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 57
... she is not permitted to marry again , she is deprived of all confequence in the family , and divefted of the marks of ornament and distinction . There are certain reli- gious ceremonies not lawful for her to perform , and in somẹ in ...
... she is not permitted to marry again , she is deprived of all confequence in the family , and divefted of the marks of ornament and distinction . There are certain reli- gious ceremonies not lawful for her to perform , and in somẹ in ...
Page 58
... She is not to decorate her perfon with jewels , with gold , filver , or any female ornament : she is not to use perfumes , nor eat flesh , fish , or butter ; but to live on plain barley or wheaten bread , and eat but once in a day . Her ...
... She is not to decorate her perfon with jewels , with gold , filver , or any female ornament : she is not to use perfumes , nor eat flesh , fish , or butter ; but to live on plain barley or wheaten bread , and eat but once in a day . Her ...
Page 59
... she could read or write . The Hindoo dancing girls , whofe occupations are avowedly devoted to the public pleasure , are , on the contrary taught H 2 taught the use of letters , and are minutely inftructed FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 59.
... she could read or write . The Hindoo dancing girls , whofe occupations are avowedly devoted to the public pleasure , are , on the contrary taught H 2 taught the use of letters , and are minutely inftructed FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 59.
Page 80
... she could procure no fuccedaneum for a quilt , fo that I was kept shiveringly awake the whole night . ADJOINING to the village of Kurrah Manickpour , on a hill , are the remains of a confiderable fort . Amongst the ruins I obferved some ...
... she could procure no fuccedaneum for a quilt , fo that I was kept shiveringly awake the whole night . ADJOINING to the village of Kurrah Manickpour , on a hill , are the remains of a confiderable fort . Amongst the ruins I obferved some ...
Page 96
... she hath ever followed a camp , I would pronounce her invincible on any ground in Europe . An English woman , educated at our most noted feminaries , and skilled in all the various compass of debate , will , perhaps , on fome ...
... she hath ever followed a camp , I would pronounce her invincible on any ground in Europe . An English woman , educated at our most noted feminaries , and skilled in all the various compass of debate , will , perhaps , on fome ...
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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