The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1855 |
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... light of its own Sacred Books ; and in giving quotations , I have aimed in every case to present impartially the beauties and the blemishes . I have honestly tried never to exaggerate merits , or conceal defects . I have not declared ...
... light of its own Sacred Books ; and in giving quotations , I have aimed in every case to present impartially the beauties and the blemishes . I have honestly tried never to exaggerate merits , or conceal defects . I have not declared ...
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... light shadows . He was bewildered with delight . under the immense bowers of verdure , through which quivering rays of the sun penetrated with gentle light , and gave only warmth enough to temper the freshness of their deep shadows ...
... light shadows . He was bewildered with delight . under the immense bowers of verdure , through which quivering rays of the sun penetrated with gentle light , and gave only warmth enough to temper the freshness of their deep shadows ...
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... light . He is clothed in yellow , with a jewelled crown , and a necklace of gems . When asleep , he floats on the surface of the ocean , cradled in the folds of the huge star - covered ser- pent Seshanaga , whose thousand heads serve ...
... light . He is clothed in yellow , with a jewelled crown , and a necklace of gems . When asleep , he floats on the surface of the ocean , cradled in the folds of the huge star - covered ser- pent Seshanaga , whose thousand heads serve ...
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... Light . They would have taken his Paradise by storm , and subverted the whole order of the universe if Brahma had not sent Vishnu to circumvent their plans . To perform this mis- sion successfully , he assumed various forms at different ...
... Light . They would have taken his Paradise by storm , and subverted the whole order of the universe if Brahma had not sent Vishnu to circumvent their plans . To perform this mis- sion successfully , he assumed various forms at different ...
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... Light , with its grand revealings , and Heat making the earth fruitful with beauty , excited wonder and worship in the first inhabitants of our world , is it strange that they likewise regarded with reverence the great mystery of human ...
... Light , with its grand revealings , and Heat making the earth fruitful with beauty , excited wonder and worship in the first inhabitants of our world , is it strange that they likewise regarded with reverence the great mystery of human ...
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