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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... 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 dif- ferent nations qualifies domeftic prejudice , and enlight- ens the ...
... 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 dif- ferent nations qualifies domeftic prejudice , and enlight- ens the ...
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... held in high ; eftimation by the natives , for his liberality and equitable admini-- stration . As fome relation of Sultan Shujah , ( especially of the lat- ter period of his life , which was involved in a feries calamity ) may excite ...
... held in high ; eftimation by the natives , for his liberality and equitable admini-- stration . As fome relation of Sultan Shujah , ( especially of the lat- ter period of his life , which was involved in a feries calamity ) may excite ...
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... held in readiness . But , all that the " Prince had done , had not advanced his business ; on the con- cc trary , this King , in the course of five or fix days after , made a " demand of one of the daughters of Sultan Shujah , in ...
... held in readiness . But , all that the " Prince had done , had not advanced his business ; on the con- cc trary , this King , in the course of five or fix days after , made a " demand of one of the daughters of Sultan Shujah , in ...
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... held , during the refidence of the Subahdar of Bahar . The great quantity of poppies cultivated in the contiguous districts , from which opium of an excellent quality quality is produced , together with extenfive falt - petre 24 ...
... held , during the refidence of the Subahdar of Bahar . The great quantity of poppies cultivated in the contiguous districts , from which opium of an excellent quality quality is produced , together with extenfive falt - petre 24 ...
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... held in such profound veneration amongst the Egyptians , is no less marked with reverence in Hindostan ; where , though the use of a vegetable diet is ftrongly inculcated , and with not a very large deviation , ufually adopted , the ...
... held in such profound veneration amongst the Egyptians , is no less marked with reverence in Hindostan ; where , though the use of a vegetable diet is ftrongly inculcated , and with not a very large deviation , ufually adopted , the ...
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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