Asiatic Researches; Or, Transactions of the Society, Instituted in Bengal,: For Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia. ... Printed Verbatim from the Calcutta Edition..J. Sewell; Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; J. Walker; R. Lea; Lackington, Allen, and Company; Otridge and son; R. Faulder; and J. Scatcherd., 1807 |
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... feveral learned men have ex- tended , appear to be of very high antiquity , and are even carried by fome beyond the time of the Hebrew Lawgiver . Sir W. JONES , in his Preface to the " Inftitutes of Hindu Law , or the Ordi- nances of ...
... feveral learned men have ex- tended , appear to be of very high antiquity , and are even carried by fome beyond the time of the Hebrew Lawgiver . Sir W. JONES , in his Preface to the " Inftitutes of Hindu Law , or the Ordi- nances of ...
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... feveral great nations , who are of vaft importance to the political and commercial interefts of Eu- rope , whofe well - directed industry would add largely to the wealth of Great Britain , and who afk no greater compenfation than ...
... feveral great nations , who are of vaft importance to the political and commercial interefts of Eu- rope , whofe well - directed industry would add largely to the wealth of Great Britain , and who afk no greater compenfation than ...
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... feveral intermediate modifications ) till , on jealoufies arifing among themselves , the great body of the Bráh- men landholders had recourfe to foreign affiftance , which terminated , either by conquest or convention , in their ...
... feveral intermediate modifications ) till , on jealoufies arifing among themselves , the great body of the Bráh- men landholders had recourfe to foreign affiftance , which terminated , either by conquest or convention , in their ...
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... , the Neftorians had fettled and planted Chrif- tianity on this coaft ; and with thofe of the Roman Catholic communion , that arrived feveral centuries . after , after , in confequence of Vafco de Gama's difcovery , 6 HISTORICAL REMARKS ON.
... , the Neftorians had fettled and planted Chrif- tianity on this coaft ; and with thofe of the Roman Catholic communion , that arrived feveral centuries . after , after , in confequence of Vafco de Gama's difcovery , 6 HISTORICAL REMARKS ON.
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... feveral Rajahs , and more especially by the Zamorin , to frequent his port of Calicut , on account of the duty of ten per cent . that was levied on their trade . XVI . The arrival of the fleets of the Portuguese , the firft under Vafco ...
... feveral Rajahs , and more especially by the Zamorin , to frequent his port of Calicut , on account of the duty of ten per cent . that was levied on their trade . XVI . The arrival of the fleets of the Portuguese , the firft under Vafco ...
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Página vii - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Página vii - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Página vii - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years...
Página ix - The work, now presented to the European world, contains abundance of curious matter extremely interesting both to speculative lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties, which need not be pointed out, and with many blemishes, which cannot be justified or palliated. It is a system of despotism and priestcraft, both indeed limited by law, but artfully conspiring to give mutual support...
Página vii - HE gave being to time and the divisions of time, to the stars also, and to the planets, to rivers, oceans, and mountains, to level plains, and uneven valleys.
Página 161 - I made experiments, nankeen, from the ftrength and quality of its fabric, appeared the beft calculated for coating with the gum. The method I followed in performing this, was, to lay the cloth fmooth upon a table, pour the milk upon it, and with a ruler to fpread it equally. But fhould this ever be attempted on a...
Página 17 - Nayi-ea the noble rank is claimed ; ' The toils of culture and of art they scorn, ' The warrior's plumes their haughty brows adorn ; ' The shining faulchion brandish'd in the right, ' Their left arm wields the target in the fight ; ' Of danger scornful, ever armed they...
Página x - ... and the very morals, though rigid enough on the whole, are in one or two instances (as in the case of light oaths and of pious perjury) unaccountably relaxed...
Página 394 - ... about fix inches high and four in diameter in its plain furface ; this is fupported by three wooden feet, each of which is more than a foot in length. Upon the upper flat part of this machine are holes, or pits, for the larger pearls, and the fmaller ones are beat in with a wooden hammer.
Página 382 - A prince may facrifae his enemy, having firft invoked the ax with holy texts, by fubitituting a buffalo or goat, calling the victim by the name of the enemy throughout the whole ceremony.