Lectures, Delivered at Bowdoin College: And Occasional SermonsJoseph Griffin, 1822 - 411 páginas |
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... concerning the gods . But , that they both designed and expected , that others should believe it , I think , there can be little doubt . To give pleasure , is allowed to be the grand aim of poetry . Extensively to accomplish this end ...
... concerning the gods . But , that they both designed and expected , that others should believe it , I think , there can be little doubt . To give pleasure , is allowed to be the grand aim of poetry . Extensively to accomplish this end ...
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... concerning the generality and bulk of the ancient pagans , than from the poets and mythologists , who were the chief instructors of them . " 99 * There is a remarkable passage in Plato's Timaeus , as quot- ed by Dr. Leland . " The poet ...
... concerning the generality and bulk of the ancient pagans , than from the poets and mythologists , who were the chief instructors of them . " 99 * There is a remarkable passage in Plato's Timaeus , as quot- ed by Dr. Leland . " The poet ...
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... concerning Bacchus ; they put on fawn skins , fine linen , and mitres ; carried thyr- si , drums , pipes , and flutes ; and crowned themselves with garlands of trees , sacred to the god . Some exposed them- selves by uncouth dresses ...
... concerning Bacchus ; they put on fawn skins , fine linen , and mitres ; carried thyr- si , drums , pipes , and flutes ; and crowned themselves with garlands of trees , sacred to the god . Some exposed them- selves by uncouth dresses ...
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... concerning the worship of the Gauls . When they are afflicted with any dangerous disease , -when they are engaged in war , or ex- * Beloe's Herod . II . 275. 376. IV . 100 . posed to hazard , they either immolate human victims , 20 ...
... concerning the worship of the Gauls . When they are afflicted with any dangerous disease , -when they are engaged in war , or ex- * Beloe's Herod . II . 275. 376. IV . 100 . posed to hazard , they either immolate human victims , 20 ...
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... religious ceremonies of modern pagans . I. We are to inquire concerning the gods , worshipped in those nations , where revealed religion is not enjoyed . As the Hindoo religion is not confined to the vast 4 LECTURE III . 25 .
... religious ceremonies of modern pagans . I. We are to inquire concerning the gods , worshipped in those nations , where revealed religion is not enjoyed . As the Hindoo religion is not confined to the vast 4 LECTURE III . 25 .
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