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P R E F A C E. Books of Voyages and Travels having been ever held in
estimation , and indulgently received , I am the less fearful of submitting the
following volume to the notice of the public . A knowledge of the manners of
different nations ...
P R E F A C E. Books of Voyages and Travels having been ever held in
estimation , and indulgently received , I am the less fearful of submitting the
following volume to the notice of the public . A knowledge of the manners of
different nations ...
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It appears that the present fort of Mongheer was built by Sultan Shujah , the
second son of Shah Jehan , * who governed the provinces of Bahar and Bengal ,
and was held in high estimation by the natives , for his liberality and equitable ...
It appears that the present fort of Mongheer was built by Sultan Shujah , the
second son of Shah Jehan , * who governed the provinces of Bahar and Bengal ,
and was held in high estimation by the natives , for his liberality and equitable ...
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whose name he had now to entreat , that the ship , which had “ been promised ,
might be held in readiness . But , all that the " Prince had done , had not
advanced his business ; on the con“ trary , this King , in the course of five or fix
days after ...
whose name he had now to entreat , that the ship , which had “ been promised ,
might be held in readiness . But , all that the " Prince had done , had not
advanced his business ; on the con“ trary , this King , in the course of five or fix
days after ...
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This city is spacious and populous , though much fallen from the importance it
held , during the residence of the Subahdar of Bahar . The great quantity of
poppies cultivated in the contiguous districts , from which opium of an excellent
quality ...
This city is spacious and populous , though much fallen from the importance it
held , during the residence of the Subahdar of Bahar . The great quantity of
poppies cultivated in the contiguous districts , from which opium of an excellent
quality ...
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It would appear that the onion , mená tioned by historians to be held in such
profound veneration amongst the Egyptians , is no less marked with reverence in
Hindoftan ; where , though the use of a vegetable diet is strongly inculcated , and
...
It would appear that the onion , mená tioned by historians to be held in such
profound veneration amongst the Egyptians , is no less marked with reverence in
Hindoftan ; where , though the use of a vegetable diet is strongly inculcated , and
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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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