The work, now presented to the European world, contains abundance of curious matter extremely interesting both to speculative lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties, which need not be pointed out, and with many blemishes, which cannot be justified... Works - Page 82by Sir William Jones - 1807Full view - About this book
| 1796 - 622 pages
...eftabliflied in Egypt or Alia. Of this work Sir William, in a preface, gives the following account: ' * The work now prefented to the European world, contains abundance of curious matter, extremely'intereiting both to fpeculattve lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties which might be... | |
| 1796 - 490 pages
...the word .chdr, which means an emiflary in Sanjcrit, fignifies/«*r in the popular dialed!:. THE wo*k now prefented to the European world, contains abundance...artfully confpiring to give mutual fupport, though wth with mutual checks ; it is filled with ftrange concerts in metaphyficks and natural philofophy,... | |
| Manu (Lawgiver) - 1796 - 442 pages
...eyes to the perfon of a king ; for the word chhr, which means an emijjjary iu Sanfcrit, fignifiesj^ar in the popular dialed. THE work, now prefented to...beauties which need not be pointed out, and with many blemimes which cannot be juftified or palliated. It is a fyftem of defpotifm and prieftcraft, both... | |
| 1796 - 816 pages
...before us, the following account is given by. the late illuftrious Prefident of the Aiiatic fociety. «' The work now prefented to the European world, contains...and antiquaries, with many beauties, which need not to be pointed out, and with many bleraifhes, which cannot be juftified or palliated. It is a fyftem... | |
| 616 pages
...more juflr, than thofe in which we find them exprefled by the learned tranflator in his preface : « The work, now prefented to the European world, contains abundance of curious matter extremely interfiling both to fpeculativc lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties which need not be pointed... | |
| 1797 - 856 pages
...the European world, contarns abundance of curious matter extremely inferefling both fo rpN culative lawyers and antiquaries) with many beauties which...pointed out, and with many blemifhes which cannot be joftii fied or palliated, it is a fyftem of defpotifrn and pnefteraft, bofh indeed limited by law,... | |
| 1799 - 470 pages
...found many admirers and advocates. • SirW. JONES, fpeaking of the Laws of MENU, lays,, they contain abundance of curious matter extremely interefting...beauties which need not be pointed out, and with many blcmifhf? •which cannot be justified or palliated. It is a iyftem of del'potifm and prieftcraft,... | |
| John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1806 - 566 pages
...of the translator, contains abundance of curious matter, extremely interesting both to speculative lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties, which need not be pointed out, and with many blemishes, which cannot be justified or palliated. It is indeed a system of despotism and priestcraft,... | |
| William Jones - 1807 - 414 pages
...eyes to the perfon of a. king; for the word chdr, which means an emijjary in Sanfcrit, figuifies Jour in the popular dialed. The work, now prefented to...prieftcraft, both indeed limited by law, but artfully confpu> ing to give mutual fupport, though with mutual checks ; it is filled with ftrange conceits... | |
| William Jones - 1807 - 534 pages
...of Hindu law, prefatory to the more copious digeft. This work, to ufe the words of the tranflator, contains abundance of curious matter, extremely interefting...blemifhes, which cannot be juftified or palliated. It is indeed a fyftem of defpotifm and prieftcraft, both limited by law, but artfully confpiring to give... | |
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