Sketches of the History of Man, Volume 4A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... spirit of great power , by whom all the evils that befal mankind are in- flicted . To him they pray in their dif treffes ; begging that he will either avert their troubles or mitigate them . They ac- knowledge befide good fpirits of an ...
... spirit of great power , by whom all the evils that befal mankind are in- flicted . To him they pray in their dif treffes ; begging that he will either avert their troubles or mitigate them . They ac- knowledge befide good fpirits of an ...
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... spirit , of whom they are defpe- rately afraid . The Hottentots , mentioned by fome writers as altogether destitute of religion , are on the contrary farther ad- vanced toward its purity , than some of their neighbours . Their creed is ...
... spirit , of whom they are defpe- rately afraid . The Hottentots , mentioned by fome writers as altogether destitute of religion , are on the contrary farther ad- vanced toward its purity , than some of their neighbours . Their creed is ...
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... spirit of this fect inspires nothing but exceffive fear of the gods , who are painted prone to vengeance and always offend- ed . These fectaries pafs most of their time in tormenting themselves , in order to expiate imaginary faults ...
... spirit of this fect inspires nothing but exceffive fear of the gods , who are painted prone to vengeance and always offend- ed . These fectaries pafs most of their time in tormenting themselves , in order to expiate imaginary faults ...
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... spirit with fear of hell . Monks were his only companions , with whom he spent his time in chanting hymns . As an expiation for his fins , he in private disciplined himself with fuch feverity , that his whip , found after his death ...
... spirit with fear of hell . Monks were his only companions , with whom he spent his time in chanting hymns . As an expiation for his fins , he in private disciplined himself with fuch feverity , that his whip , found after his death ...
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... spirit therefore is believed to be im- mortal , not the body . The Dalai Lama , however , is the object of profound vene- ration . The Tartar Princes are daily fend- ing prefents to him , and confulting him as an oracle : they even ...
... spirit therefore is believed to be im- mortal , not the body . The Dalai Lama , however , is the object of profound vene- ration . The Tartar Princes are daily fend- ing prefents to him , and confulting him as an oracle : they even ...
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