Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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Page viii
... carrying away of their superstitions , though then veiled in different languages . It has been well observed , " Whoever were the first planters of India , it could not have been planted till long after Persia and Elam had been suffi ...
... carrying away of their superstitions , though then veiled in different languages . It has been well observed , " Whoever were the first planters of India , it could not have been planted till long after Persia and Elam had been suffi ...
Page 14
... speaking , it is so . Some of these vessels carry upwards of two hundred tons . IX . 13 . - " I do set my bow in the cloud . " The rainbow is the bow with which Indran , the king of heaven , fought his foes . With it , having 14 GENESIS .
... speaking , it is so . Some of these vessels carry upwards of two hundred tons . IX . 13 . - " I do set my bow in the cloud . " The rainbow is the bow with which Indran , the king of heaven , fought his foes . With it , having 14 GENESIS .
Page 47
... carried with it the highest mark of favour towards Joseph , and was a proof of the authority conferred on him . 43 . - " Made him to ride in the second chariot ยท cried , Bow the knee . " they The Hebrew has for bow the knee , " Tender ...
... carried with it the highest mark of favour towards Joseph , and was a proof of the authority conferred on him . 43 . - " Made him to ride in the second chariot ยท cried , Bow the knee . " they The Hebrew has for bow the knee , " Tender ...
Page 52
... carried by beasts of burden ; and , no doubt , will continue to be so till regular roads are constructed . Hence may be seen hundreds of bullocks , or camels , carrying rice , salt , spices , and other wares , traversing the forests and ...
... carried by beasts of burden ; and , no doubt , will continue to be so till regular roads are constructed . Hence may be seen hundreds of bullocks , or camels , carrying rice , salt , spices , and other wares , traversing the forests and ...
Page 56
... carry their sling and stones , to drive off the wild beasts , and other animals ; also to correct any of the cattle which are troublesome . And who was this " Shepherd , the stone of Israel , who was thrown at his enemies ? " was it not ...
... carry their sling and stones , to drive off the wild beasts , and other animals ; also to correct any of the cattle which are troublesome . And who was this " Shepherd , the stone of Israel , who was thrown at his enemies ? " was it not ...
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama