The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1984 - 188 pages |
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Page 117
... religion of their forefathers , it becarne ex- pedient for the Múbeds to supply the loft or mu- tilated works of their legiflator by new compo- fitions , partly from their imperfect recollection , and partly from fuch moral and religious ...
... religion of their forefathers , it becarne ex- pedient for the Múbeds to supply the loft or mu- tilated works of their legiflator by new compo- fitions , partly from their imperfect recollection , and partly from fuch moral and religious ...
Page 127
... religious and moral duties . The ac- ceffion of CAYU'MERS to the throne of Perfia , in the eighth or ninth century before CHRIST , seems to have been accompanied by a confider- able revolution both in government and religion : he was ...
... religious and moral duties . The ac- ceffion of CAYU'MERS to the throne of Perfia , in the eighth or ninth century before CHRIST , seems to have been accompanied by a confider- able revolution both in government and religion : he was ...
Page 129
... religion of the Hindus with that of the Gabrs , calling the Bráhmans not only Moghs , ( which might be justified by a passage in the Mefnavi ) but even readers of the Zend and Pázend : now , whether this confufion proceeded from real or ...
... religion of the Hindus with that of the Gabrs , calling the Bráhmans not only Moghs , ( which might be justified by a passage in the Mefnavi ) but even readers of the Zend and Pázend : now , whether this confufion proceeded from real or ...
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