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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Page vi
... feen with pleasure ; and though the uses derived from it may be deemed prefumptuous , I could not refift the defire of fixing so bright an ornament to my work ; and of offering however flender , my tribute of applaufe to actions , which ...
... feen with pleasure ; and though the uses derived from it may be deemed prefumptuous , I could not refift the defire of fixing so bright an ornament to my work ; and of offering however flender , my tribute of applaufe to actions , which ...
Page vii
... feen , and with wonder , the inflexible maintainance of an integrity , only to be be equalled by a temperate ufe of command . BUT , panegyrick being the leaft grateful where it is the most due , I will close this addrefs , with a ...
... feen , and with wonder , the inflexible maintainance of an integrity , only to be be equalled by a temperate ufe of command . BUT , panegyrick being the leaft grateful where it is the most due , I will close this addrefs , with a ...
Page 10
... feen to break down every fence . their prayers THE Mollahs , who are employed here to offer up for the dead , faid , that the widow of Seraje - ud - Dowlah , frequently comes to this maufoleum , and performs certain ceremonies of ...
... feen to break down every fence . their prayers THE Mollahs , who are employed here to offer up for the dead , faid , that the widow of Seraje - ud - Dowlah , frequently comes to this maufoleum , and performs certain ceremonies of ...
Page 16
... feen ) for the more effectually defending this post against the attack of Aurungzebe's army , which had purfued him from the upper parts of the country . + Aurungzebe . The Officer commanding the expedition against Sultan Shujah . r 66 ...
... feen ) for the more effectually defending this post against the attack of Aurungzebe's army , which had purfued him from the upper parts of the country . + Aurungzebe . The Officer commanding the expedition against Sultan Shujah . r 66 ...
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... feen at a subse- quent period , indulging an implacable and fanguinary temper . On the 30th of July , croffed the country , and went to Chop- rah , a long ftraggling town , lying on the northern fide of the Ganges , about twenty miles ...
... feen at a subse- quent period , indulging an implacable and fanguinary temper . On the 30th of July , croffed the country , and went to Chop- rah , a long ftraggling town , lying on the northern fide of the Ganges , about twenty miles ...
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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