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... they see through a comparison that communicates a fond pleasure to the heart
, the unrivaled excellency of their laws , constitution and government ; they see
these rare gifts brightly reflected on their national character , which still avowedly
...
... they see through a comparison that communicates a fond pleasure to the heart
, the unrivaled excellency of their laws , constitution and government ; they see
these rare gifts brightly reflected on their national character , which still avowedly
...
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... prosperity , and operate as a compensatory retribution for some actions , which
.cannot bear ' the test of investigation ; and which have , already , involved the
national character in disgrace , In touching on this subject , I am necessarily led ...
... prosperity , and operate as a compensatory retribution for some actions , which
.cannot bear ' the test of investigation ; and which have , already , involved the
national character in disgrace , In touching on this subject , I am necessarily led ...
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The indulgent his public character . He endeavoured , it is said , to supplant the
Minister at Dehli , by an offer of a large donation to the King ; and he is accused
of murdering , at different times , the women he carried with him from Bengal .
The indulgent his public character . He endeavoured , it is said , to supplant the
Minister at Dehli , by an offer of a large donation to the King ; and he is accused
of murdering , at different times , the women he carried with him from Bengal .
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... which the state , and a body of people have derived , from the public spirit , and
the benevolent efforts of one man ! But his reward hath been bounteous and
complete . He hath enjoyed the honour of exalting , in a distant land , the
character ...
... which the state , and a body of people have derived , from the public spirit , and
the benevolent efforts of one man ! But his reward hath been bounteous and
complete . He hath enjoyed the honour of exalting , in a distant land , the
character ...
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The use of this last tongue , now chiefly confined to a particular sect of Bramins ,
who officiate in the character of priests , hath ever been made the channel of
conveying to the Hindoos , the efsential tenets of their religion , with all the
various ...
The use of this last tongue , now chiefly confined to a particular sect of Bramins ,
who officiate in the character of priests , hath ever been made the channel of
conveying to the Hindoos , the efsential tenets of their religion , with all the
various ...
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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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