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The native princes , and chiefs of a various description , the retainers of
numerous dependants , afforded a constant employment to a vast number of
ingenious manufacturers , who supplied their masters with gold and silver stuffs ,
curiously ...
The native princes , and chiefs of a various description , the retainers of
numerous dependants , afforded a constant employment to a vast number of
ingenious manufacturers , who supplied their masters with gold and silver stuffs ,
curiously ...
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Entered the main branch of the 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 , extending , in a regular chain , to the north - west . The Ganges ...
Entered the main branch of the 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 , extending , in a regular chain , to the north - west . The Ganges ...
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Happening to be more intelligent than the common class , and agreeably to the
period of his life , very narrative , he afforded me much amusement in his relation
and remarks . This old Cicerone obferved , that the very spot which he was then ...
Happening to be more intelligent than the common class , and agreeably to the
period of his life , very narrative , he afforded me much amusement in his relation
and remarks . This old Cicerone obferved , that the very spot which he was then ...
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One fact amongst some others , afforded me a fair proof of the high antiquity of
the Hindoos , as a civilized nation , and marks a strong disapprobation of a
foreign intercourse . They are forbidden to cross the river Attoc , the name of
which , in ...
One fact amongst some others , afforded me a fair proof of the high antiquity of
the Hindoos , as a civilized nation , and marks a strong disapprobation of a
foreign intercourse . They are forbidden to cross the river Attoc , the name of
which , in ...
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This village , whose loss is severely felt in many parts of the country , afforded the
only mart on that quarter for supplying the wants of the bordering mountaineers ,
who resorted thither , and bartered their wares for the produce of the low lands .
This village , whose loss is severely felt in many parts of the country , afforded the
only mart on that quarter for supplying the wants of the bordering mountaineers ,
who resorted thither , and bartered their wares for the produce of the low lands .
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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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