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 vi
... pleasure ; and though the uses derived from it may be deemed prefumptuous , I could not refift the defire of fixing so bright an ornament to my work ; and of offering however flender , my tribute of applaufe to actions , which demand a ...
... pleasure ; and though the uses derived from it may be deemed prefumptuous , I could not refift the defire of fixing so bright an ornament to my work ; and of offering however flender , my tribute of applaufe to actions , which demand a ...
Page ix
... pleasure to the heart , the unri- valed excellency of their laws , conftitution and govern- ment ; they see these rare gifts brightly reflected on their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the ...
... pleasure to the heart , the unri- valed excellency of their laws , conftitution and govern- ment ; they see these rare gifts brightly reflected on their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the ...
Page xii
... lief , that the inhabitants of the North and South of India were not connected by any national relation . I HAVE to exprefs with pleasure , great obligations to Colonel Colonel Polier , of the Honourable Company's fervice , for PREFACE.
... lief , that the inhabitants of the North and South of India were not connected by any national relation . I HAVE to exprefs with pleasure , great obligations to Colonel Colonel Polier , of the Honourable Company's fervice , for PREFACE.
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... pleasures are even indolent and languid , and partake of the mild influence of their climate , and the eafy produce of a fertile foil Ali Verdy Khan probably removed his capital to Moorfhedabad , that he might keep a more vigilant watch ...
... pleasures are even indolent and languid , and partake of the mild influence of their climate , and the eafy produce of a fertile foil Ali Verdy Khan probably removed his capital to Moorfhedabad , that he might keep a more vigilant watch ...
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... pleasure . THE city of Benares , for its wealth , coftly buildings , and the number of its inhabitants , is claffed in the first of those now remaining in the poffeffion of the Hindoos . To defcribe with a due degree of precifion the ...
... pleasure . THE city of Benares , for its wealth , coftly buildings , and the number of its inhabitants , is claffed in the first of those now remaining in the poffeffion of the Hindoos . To defcribe with a due degree of precifion the ...
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