The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1855 |
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... holy , in comparison with others , if all the weaknesses were carefully concealed on one side , and protruded into prominence on the other ; if all the excellences were rendered conspicuous on one side , and kept out of sight on the ...
... holy , in comparison with others , if all the weaknesses were carefully concealed on one side , and protruded into prominence on the other ; if all the excellences were rendered conspicuous on one side , and kept out of sight on the ...
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... holy hermit Visvami- tra was so fascinated by the nymph Menaka , that five years passed in her society seemed to him but a single moment . " Alas ! " exclaimed he , " what has become of my wisdom , my penitence , my firm resolution ...
... holy hermit Visvami- tra was so fascinated by the nymph Menaka , that five years passed in her society seemed to him but a single moment . " Alas ! " exclaimed he , " what has become of my wisdom , my penitence , my firm resolution ...
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... holy places : - " The distant cry of deer , the song of birds , the hum of bees , resounded gently in his ear , and conveyed to his soul an inexpressible feeling of calm happiness . Graceful trees bent under the weight of fruits and ...
... holy places : - " The distant cry of deer , the song of birds , the hum of bees , resounded gently in his ear , and conveyed to his soul an inexpressible feeling of calm happiness . Graceful trees bent under the weight of fruits and ...
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... holy hermits , who have given themselves up to the medi- tation of virtue , and the practice of pure works ! Oh , king of mountains , rich in purifying streams , adieu ! I have passed happy days upon thy heights . I have nourished ...
... holy hermits , who have given themselves up to the medi- tation of virtue , and the practice of pure works ! Oh , king of mountains , rich in purifying streams , adieu ! I have passed happy days upon thy heights . I have nourished ...
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... holy sacrifices . " Departed souls are de- pendent on the good offices of those who survive them ; therefore it is enjoined that sacrifices be performed for the souls of ancestors as far back as the third generation 18 PROGRESS OF ...
... holy sacrifices . " Departed souls are de- pendent on the good offices of those who survive them ; therefore it is enjoined that sacrifices be performed for the souls of ancestors as far back as the third generation 18 PROGRESS OF ...
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