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 31
... was his wifh , it hath been completely fulfilled . For the Hindoos * The language in which the facred legends of the Hindoos have been preferved . confider • confider this monument , as . the difgraceful record FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 31.
... was his wifh , it hath been completely fulfilled . For the Hindoos * The language in which the facred legends of the Hindoos have been preferved . confider • confider this monument , as . the difgraceful record FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 31.
Page 33
... language , and an acquaintance , though very trivial , with the San- fcrit . The use of this last tongue , now chiefly confined to a parti- cular fect of Bramins , who officiate in the character of priests , hath ever been made the ...
... language , and an acquaintance , though very trivial , with the San- fcrit . The use of this last tongue , now chiefly confined to a parti- cular fect of Bramins , who officiate in the character of priests , hath ever been made the ...
Page 35
... capacity of Mhah Deve , he is denominated " The Deftructive Power . " § The word in the Sanfcrit language , is akash , the proper fignification of which , E 2 I be- BEFORE the creation of man , Sree Mun Narrain formed FORSTER'S TRAVELS .
... capacity of Mhah Deve , he is denominated " The Deftructive Power . " § The word in the Sanfcrit language , is akash , the proper fignification of which , E 2 I be- BEFORE the creation of man , Sree Mun Narrain formed FORSTER'S TRAVELS .
Page 40
... language Jogues , of which there are four , correfponding , in the ascribed qualities , with their golden , filver , brazen , and iron ages of the ancients . The prefent , they fay , is the Khullee , or the fourth Jogue ; and that at ...
... language Jogues , of which there are four , correfponding , in the ascribed qualities , with their golden , filver , brazen , and iron ages of the ancients . The prefent , they fay , is the Khullee , or the fourth Jogue ; and that at ...
Page 41
... language fignifying mystery . In that part of the peninsula of In- dia bordering on the Coromandel fide , these facred writings are named the Vaidums . The Talinghahs and Malabars make little distinction between the letters B , and V ...
... language fignifying mystery . In that part of the peninsula of In- dia bordering on the Coromandel fide , these facred writings are named the Vaidums . The Talinghahs and Malabars make little distinction between the letters B , and V ...
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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