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... and fome of the most precious are now no longer known . The distracted and
impoverished condition of the Moghul and Persian empires , hath contributed ,
tributed , considerably , to lessen the great demand which FORSTER'S TRAVELS
.
... and fome of the most precious are now no longer known . The distracted and
impoverished condition of the Moghul and Persian empires , hath contributed ,
tributed , considerably , to lessen the great demand which FORSTER'S TRAVELS
.
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From the period of Arungzebe's death , * until nearly the date of our territorial
establishments in India , when the Moghul Empire still preserved a large
possession of its power , the balance of the revenues of Bengal , was punctually
conveyed ...
From the period of Arungzebe's death , * until nearly the date of our territorial
establishments in India , when the Moghul Empire still preserved a large
possession of its power , the balance of the revenues of Bengal , was punctually
conveyed ...
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... before they shuffled off this mortal coil , ” inflamed by pride , avarice , ambition ,
thought empires too narrow for their scope , and that mankind were only created
to become the instruments of their mad desires : these once towering creatures ...
... before they shuffled off this mortal coil , ” inflamed by pride , avarice , ambition ,
thought empires too narrow for their scope , and that mankind were only created
to become the instruments of their mad desires : these once towering creatures ...
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Dow ) on the Empire of Hindooftan ; who , however well - founded his claims to
accuracy , could not have attained the possession of more authentic documents ,
than a person , who was himself brought forward into the action of the day , and ...
Dow ) on the Empire of Hindooftan ; who , however well - founded his claims to
accuracy , could not have attained the possession of more authentic documents ,
than a person , who was himself brought forward into the action of the day , and ...
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... of their empire , were little less enthusiastic in the admiration of Grecian
productions and literature , than the Romans . And it is a fact in need of no
illustration , that the revival of letters and the arts , after the Roman world had
been immersed ...
... of their empire , were little less enthusiastic in the admiration of Grecian
productions and literature , than the Romans . And it is a fact in need of no
illustration , that the revival of letters and the arts , after the Roman world had
been immersed ...
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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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