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Page 29
... priest- hood . But I am particularly pleased with the picture it gives of the amusements of the court of Rama . After a great and pompous sacrifice , accompanied by games and exercises , the two disciples of Valmiki , the sons of Rama ...
... priest- hood . But I am particularly pleased with the picture it gives of the amusements of the court of Rama . After a great and pompous sacrifice , accompanied by games and exercises , the two disciples of Valmiki , the sons of Rama ...
Page 34
... priest of the grove , with her attendants . The Bramin being absent , the young damsels perform the rites of hospi- tality , and the prince and Sacontala mutually fall in love and contract a marriage unknown to any but the attendants of ...
... priest of the grove , with her attendants . The Bramin being absent , the young damsels perform the rites of hospi- tality , and the prince and Sacontala mutually fall in love and contract a marriage unknown to any but the attendants of ...
Page 62
... priests and other holy men ; with the Mussulmans , they are consecrated to hospitality , where travellers of every nation find shelter and rest . The choultry of the Hindûs was naturally separated from the temple to prevent pollution by ...
... priests and other holy men ; with the Mussulmans , they are consecrated to hospitality , where travellers of every nation find shelter and rest . The choultry of the Hindûs was naturally separated from the temple to prevent pollution by ...
Page 74
... priest's confession of faith , which is thus translated by Mr. Colebrooke . " This new and excellent praise of thee , O splendid playful sun ! is offered by us to thee . Be gratified by this my speech , approach this craving mind , as a ...
... priest's confession of faith , which is thus translated by Mr. Colebrooke . " This new and excellent praise of thee , O splendid playful sun ! is offered by us to thee . Be gratified by this my speech , approach this craving mind , as a ...
Page 95
... priest . " And again , in the 1st chapter , " Whatever exists in the universe is all in effect , though not in form , the wealth of the Brahmins , since the Brahmin is intitled to it all by his primogeniture and emi- nence of birth ...
... priest . " And again , in the 1st chapter , " Whatever exists in the universe is all in effect , though not in form , the wealth of the Brahmins , since the Brahmin is intitled to it all by his primogeniture and emi- nence of birth ...
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