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 x
... the former and prefent ftate of Bengal , may have fome claim to favour , from the confideration that I vifited that province in the description of a passenger ; through though but a small portion of local knowledge might have X PREFAC E.
... the former and prefent ftate of Bengal , may have fome claim to favour , from the confideration that I vifited that province in the description of a passenger ; through though but a small portion of local knowledge might have X PREFAC E.
Page xi
... small portion of local knowledge might have been acquired , essential advantages arose from this temporary refidence . GUIDED by no views of interest , nor impressed by any frown of power , I was enabled to examine the objects that came ...
... small portion of local knowledge might have been acquired , essential advantages arose from this temporary refidence . GUIDED by no views of interest , nor impressed by any frown of power , I was enabled to examine the objects that came ...
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... small proportion of articles taken in barter by the natives . This fpecies of commerce , fo lucrative to India , and which must have depofited a large amount of gold and filver , con- tinued for upwards of a century and an half . But ...
... small proportion of articles taken in barter by the natives . This fpecies of commerce , fo lucrative to India , and which must have depofited a large amount of gold and filver , con- tinued for upwards of a century and an half . But ...
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... Sauntering amongst the ruined building , I ftrayed into a small gar- den adjoining the bank of the river ; where perceiving an old man , employed employed in digging , I entered into a conversation with FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 13.
... Sauntering amongst the ruined building , I ftrayed into a small gar- den adjoining the bank of the river ; where perceiving an old man , employed employed in digging , I entered into a conversation with FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 13.
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... small rocky island , on which stands a feminary of Hindoo mendicants , and on one of the fides are seen some figures of very ancient fculpture . A long line of hills , running from the south - east to the north - weft , forms here a ...
... small rocky island , on which stands a feminary of Hindoo mendicants , and on one of the fides are seen some figures of very ancient fculpture . A long line of hills , running from the south - east to the north - weft , forms here a ...
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