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 |
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Page 11
... seen in the city of Moore- Thedabad : that which most attracts the attention , is the cemetery of Meer Jaffier , his begum , and the Nabob Mherun : * few things are more efficacious , in repreffing or mocking vanity , of which af ...
... seen in the city of Moore- Thedabad : that which most attracts the attention , is the cemetery of Meer Jaffier , his begum , and the Nabob Mherun : * few things are more efficacious , in repreffing or mocking vanity , of which af ...
Page 15
... seen some figures of very ancient fculpture . A long line of hills , running from the south - east to the north - weft , forms here a beautiful termination of a broad range of the river . It has been faid , that Seraje - ud - Dowlah was ...
... seen some figures of very ancient fculpture . A long line of hills , running from the south - east to the north - weft , forms here a beautiful termination of a broad range of the river . It has been faid , that Seraje - ud - Dowlah was ...
Page 23
... seen in the dependency of Mongheer , and in the extenfive mercats of that place , which are resorted to by a concourfe of various traders . He hath alfo made ftrenuous exertions , in drawing the adjacent , Mountaineers , from their ...
... seen in the dependency of Mongheer , and in the extenfive mercats of that place , which are resorted to by a concourfe of various traders . He hath alfo made ftrenuous exertions , in drawing the adjacent , Mountaineers , from their ...
Page 28
... seen at Buxar are few , and , excepting one , not worthy of enumeration . But this one , the Hindoos hold in a degree of estimation not inferior to that of the Neapolitans for the blood of Saint Januarius , or those of their faith in ...
... seen at Buxar are few , and , excepting one , not worthy of enumeration . But this one , the Hindoos hold in a degree of estimation not inferior to that of the Neapolitans for the blood of Saint Januarius , or those of their faith in ...
Page 32
... seen the entire profpect of Benares , which occupies a space of about two miles and an half along the northern bank of the Ganges , and generally a mile in - land from the river . Many of the houses , which are remarkably high , some of ...
... seen the entire profpect of Benares , which occupies a space of about two miles and an half along the northern bank of the Ganges , and generally a mile in - land from the river . Many of the houses , which are remarkably high , some of ...
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affiftance Afghan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army battle of Buxar Bellafpour Benares Bengal caufe cauſe chief cloſe coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtricts dominion Engliſh eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feem feen fervant fervice fide firſt fituation flain fmall foldier fome foon ftate ftrength fubject fuccefs fuch fupplied fupported Ganges Hafiz Rhamut himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India Jumbo Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian lacks of rupees Lahore laſt Lucknow Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas meaſure moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Shah Najeb Najeb-ud-Dowlah Nanock obferved occafion officer Oude Patan Patna perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince profeffion province Punjab purpoſe raiſed refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla rupees Saadut Khan ſeem ſeen ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques Sirhend ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtate ſtation ſtrong Sufdar Jung Sultan Shujah ſuppoſed territory theſe thoſe tion town troops uſe village Vizier whofe whoſe worſhip