 | 1792 - 822 pages
...the la uer age of mankind; that the di-vijlon of time, frum which their poetical hiftory begins, jull preceded the appearance of Fo-hi on the mountains...but that the great inundation in the reign of Yao, was either confined to the low lands of his kingdom, if the whole account of it be not a fable, or... | |
 | 1792 - 724 pages
...mankind; that the divifiou of time, from which their poetical hiftory begins, juft preceded the appearance Fo-hi on the mountains of Chin, but that the great inundation in the reign of Yao was either confined to the lowlands of his kingdom, if the whole account of it be not a fable, or,... | |
 | Philip Howard - 1797 - 638 pages
...Hindus, believe this earth to have been wholly covered with water juft before the appearance of Fc-hi on the mountains of Chin, but that the great inundation in the reign of Yao was confined to the low lands. From circumftances which I have already noticed, I rather think Adam... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 480 pages
...the lower age of mankind; that the divijlon of time, from which their poetical hiftory begins, juft preceded the appearance of FO-HI on the mountains...but that the great inundation in the reign of YAO was either confined to the lowlands of his kingdom, if the whole account of it be not a fable, or,... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1807 - 488 pages
...the lower age of mankind ; that the divifion of time, from which their poetical hiftory begins, juft preceded the appearance of FO-HI on the mountains...but that the great inundation in the reign of YAO was either confined to the lowlands of his kingdom, if the whole account of it be not a fable, or,... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1814 - 636 pages
...authenticity, they describe a* flowing abundantly, then subsiding, and separating the higher from the loner age of mankind ; that the division of TIME, from which...but that the great inundation in the reign of Yao, was either confined to the lowlands of his kingdom, if the whole account of it be not a fable ; or... | |
 | 1819 - 492 pages
...believe the earth to have been wholly covered with water, which, in works of undisputed authority, they describe as flawing abundantly, then subsiding,...separating the higher from the lower age of mankind. The ancient Persians had an idea of a flood having once desolated the earth. The Hindoos have a simifar... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - 1820 - 454 pages
...have been wholly covered with water ; which, in works of undoubted authority, they describe as flowing abundantly, then subsiding, and separating the higher from the lower age of mankind. f " The knowledge of the Chinese relative to the deluge is thereby admitted. But, lest it should be... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1824 - 336 pages
...been wholly covered with water, which, in works of undisputed authenticity, they describe as flowing abundantly, then subsiding, and separating the higher...Fo^hi on the mountains of Chin ; but that the great iinindation in the reign of Yao was either confined to the lowlands of his kingdom, if the whole account... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1824 - 356 pages
...authenticity, they describe asjlowing abundantly, then subsiding, and separating the higher from the hKer age of mankind; that the division of time, from which...but that the great inundation in the reign of Yao was either confined to the lowlands of his kingdom, if the whole account of it be not a fable, or,... | |
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Hindus, believe this earth to have been wholly covered with water, which, in works of undisputed authenticity, they describe as flowing abundantly, then subsiding, and separating the higher from the lower age of mankind... 
