| 1784 - 522 pages
...who are clearly the jfpollo and Mufes of the Greeks, ufually fpend the night with muiic and dance. His bow of fugar-cane or flowers, with a firing of bees — and his five arrows, each pointed with an Indian bloffom of a heating quality — are allegories equally new... | |
| Ireland - 1786 - 940 pages
...evidently the fame with the Greek Erot and the Roman Cufida ; but the Indian defciiption of his perfon and arms, his family, attendants and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties. \. 537 According to the Mythology of Hindoftan, he was thefon of Maya or the great :ut ratting power,... | |
| Charles Vallencey - Ireland - 1786 - 934 pages
...evidently the fame with the Greek Ens and the Roman Cupid) ; but the Indian defctiption of his perfon and arms, his family, attendants and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties. According According to the Mythology ofHindoftan, he was thefon of Maya or the great attracting power,... | |
| Charles Vallancey - Ireland - 1786 - 678 pages
...evidently the fame with the Greek Ens and the Roman CufiJo ; but the Indian defciiption of his perfon and arms, his family, attendants and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties. • : 537 According to the Mythology ofHindoftan, he was the fon of Maya or the greatatrra&ing power,... | |
| Elizabeth Hamilton - 1801 - 218 pages
...appears the fame with the Grecian Eros and the Roman Cufido, but the I::,!-.ia defcription of his perfon and arms, his family, attendants, and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties. His bow of fugarcaoe or flowers, with a firing of bees, and his jive arrows, each pointed with an Indian bloffom... | |
| Elizabeth Hamilton - 1811 - 348 pages
...appears the same with the Grecian Eros and the Roman Cupido; but the Indian description of his person and arms, his family, attendants, and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties. His bow of sugar cane or flowers, with a string of bees, and his Jive arrows, each pointed with an Indian blossom... | |
| Quintin Craufurd - India - 1817 - 416 pages
...evidently the same with the Grecian Eros, and the Roman Cupido ; but the Indian description of his person and arms, his family, attendants, and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties." According to the Hindu mythology, he is the son of Maya, or the general attracting power, and married... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...evidently the same with the Grecian Eros and the Roman Cupido; but the Indian description of his person and arms, his family, attendants, and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties. According to the mythology of Hindustan, he was the son of Maya, or the general attracting power, and... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 856 pages
...evidently the same with the Grecian Eros, and the Roman Cupid ; but the Indian description of his person K+ 2 !UN lX È JZ ~K 7 ֞°TJj c - OD @f'Ixt[ $ V 1=)G -i According to the mythology of Hindostán, he was the son of Maya, or the general attracting power,... | |
| James Forbes - India - 1834 - 578 pages
...is the same with the Grecian Eros, and the Roman Cupido ; but the Indian description of his person and arms, his family, attendants, and attributes, has new and peculiar beauties. According to the mythology of Hindostan, " he was the son of Maya, or the general attracting power,... | |
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