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My LORD , DEDICATORY praise hath ever been fufpected of sincerity ; and
passes , indeed , among men of the world , as a strain of turgid language ,
designed to court favour , footh the vanity of a pation , or in its best sense , to
express the ...
My LORD , DEDICATORY praise hath ever been fufpected of sincerity ; and
passes , indeed , among men of the world , as a strain of turgid language ,
designed to court favour , footh the vanity of a pation , or in its best sense , to
express the ...
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When it is considered , that the Moghul court , whether in it's splendour or wealth ,
exceeded that of all other nations ; that the numerous governors , interspersed
throughout the provinces , adopted the manners of sovereign princes and that all
...
When it is considered , that the Moghul court , whether in it's splendour or wealth ,
exceeded that of all other nations ; that the numerous governors , interspersed
throughout the provinces , adopted the manners of sovereign princes and that all
...
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... subahs of Bengal , who , not many years ago , kept their court at Rajah Mhal ,
about one hundred miles further up the river . The present Subahdar ,
Mubarickud - Dowlah , grandson of Meer Jaffier , and son of the Nabob Mirun ,
who was faid ...
... subahs of Bengal , who , not many years ago , kept their court at Rajah Mhal ,
about one hundred miles further up the river . The present Subahdar ,
Mubarickud - Dowlah , grandson of Meer Jaffier , and son of the Nabob Mirun ,
who was faid ...
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rise to a variety of reports of this Prince , and spread frequent « alarms at the
court of Dehli , ” This writer , after giving a detail of the many conjectures , that
were formed of the fate of Sultan Shujah , mentions , that he travelled from
Bengal to ...
rise to a variety of reports of this Prince , and spread frequent « alarms at the
court of Dehli , ” This writer , after giving a detail of the many conjectures , that
were formed of the fate of Sultan Shujah , mentions , that he travelled from
Bengal to ...
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In ad . dition to these motives , he was urgently incited to the attempt by the
officers of his court and army , who were necessarily alarmed at the diminution of
their power and lucrative appointments . Amongst , the foremost of these , we find
the ...
In ad . dition to these motives , he was urgently incited to the attempt by the
officers of his court and army , who were necessarily alarmed at the diminution of
their power and lucrative appointments . Amongst , the foremost of these , we find
the ...
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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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