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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... Hindoos , some copies of which were published in 1785 , has been corrected fince my return to India ; but from the va- rious intricacy of the subject , I am apprehensive it may yet contain errors and apparent inconfiftencies . Investi ...
... Hindoos , some copies of which were published in 1785 , has been corrected fince my return to India ; but from the va- rious intricacy of the subject , I am apprehensive it may yet contain errors and apparent inconfiftencies . Investi ...
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... Hindoos , I procured permission to pro- ceed to that city ; and , as you may receive fome amusement from the relation of my journey , with the observations that occurred , I will lay it before you ; intreating , that you will make the ...
... Hindoos , I procured permission to pro- ceed to that city ; and , as you may receive fome amusement from the relation of my journey , with the observations that occurred , I will lay it before you ; intreating , that you will make the ...
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... Hindoos , faften the boat to the fhore in the evening , that they may eat and refresh themselves ; it not being the ufage of their fect to prepare victuals on the water . * I have been alfo informed that Mherun was interred at Rajemhal ...
... Hindoos , faften the boat to the fhore in the evening , that they may eat and refresh themselves ; it not being the ufage of their fect to prepare victuals on the water . * I have been alfo informed that Mherun was interred at Rajemhal ...
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... 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 gene- ral for the holy houfe at Loretto . The monument in question , which is erected on a ...
... 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 gene- ral for the holy houfe at Loretto . The monument in question , which is erected on a ...
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... Hindoos . To defcribe with a due degree of precifion the various temples dedicated at Be- nares , to the almost ... Hindoo Mythology . It is at this day enveloped in fuch deep deep obfcurity , that even those pundits the most skilfully ...
... Hindoos . To defcribe with a due degree of precifion the various temples dedicated at Be- nares , to the almost ... Hindoo Mythology . It is at this day enveloped in fuch deep deep obfcurity , that even those pundits the most skilfully ...
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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