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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... a ftrain of turgid lan- guage , defigned to court favour , footh the vanity of a pation , or — in tɔ best sense , to exprefs the hafty dictates of gratitude . Yet , I have the con- fidence fidence to hope , that the tenor of this ...
... a ftrain of turgid lan- guage , defigned to court favour , footh the vanity of a pation , or — in tɔ best sense , to exprefs the hafty dictates of gratitude . Yet , I have the con- fidence fidence to hope , that the tenor of this ...
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... court , whether in it's fplendour or wealth , exceeded that of all other nations ; that the numerous governors , interfperfed throughout the provinces , adopted the manners of fovereign princes and that all their more luxurious articles ...
... court , whether in it's fplendour or wealth , exceeded that of all other nations ; that the numerous governors , interfperfed throughout the provinces , adopted the manners of fovereign princes and that all their more luxurious articles ...
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... court at Rajah Mhal , about one hun- dred miles further up the river . The prefent Subahdar , Mubarick- ud - Dowlah , grandfon of Meer Jaffier , and fon of the Nabob Mirun , who was faid to have been killed by lightening , receives an ...
... court at Rajah Mhal , about one hun- dred miles further up the river . The prefent Subahdar , Mubarick- ud - Dowlah , grandfon of Meer Jaffier , and fon of the Nabob Mirun , who was faid to have been killed by lightening , receives an ...
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... 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 tra- velled from Bengal to Mafulipatam , with an eunuch of that Prince , and his former ...
... 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 tra- velled from Bengal to Mafulipatam , with an eunuch of that Prince , and his former ...
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... court and army , who were neceffarily alarmed at the diminution of their power and lucrative appointments . Amongst , the foremost of these , we find the Armenian Khojah Gregore , who , contrary to the ufage of his country - men , had ...
... court and army , who were neceffarily alarmed at the diminution of their power and lucrative appointments . Amongst , the foremost of these , we find the Armenian Khojah Gregore , who , contrary to the ufage of his country - men , had ...
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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