the... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1812 - 822 pages
...circumstance also Dr. Robertson ascribes a striking peculiarity in the state of Hindoostan, the permanency of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of the inhabitants. Hence it is, that the Hindoos admit no converts, nor are themselves ever converted, whatever ihe Uoman... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 382 pages
...multiplicity of interior diftinctions. Their inftitutions of religion form a complete fyftem of fuperftition, upheld by every thing which can excite the reverence of the people The temples, confecrated to their deities, are magnificent ; iheir religious ceremonies fplendid ; and the abfolure... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 432 pages
...division of the people into casts, we must likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. What now is in India always was there, and is likely still to continue: neither the... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 430 pages
...division of the people into casts, we must likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India ; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. What now is in India always was there, and is likely still to continue: neither the... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 450 pages
...division of the people into casts, we must likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. What now is in India always was there, and is likely still to continue: neither the... | |
 | 1821 - 768 pages
...cxceptcd, who are glad to be admitted into any society where they are treated as fellow creatures. The Hindoos vie with the Chinese, in respect to the antiquity of their nation ; and the doctrine of transmigration is one of their distinguishing tenets. Their institutions of religion... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 pages
...division of the people into casts, we roust likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. What now is in India, always was there, and is likely still to continue : neither... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 460 pages
...division of the people into casts we must likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. What now is in India always was there, and is likely still to continue : neither the... | |
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To this early division of the people into casts, we must likewise ascribe a striking peculiarity in the state of India ; the permanence of its institutions, and the immutability in the manners of its inhabitants. 
