Human Sacrifices in India: Substance of the Speech of John Poynder, Esq. at the Courts of Proprietors of East India Stock, Held on the 21st and 28th Days of March, 1827 ...J. Hatchard and Son, 1827 - 261 páginas |
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... June , 1787 , which may afford a spe- cimen of the ordinary ceremony , when not attended by any extraordinary cruelties . After detailing the preparations , among which the principal was , that she distributed among the Brahmins 2000 ...
... June , 1787 , which may afford a spe- cimen of the ordinary ceremony , when not attended by any extraordinary cruelties . After detailing the preparations , among which the principal was , that she distributed among the Brahmins 2000 ...
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... June , 1805 , then composed of pre- cisely the same Members as on the 5th of February preceding ; and the Legal Court accompanied the Pundits ' opinions by a letter from themselves , dated the 5th of June , 1805 , in which they say ...
... June , 1805 , then composed of pre- cisely the same Members as on the 5th of February preceding ; and the Legal Court accompanied the Pundits ' opinions by a letter from themselves , dated the 5th of June , 1805 , in which they say ...
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... June 1805 , but when every individual member of that Government had been changed [ the supreme Court now consisting of Lord Minto , Sir George Hewitt , Mr. Lumsden and Mr. Colebrooke ] the Court of Nizamut Adaw- lut , by their letter ...
... June 1805 , but when every individual member of that Government had been changed [ the supreme Court now consisting of Lord Minto , Sir George Hewitt , Mr. Lumsden and Mr. Colebrooke ] the Court of Nizamut Adaw- lut , by their letter ...
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... namely , by their Report on the Returns of 1815 and 1816 , dated 25th June , 1817 , where they state that , " From two Texts cited in the although founded only on a single Authority . 23 digest 22 Burning of Mothers of Infants legalized ,
... namely , by their Report on the Returns of 1815 and 1816 , dated 25th June , 1817 , where they state that , " From two Texts cited in the although founded only on a single Authority . 23 digest 22 Burning of Mothers of Infants legalized ,
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... June 1817 , for the better en- forcement of the prohibitions , as distinctly states the practice to be ( I quote their own words , ) " not 66 a religious act , nor has it the sanction of MENU , ❝and other ancient legislators . On the ...
... June 1817 , for the better en- forcement of the prohibitions , as distinctly states the practice to be ( I quote their own words , ) " not 66 a religious act , nor has it the sanction of MENU , ❝and other ancient legislators . On the ...
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Página 219 - ... pilgrim announced that he was ready to offer himself a sacrifice to the idol. He laid himself down in the road before the tower as it was moving along, lying on his face, with his arms stretched forwards. The multitude passed round him, leaving the space clear, and he was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower. A shout of joy was raised to the god. He is said to smile when the libation of the blood is made. The people threw cowries, or small money, on the body of the victim, in approbation...
Página 220 - I beheld another distressing scene this morning at the Place of Skulls ; — a poor woman lying dead, or nearly dead, and her two children by her, looking at the dogs and vultures which were near. The people passed by without noticing the children. I asked them where was their home. They said, ' they had no home but where their mother was.
Página 219 - After the tower had proceeded some way, a pilgrim announced that he was ready to offer himself a sacrifice to the idol. He laid himself down in the road before the tower as it was moving along, lying on his face, with his arms stretched forwards. The multitude passed round him, leaving the space clear, and he was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower. A shout of joy was raised to the god. He is said to smile when the libation of the blood is made.
Página 219 - The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded the three towers, bearing towering flags, dressed in crimson caparisons, and having bells hanging to their caparisons, which sounded musically as they moved.
Página 241 - Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.
Página 9 - Let her emaciate her body by living voluntarily on pure flowers, roots, and fruit ; but let her not, when her lord is deceased, even pronounce the name of another man. " Let her continue till death forgiving all injuries, performing harsh duties, avoiding every sensual pleasure, and cheerfully practising the incomparable rules of virtue, which have been followed by such women...
Página 245 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not. Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
Página 197 - Mho but a short time back would not have listened to the preservation of their daughters, now exhibited them -with pride and fondness. Their mothers and nurses also attended on this interesting occasion. True to the feelings which are found in other countries to prevail so forcibly, the t-motions of ituture here exhibited were extremely moving.
Página 196 - J affection, over prejudice and a horrid superstition; and that those who but a short period before would, (as many of them had done,) have doomed their infants to destruction without compunction, should now glory in their preservation, and doat on them with fondness.