An Exposition of the Mysteries; Or, Religious Dogmas and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Pythagoreans, and Druidsauthor, 1835 - 403 pages |
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... manner , incul- cated . The writer is not a devotee to the mystic rites of the craft : he is not prepared to vindicate the outrages committed by indi- viduals of the order , instigated by a fanatical zeal for the protec- tion of ...
... manner , incul- cated . The writer is not a devotee to the mystic rites of the craft : he is not prepared to vindicate the outrages committed by indi- viduals of the order , instigated by a fanatical zeal for the protec- tion of ...
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... manner used in other countries ; but no sooner were they ready to cut down their harvest , in the driest season of the year , and without the least appearance of rain , * but the river swelled , to their great amazement : it flowed on a ...
... manner used in other countries ; but no sooner were they ready to cut down their harvest , in the driest season of the year , and without the least appearance of rain , * but the river swelled , to their great amazement : it flowed on a ...
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... manner the figures of these symbols , in order to inform the nation of the works in common to be done , and of the annual events with regard to which it was dangerous to misreckon . This service was performed by a number of persons ...
... manner the figures of these symbols , in order to inform the nation of the works in common to be done , and of the annual events with regard to which it was dangerous to misreckon . This service was performed by a number of persons ...
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... manner , the perfect plenty which the husbandman enjoys in the beginning of winter , when the sun passes under the ... manner the most important truths for the preserving of good manners , and promoting the good of man- kind , served ...
... manner , the perfect plenty which the husbandman enjoys in the beginning of winter , when the sun passes under the ... manner the most important truths for the preserving of good manners , and promoting the good of man- kind , served ...
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... manner they judged the fittest to make an agreeable impression , and to be well understood . The difficulty of conveying the ideas of intellectual things into the mind by the eye , first made them have recourse to symbolical figures ...
... manner they judged the fittest to make an agreeable impression , and to be well understood . The difficulty of conveying the ideas of intellectual things into the mind by the eye , first made them have recourse to symbolical figures ...
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