The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1984 - 188 pages |
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Page 141
... China has been tranflated by RENAUDOT , thought the Chinese not only handsomer ( according to his ideas of beauty ) than the Hindus , but even more like his own countrymen in features , ha- biliments , carriages , manners and ceremonies ...
... China has been tranflated by RENAUDOT , thought the Chinese not only handsomer ( according to his ideas of beauty ) than the Hindus , but even more like his own countrymen in features , ha- biliments , carriages , manners and ceremonies ...
Page 152
... Chinese history before him is confidered by Chinese them- felves as poetical or fabulous ; that his father Ti - co , like the Indian king YAYA'TI , was the first prince who married several women ; and that Fo - HI , the head of their ...
... Chinese history before him is confidered by Chinese them- felves as poetical or fabulous ; that his father Ti - co , like the Indian king YAYA'TI , was the first prince who married several women ; and that Fo - HI , the head of their ...
Page 159
... Chinese , be thought to con- tain just reasoning . In the first place , it seems inconceivable , that the Japanese , who never appear to have been conquerors or conquered , should have adopted the whole fyftem of Chinese literature with ...
... Chinese , be thought to con- tain just reasoning . In the first place , it seems inconceivable , that the Japanese , who never appear to have been conquerors or conquered , should have adopted the whole fyftem of Chinese literature with ...
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adoration affert affured Afia Afiatick almoſt alſo ancient Arabian Arabick Arabs beautiful becauſe believe BRAHMA called China Chineſe cloſe confequently confiderable confidered CRISHNA defcendants defire Deity deſcribed Devanagari dialect diftinct diſcover diſtinguiſhed divine eaſtern Egypt eſpecially eſtabliſhed exiſtence facred faid fame fecond feems feven fhall fimilar fince firft firſt fome fource fublime fuch fuppofe fupport fyftem fymbolical Greeks himſelf Hindus hiſtory Imaus India Indian INDRA Iràn iſlands itſelf language laſt learned leaſt leſs letters MENU moft Mongals moſt mountains muft muſt nations obferved occafion Perfian philofophers poems poets praiſe preferved preſent purpoſe queſtion race racter raiſed reaſon religion repreſented reſemblance Sabian Sanfcrit ſcience Scythian ſeems ſeparate ſeveral ſhall ſhould SIVA ſome ſpirit ſpoken ſtate ſtory ſubject ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem Tartarian Tartars themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tranflated univerſe uſed Véda's Védas verſes VISHNU weft whofe whoſe word worſhip Yemen Zend