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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... reason . TRAVELLERS ftand accused , even , on proverbial au- thority , of adopting a figurative and loose style of descrip- tion ; and as I have been thrown into tracks , removed from the eye of European obfervation , I am prompted to ...
... reason . TRAVELLERS ftand accused , even , on proverbial au- thority , of adopting a figurative and loose style of descrip- tion ; and as I have been thrown into tracks , removed from the eye of European obfervation , I am prompted to ...
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... reason to believe , that in the more early periods of time , before the priests of the Hindoos had found it expedient , for the firmer establishment of their fway over the minds of the people , to raise a huge fuperftucture of ...
... reason to believe , that in the more early periods of time , before the priests of the Hindoos had found it expedient , for the firmer establishment of their fway over the minds of the people , to raise a huge fuperftucture of ...
Page 39
... reasons alledged in their religious tracts , for the neglect of Brimha . It is a tale framed to amufe the credulous Hindoo , and procure a meal to an artful priest . The oftenfible want of atten- tion to the memory of Brimha , may on a ...
... reasons alledged in their religious tracts , for the neglect of Brimha . It is a tale framed to amufe the credulous Hindoo , and procure a meal to an artful priest . The oftenfible want of atten- tion to the memory of Brimha , may on a ...
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... reason for investing the Vizier with the poffeffion of Rohilcund , afferted , that the more powerful this prince became , the greater advantage would accrue to them from his al- liance . The difpofition of Shujah - ud - Dowlah must have ...
... reason for investing the Vizier with the poffeffion of Rohilcund , afferted , that the more powerful this prince became , the greater advantage would accrue to them from his al- liance . The difpofition of Shujah - ud - Dowlah must have ...
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... reason to qualify its stroke . From a spirit of impatience , which having long ' actuated me , I am induced to think is innate , I quitted my companions , and going about a mile in front , fell in with a horfeman , who had much the ...
... reason to qualify its stroke . From a spirit of impatience , which having long ' actuated me , I am induced to think is innate , I quitted my companions , and going about a mile in front , fell in with a horfeman , who had much 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