Volume 1

Indian antiquities: or, dissertations relative to the antient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, the widely-extended commerce, and the various profound literature of Hindostan: compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The whole intended as introductory to the history of Hindostan. Upon a comprehensive scale / [Thomas Maurice].

  • Maurice, Thomas, 1754-1824.
Date:
1800-12 [vol. I, 1806]
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Credit: Indian antiquities: or, dissertations relative to the antient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, the widely-extended commerce, and the various profound literature of Hindostan: compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The whole intended as introductory to the history of Hindostan. Upon a comprehensive scale / [Thomas Maurice]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - r *6 ] To names exalted into celebrity by the ve- neration of vulgar ignorance and the cla- mour of popular admiration, always violent but seldom just, the mind, accustomed to think independently and liberally, disdains to pay unmerited homage. But to a name so deservedly eminent as that of Dr Robertson, I bow with submission proportioned to the real respect which I entertain for his writings and his virtues. Had his Historical DisquiT. sition at all appeared to me to render un-^ necessary an undertaking, proposed to be cor\ ducted on a far more extensive scale, I should certainly have paid that deference to hiv\ which 1 deem it not necessary to pay to others* and have relinquished the held to so able a writer of History. But, since our under-, takings can by no means be said to clash, and are executed on principles widely different, I - trust my perseverance will not be imputed to improper vanity nor mistaken for idle com*, petition. The field is open to all, and the range is ample. If it should not be in my power to obtain the first laurel, a second, and no ignoble palm, may yet be mine. Disappointed in my hopes and .injured in my property, my work treated with contempt by some and with neglect by others, I still relaxed I