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Title: A new system of geography: or, A general description of the world. Containing a particular and circumstantial account of all the countries, kingdoms, and states of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America... With the birds, beasts, reptiles, insects, the various vegetables, and minerals, found in different regions
Year: 1770 (1770s)
Authors: Fenning, Daniel Collyer, Joseph, d. 1776
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: London Printed for J. Payne
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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-piece. On thefe occafions they count their beads on a flrng,as is the cudom of fome Chridians, who doubtlels learntit of them, as they did of the neighbouring pagan na-tions. Though they pray fo often, their prayers are prettylong, and they feem to perform their devotions witKinconceivable reverence and attention ; nothing can di-vert them from what they are about ; their eyes remaiafixed, and every gcdure is exceeding jud and fuitable tothe occafion; and in diort, they perform this duty withgreater reveretice and attention than mod Chridians. Itwill not be improper here to add the obfervation of Mr.Ihinway, Though the Perfians, fays he, are become extremely immoral, yet they give one proof of reli- gion vadly fuperior to the Chridians: for I never could obferve that they tricntioncd the name of the Supreme Being, except upon fcicmn occafioas, or at lead in a refpcflful manner. Prayers for the dead are recommended, but not en-joined bv the Perfian religion. They thiijk it an aff 2 of
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