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... removed from the eye of European observation , I am prompted to earnestly
solicit the confidence of the public in behalf of this work , and to say , that
however vitiated by the errors of judgment , it has no tendency to discolour or
misrepresent ...
... removed from the eye of European observation , I am prompted to earnestly
solicit the confidence of the public in behalf of this work , and to say , that
however vitiated by the errors of judgment , it has no tendency to discolour or
misrepresent ...
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The scantiness of knowledge , will only permit me to say , that as the welfare of
the British dominion in India , ultimately depends on the prosperity of Bengal , no
labour should be thought irksome , no rational plan left untried , which may ...
The scantiness of knowledge , will only permit me to say , that as the welfare of
the British dominion in India , ultimately depends on the prosperity of Bengal , no
labour should be thought irksome , no rational plan left untried , which may ...
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... on the history of Hindoftan . After the battle of Alhabad , in which he had been
worsted , Sultan Shujah retired into the interior parts of Bengal , with his . army ,
where he made a vigorous stand against the arms of the Emperor . † Bernier
says ...
... on the history of Hindoftan . After the battle of Alhabad , in which he had been
worsted , Sultan Shujah retired into the interior parts of Bengal , with his . army ,
where he made a vigorous stand against the arms of the Emperor . † Bernier
says ...
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... into prison , where they were treated with much rudeness ; but after some time ,
Bernier says , they received a milder treatment , which was chiefly caused by the
marriage of the eldest daughter of Sultan Shujah , with the King of Racan .
... into prison , where they were treated with much rudeness ; but after some time ,
Bernier says , they received a milder treatment , which was chiefly caused by the
marriage of the eldest daughter of Sultan Shujah , with the King of Racan .
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This emblematical assemblage , a symbol of strength , love , and wisdom ,
according to the Hindoo faith , is wholly spiritual , and is never represented in
their temples by any object of matter : they say it is indivisible , and of infinite
space .
This emblematical assemblage , a symbol of strength , love , and wisdom ,
according to the Hindoo faith , is wholly spiritual , and is never represented in
their temples by any object of matter : they say it is indivisible , and of infinite
space .
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| Title | A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, George Forster |
| Author | George Forster |
| Publisher | Faulder, 1798 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 9 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 315 pages |
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