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How strong the contrast appears in the inhabitant of the Punjab ; those even of
domestic and laborious professions , are ... which if not attentively investigated ,
would afford a specious belief , that the inhabitants of the North and South of
India ...
How strong the contrast appears in the inhabitant of the Punjab ; those even of
domestic and laborious professions , are ... which if not attentively investigated ,
would afford a specious belief , that the inhabitants of the North and South of
India ...
Page 12
The riches of Bengal , with a large portion of the conveniency of it's inhabitants ,
are , in an essential degree , derived from this river , which , with its numerous
branches flowing through and intersecting an extensive space of country ...
The riches of Bengal , with a large portion of the conveniency of it's inhabitants ,
are , in an essential degree , derived from this river , which , with its numerous
branches flowing through and intersecting an extensive space of country ...
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... has by an equitable and judicious management of the Rajah Mhal and
Bauglepour districts , considerably increased the number of inhabitants , and
improved , as well as facilitated , the collection of the revenue . The increase of
population ...
... has by an equitable and judicious management of the Rajah Mhal and
Bauglepour districts , considerably increased the number of inhabitants , and
improved , as well as facilitated , the collection of the revenue . The increase of
population ...
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... and detachments of two and three battalions , have occasionally been sent
against the savage inhabitants of the Bauglepour hills ; who are now become the
guardians of a country , which they had long wasted , by rapine and bloodshed .
... and detachments of two and three battalions , have occasionally been sent
against the savage inhabitants of the Bauglepour hills ; who are now become the
guardians of a country , which they had long wasted , by rapine and bloodshed .
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An ancient name of this place , still known to some of the more intelligent
inhabitants , and bearing an affinity to that given , by Strabo and Pliny , to the
supposed capital of India , has suggested an opinion , that Patna occupies the
situation of ...
An ancient name of this place , still known to some of the more intelligent
inhabitants , and bearing an affinity to that given , by Strabo and Pliny , to the
supposed capital of India , has suggested an opinion , that Patna occupies the
situation of ...
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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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