On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes, Commentaries, and Illustrations |
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Page 104
... Persians worshipped * There appear to have been five Zoroasters : 1st , the Chal- dean ; 2d , the Bactrian ; 3d , the Persian ; 4th , the Pamphylian ; and , 5th , the Armenian . the sun under the name of Mithras : a deity 104 BEAUTIES ...
... Persians worshipped * There appear to have been five Zoroasters : 1st , the Chal- dean ; 2d , the Bactrian ; 3d , the Persian ; 4th , the Pamphylian ; and , 5th , the Armenian . the sun under the name of Mithras : a deity 104 BEAUTIES ...
Page 127
... Persians adopted it from the Medes , the Greeks from the Persians , and Pythagoras introduced it into Italy . The tomb of Achilles was decorated with amaranth ; the urn of Philopomen with chap- lets ; and that the grave of Sophocles was ...
... Persians adopted it from the Medes , the Greeks from the Persians , and Pythagoras introduced it into Italy . The tomb of Achilles was decorated with amaranth ; the urn of Philopomen with chap- lets ; and that the grave of Sophocles was ...
Page 159
... Persians , Armenians , Malays , Cingalese , Malabars , Arabs , Moors , Portuguese , Dutch , English , and every shade of half - castes . They all enjoy health , which is , of itself , almost sufficient to prove that health does not ...
... Persians , Armenians , Malays , Cingalese , Malabars , Arabs , Moors , Portuguese , Dutch , English , and every shade of half - castes . They all enjoy health , which is , of itself , almost sufficient to prove that health does not ...
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