Conjectures on that Mysterious Monument of Ancient Art, Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain: To which is Added A History of the DruidsJ. Easton, 1815 - 75 Seiten |
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... Druids undoubtedly had their reasons for it , which I suppose to be these : The Stone behind the Altar was assigned to the Arch Druid for his stall ; Libra and Scorpio on each side of it , to those next in dignity ; and so of the rest ...
... Druids undoubtedly had their reasons for it , which I suppose to be these : The Stone behind the Altar was assigned to the Arch Druid for his stall ; Libra and Scorpio on each side of it , to those next in dignity ; and so of the rest ...
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... Druids calculated eclipses long before they happened , so as to have made their astronomical observations with so much accuracy as Cæsar mentions , we cannot explain the theoretical uses of Stonehenge . It is therefore no proof that ...
... Druids calculated eclipses long before they happened , so as to have made their astronomical observations with so much accuracy as Cæsar mentions , we cannot explain the theoretical uses of Stonehenge . It is therefore no proof that ...
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... Druids were of three classes , viz . Druids properly so called , Bards , and Eubates or Vates . The first class presided over and regulated all public affairs , both in spirituals and temporals ; their decisions were final over life and ...
... Druids were of three classes , viz . Druids properly so called , Bards , and Eubates or Vates . The first class presided over and regulated all public affairs , both in spirituals and temporals ; their decisions were final over life and ...
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Jeffery of Monmouths Account of Stonehenge | 1 |
Inigo Jones | 8 |
Gibbons | 15 |
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