Researches, Philosophical and Antiquarian, Concerning the Aboriginal History of AmericaFielding Lucas, Jr., 1829 - 535 pages |
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Abipones according Acosta Amer American Indians Anahuac analogies ancient animals antiquity appear barbarous Bochica Brazil cacique called character Charlevoix chief circumstance civilized Clavigero coast concerning consider Cuzco cycle death deity demi-civilized derived described earth eastern continent erected Faber fact feet festival Florida Garcilazo Guatemala Guaycurus Herrera hieroglyphic Hindus Hist hundred idols Inca inhabitants instances islands Juarros king kingdom land language Louisiana maize Manco Capac manner mentioned Mexicans Mexico monuments mounds mountains Muyscas Natchez nations natives North observed ocean origin Osiris Pacific ocean pagan palisadoes Paraguay particular peculiar period persons Peru Peruvians Peyrouse Pratz present preserved presume priests province Quetzalcoatl Quichés race reader relation religious remarkable resemblance river rude says shew shewn similar South America Spaniards Spanish species stone supposed temple tion Toltecks town tradition Travels tribes various verb voyage words worship writers Yucatan
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Page 212 - And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Page 445 - These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Page 472 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools; and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Page 485 - Wherefore then serveth the Law ? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come, to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Page 473 - God, the immortality of the soul, and a future state of rewards and punishments have been esteemed useful engines of government.
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Page 104 - Sometimes they set a man in the midst, and about him they dance and sing, he all the while clapping his hands, as if he would keepe time, and after their songs and...
Page 379 - This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Page 323 - not less remarkable than well attested, that the Druids in their groves were accustomed to select the most stately and beautiful tree as an emblem of the deity they adored, and, having cut...
Page 509 - ... those who had crossed, threatening them all with destruction if they dared to persist in coming over to their side of the river. Fired at the treachery of these people and the great loss of men they had sustained, and, besides, not being prepared for a conflict, the Lenape consulted on what was to be done ; whether to retreat in the best manner they could, or...