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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... Ganges falt has been increased , by this restriction , to an amount never produced at any former period . It is painful , per- haps not just , to expatiate on the defects , or the misfortunes of a country , and hold them out to public ...
... Ganges falt has been increased , by this restriction , to an amount never produced at any former period . It is painful , per- haps not just , to expatiate on the defects , or the misfortunes of a country , and hold them out to public ...
Page 12
... Ganges : - here the river affords a spacious view , which is terminated , at the extremity of a long reach , by a vista of the hills above Rajah Mhal , extend- ing , in a regular chain , to the north - west . The Ganges , which at Sooty ...
... Ganges : - here the river affords a spacious view , which is terminated , at the extremity of a long reach , by a vista of the hills above Rajah Mhal , extend- ing , in a regular chain , to the north - west . The Ganges , which at Sooty ...
Page 14
... Ganges had now swept away . The inftability of the monuments of human grandeur can- not , in any region of the globe , I apprehend , be more faithfully , or more grievously exemplified than at Rajah Mhal ; yet I must exclude from this ...
... Ganges had now swept away . The inftability of the monuments of human grandeur can- not , in any region of the globe , I apprehend , be more faithfully , or more grievously exemplified than at Rajah Mhal ; yet I must exclude from this ...
Page 15
... Ganges during the latter fason of the rain , from their frequently falling , being of great height in many places , and chiefly compofed of loofe foil , the weight of earth de- fcending on a boat , would undoubtedly deftroy it . 29th ...
... Ganges during the latter fason of the rain , from their frequently falling , being of great height in many places , and chiefly compofed of loofe foil , the weight of earth de- fcending on a boat , would undoubtedly deftroy it . 29th ...
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... Ganges , and to compel that prince to seek refuge at Dacca , a town fituate on the extremity of Bengal , to- " wards the fea fide ; and here , enfues the conclufion of the tragedy . " The Sultan Shujah , being destitute of ships to put ...
... Ganges , and to compel that prince to seek refuge at Dacca , a town fituate on the extremity of Bengal , to- " wards the fea fide ; and here , enfues the conclufion of the tragedy . " The Sultan Shujah , being destitute of ships to put ...
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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