ABURY,

A Temple of the

British DRUIDS,

With Some Others Described.

CHAPTER 1.

On the origin of Druid or patriarchal temples, along with public religion and the celebration of the Sabbath. They were made of unhewn original: "rude" stones set upright in the ground, circular in form, and open to the sky. In hot climates, groves were planted around them. Abraham practiced this, and our Druids followed his example. On the nature of evidence in matters of such great antiquity. The patriarchs had a knowledge of the nature of the Deity to be adored, existing in distinct persons original: "personalities"—a concept that can even be reached through human reason. The Druids possessed this same knowledge, as shown by their works. The first public practice of religion was called calling upon the name of Jehovah, the mediator.

Writers on the study of the past original: "antiquities" generally find it more difficult to organize their material in a way that is engaging for the reader than writers in most other subjects. Being tedious is always a fault, but it is even more so in this field than in others. It is a mistake if we either spend too much time on an overly detailed description of things, or enter into formal and logical arguments beyond what the nature of such accounts can reasonably support.

Nevertheless, the value of historical knowledge will always ensure enough interest in this very significant branch of learning, as long as any appreciation for culture or education remains in the world. Indeed, we might simply ask: what is all learning but the knowledge of the past? It is a way of bringing back the wisdom and the deeds of former times. However, the best way to write about these subjects, as I see it, is to organize the facts and present them...