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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... their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the nations of the European world . Were a man to form a judgment of the bias of VOL . I. b his his own genius and difpofition , ( on the merits.
... their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the nations of the European world . Were a man to form a judgment of the bias of VOL . I. b his his own genius and difpofition , ( on the merits.
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... character in difgrace , In touching on this fubject , I am neceffarily led into reflections on the commerce of Bengal , interior and foreign , and on the common want of specie , throughout the province , PREVIOUSLY to the æra in which ...
... character in difgrace , In touching on this fubject , I am neceffarily led into reflections on the commerce of Bengal , interior and foreign , and on the common want of specie , throughout the province , PREVIOUSLY to the æra in which ...
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... character . He endeavoured , it is faid , 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 . At his death ...
... character . He endeavoured , it is faid , 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 . At his death ...
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... character of his nation , and felt fenfations which tran- sport the mind beyond the reach of fortune . On the 3d of July , I left Mongheer ; and arrived , on the 5th , at Patna , by water . This city is fpacious and populous , though ...
... character of his nation , and felt fenfations which tran- sport the mind beyond the reach of fortune . On the 3d of July , I left Mongheer ; and arrived , on the 5th , at Patna , by water . This city is fpacious and populous , though ...
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... character of priests , hath ever been made the channel of conveying to the Hindoos , the ef- sential tenets of their religion , with all the various forms of their worship . The Sanscrit is a sonorous language , abounding in pith and ...
... character of priests , hath ever been made the channel of conveying to the Hindoos , the ef- sential tenets of their religion , with all the various forms of their worship . The Sanscrit is a sonorous language , abounding in pith and ...
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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