The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1984 - 188 pages |
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Page 49
... reason for holding the coaft of Yemen to be a part of India , and calling its inhabitants Yellow Indians . The Arabs have never been entirely fubdued ; nor has any impreffion been made on them , ex- cept on their borders ; where ...
... reason for holding the coaft of Yemen to be a part of India , and calling its inhabitants Yellow Indians . The Arabs have never been entirely fubdued ; nor has any impreffion been made on them , ex- cept on their borders ; where ...
Page 64
... reasons for believing this verse genuine are its brevity , which made it easy to be remembered , and the good fenfe comprized in it , which made it become proverbial ; to which we may add , that the dialect is apparently old , and ...
... reasons for believing this verse genuine are its brevity , which made it easy to be remembered , and the good fenfe comprized in it , which made it become proverbial ; to which we may add , that the dialect is apparently old , and ...
Page 42
... reason is commonly given , have a connexion with the Indian Philofophy and Mythology ? As to the deity of Lampfacus , he was originally a mere fcare - crow , and ought not to have a place in any mythological fyftem ; and , in regard to ...
... reason is commonly given , have a connexion with the Indian Philofophy and Mythology ? As to the deity of Lampfacus , he was originally a mere fcare - crow , and ought not to have a place in any mythological fyftem ; and , in regard to ...
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