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... religion , or science of that country ; and though the execution must necessarily have fallen far short of the design , yet it is hoped that the general sketch here presented may not be found uninteresting or uninstructive.
... religion , or science of that country ; and though the execution must necessarily have fallen far short of the design , yet it is hoped that the general sketch here presented may not be found uninteresting or uninstructive.
Page vii
... Religious , and Military ... 42 LETTER v . Calligraphy - Ancient Taste for Literature in India - Vedas- Theology - Philosophy - Sects of the Vedantas , Sanc'hyas , and Nyayas ...... 67 ...... LETTER VI . Morals - Laws - Government ...
... Religious , and Military ... 42 LETTER v . Calligraphy - Ancient Taste for Literature in India - Vedas- Theology - Philosophy - Sects of the Vedantas , Sanc'hyas , and Nyayas ...... 67 ...... LETTER VI . Morals - Laws - Government ...
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... religion or custom to which they are attached , shall rouse them to the exercise of the physical su- periority they undoubtedly possess , and to shake off the timid and humble peacefulness which has hitherto distinguished them . Long ...
... religion or custom to which they are attached , shall rouse them to the exercise of the physical su- periority they undoubtedly possess , and to shake off the timid and humble peacefulness which has hitherto distinguished them . Long ...
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... religion ; and of its great antiquity some comparative idea may be formed from the time in which most of the elegant poets flourished , which was about the century preceding the Christian æra . Now , many ages must have elapsed , before ...
... religion ; and of its great antiquity some comparative idea may be formed from the time in which most of the elegant poets flourished , which was about the century preceding the Christian æra . Now , many ages must have elapsed , before ...
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... religious wars , the Bramins lived a life of retired indo- lence ; not , indeed , like the western monks , withdrawn from domestic cares within the walls of a monastery , but in sacred groves and ca- verned rocks , where , surrounded by ...
... religious wars , the Bramins lived a life of retired indo- lence ; not , indeed , like the western monks , withdrawn from domestic cares within the walls of a monastery , but in sacred groves and ca- verned rocks , where , surrounded by ...
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