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 ix
... 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 mind ; but the subjects of Britain derive from it a ...
... 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 mind ; but the subjects of Britain derive from it a ...
Page xiv
... natural productions of those coun- tries have been fo fcientifically treated by Chardin , Le Bruyn , and Bernier , that my inability will be the less fenfibly felt . CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . A ROUTE FROM CALCUTTA xiv PREFACE .
... natural productions of those coun- tries have been fo fcientifically treated by Chardin , Le Bruyn , and Bernier , that my inability will be the less fenfibly felt . CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . A ROUTE FROM CALCUTTA xiv PREFACE .
Page 10
... less restless , in his present fituation . As the British nation , in the acquifition of their poffeffions in Bengal , have been materially aided , by the family of Mubarick - ud - Dow- lah , they should not , from any narrow scheme of ...
... less restless , in his present fituation . As the British nation , in the acquifition of their poffeffions in Bengal , have been materially aided , by the family of Mubarick - ud - Dow- lah , they should not , from any narrow scheme of ...
Page 46
... 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 onion is forbidden to many of the fects ; and in the upper part of ...
... 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 onion is forbidden to many of the fects ; and in the upper part of ...
Page 47
... less enthusiastic in the admira- tion of Grecian productions and literature , than the Romans . And it is a fact in need of no illuftration , that the revival of letters and the arts , after the Roman world had been immersed in Gothic ...
... less enthusiastic in the admira- tion of Grecian productions and literature , than the Romans . And it is a fact in need of no illuftration , that the revival of letters and the arts , after the Roman world had been immersed in Gothic ...
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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