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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
Page x
... the former and prefent ftate of Bengal , may have fome claim to favour , from the confideration that I vifited that province in the description of a passenger ; through though but a small portion of local knowledge might have X PREFAC E.
... the former and prefent ftate of Bengal , may have fome claim to favour , from the confideration that I vifited that province in the description of a passenger ; through though but a small portion of local knowledge might have X PREFAC E.
Page xiii
... computation of the country , which is not often . found widely erroneous . My limited knowledge of bo- tany prevents , also , any accurate description of various claffes claffes of trees and plants , which I faw in PRE FAC E. xiii.
... computation of the country , which is not often . found widely erroneous . My limited knowledge of bo- tany prevents , also , any accurate description of various claffes claffes of trees and plants , which I faw in PRE FAC E. xiii.
Page 4
... description , the re- tainers of numerous dependants , afforded a constant employment to a vast number of ingenious manufacturers , who supplied their masters with gold and filver stuffs , curioufly flowered , plain mus lins , a ...
... description , the re- tainers of numerous dependants , afforded a constant employment to a vast number of ingenious manufacturers , who supplied their masters with gold and filver stuffs , curioufly flowered , plain mus lins , a ...
Page 29
... description of a coun- try , which with a fertility that conveys the idea of plenty , and national fecurity , holds out to the eye , a grand and various scope of the most beautiful imagery . I am , Dear Sir , Yours , & c , & c . LET ...
... description of a coun- try , which with a fertility that conveys the idea of plenty , and national fecurity , holds out to the eye , a grand and various scope of the most beautiful imagery . I am , Dear Sir , Yours , & c , & c . LET ...
Page 45
... description of nine goddeffes , resembling , in a certain degree , the mufes of the ancients , in the nature of their occupations . There is also most picturesquely delineated , the god of love , who has a variety of epithets , all ...
... description of nine goddeffes , resembling , in a certain degree , the mufes of the ancients , in the nature of their occupations . There is also most picturesquely delineated , the god of love , who has a variety of epithets , all ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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