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The letter on the mythology of the Hindoos , some copies of which were
published in 1785 , has been corrected since my return to India ; but from the
various intricacy of the subject , I am apprehensive it may yet contain errors and
apparent ...
The letter on the mythology of the Hindoos , some copies of which were
published in 1785 , has been corrected since my return to India ; but from the
various intricacy of the subject , I am apprehensive it may yet contain errors and
apparent ...
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L E T T E R I. Benares , 31st August , 1782 . DEAR SIR ; inside HAVING resolved
on visiting Benares , that I might , there , indulge , for a short time , an
investigation into the mythology of the Hindoos , I procured permission to
proceed to that ...
L E T T E R I. Benares , 31st August , 1782 . DEAR SIR ; inside HAVING resolved
on visiting Benares , that I might , there , indulge , for a short time , an
investigation into the mythology of the Hindoos , I procured permission to
proceed to that ...
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On the 23d of June , I embarked in a boat at Mooreshedabad , and with a fresh
easterly wind , failed up the river about The boatmen , generally Hindoos , fasten
the boat to the shore in the evening , that they may eat and refresh themselves ; it
...
On the 23d of June , I embarked in a boat at Mooreshedabad , and with a fresh
easterly wind , failed up the river about The boatmen , generally Hindoos , fasten
the boat to the shore in the evening , that they may eat and refresh themselves ; it
...
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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 general for
the holy house at Loretto . The monument in question , which is erected on a ...
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 general for
the holy house at Loretto . The monument in question , which is erected on a ...
Page 30
The city of Benares , for its wealth , costly buildings , and the number of its
inhabitants , is classed in the first of those now remaining in the possession of the
Hindoos . To describe with a due degree of precision the various temples
dedicated at ...
The city of Benares , for its wealth , costly buildings , and the number of its
inhabitants , is classed in the first of those now remaining in the possession of the
Hindoos . To describe with a due degree of precision the various temples
dedicated at ...
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| Title | 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 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, George Forster |
| Author | George Forster |
| Publisher | Faulder, 1798 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 9 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 315 pages |
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