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... souls , considered as the basis of Indian life , and of Indian philo- sophy ...... LECTURE V. A comparative view of the intellectual character of the four prin- cipal nations in the primitive world - the Indians , the Chinese , the ...
... souls , considered as the basis of Indian life , and of Indian philo- sophy ...... LECTURE V. A comparative view of the intellectual character of the four prin- cipal nations in the primitive world - the Indians , the Chinese , the ...
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... , and where I often strove in a youthful manner , to represent to my soul the ideas and images of ancient gods and heroes . In the year 1789 , I was en- abled , for the first time , to gratify my 2 THE LITERARY LIFE OF.
... , and where I often strove in a youthful manner , to represent to my soul the ideas and images of ancient gods and heroes . In the year 1789 , I was en- abled , for the first time , to gratify my 2 THE LITERARY LIFE OF.
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... soul of this enterprise . He brought to the investigation of Indian literature and his- tory , a mind stored with the treasures of classical and Oriental scholarship - a spirit of indefatigable activity- and a clear , methodical , and ...
... soul of this enterprise . He brought to the investigation of Indian literature and his- tory , a mind stored with the treasures of classical and Oriental scholarship - a spirit of indefatigable activity- and a clear , methodical , and ...
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... soul - and the mind . Sculpture , the most material of the fine arts , best repre- sents the beauty of form , and the properties of sense : Music explores and gives utterance to the deepest feelings of the human soul : but it is ...
... soul - and the mind . Sculpture , the most material of the fine arts , best repre- sents the beauty of form , and the properties of sense : Music explores and gives utterance to the deepest feelings of the human soul : but it is ...
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... soul , and body . The soul is the centre of consciousness . The consciousness of man may be best understood by comparing it with that of other created beings . The existence of brutes is extremely simple - they have only a body - they ...
... soul , and body . The soul is the centre of consciousness . The consciousness of man may be best understood by comparing it with that of other created beings . The existence of brutes is extremely simple - they have only a body - they ...
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