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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... diffimilarity arises , perhaps from the manners of the fame people , varying in Northern and Southern regions . A native of the lower Carnatic is mild , b 2 tempe- temperate , and generally timid ; he performs the or- PREFACE . xi.
... diffimilarity arises , perhaps from the manners of the fame people , varying in Northern and Southern regions . A native of the lower Carnatic is mild , b 2 tempe- temperate , and generally timid ; he performs the or- PREFACE . xi.
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... natives . This fpecies of commerce , fo lucrative to India , and which must have depofited a large amount of gold and filver , con- tinued for upwards of a century and an half . But , after the En- glish Government was established in ...
... natives . This fpecies of commerce , fo lucrative to India , and which must have depofited a large amount of gold and filver , con- tinued for upwards of a century and an half . But , after the En- glish Government was established in ...
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... native princes , and chiefs of a various description , the re- tainers of numerous dependants , afforded a constant employment to a vast number of ingenious manufacturers , who supplied their masters with gold and filver stuffs ...
... native princes , and chiefs of a various description , the re- tainers of numerous dependants , afforded a constant employment to a vast number of ingenious manufacturers , who supplied their masters with gold and filver stuffs ...
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... natives of India , are not much addicted to curious in- vestigation , and are generally inattentive to the history of their own country . It would seem that their chief happiness is centered , in enjoying the present hour , which ...
... natives of India , are not much addicted to curious in- vestigation , and are generally inattentive to the history of their own country . It would seem that their chief happiness is centered , in enjoying the present hour , which ...
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... natives , for his liberality and equitable admini-- stration . As fome relation of Sultan Shujah , ( especially of the lat- ter period of his life , which was involved in a feries calamity ) may excite your attention , and enable me to ...
... natives , for his liberality and equitable admini-- stration . As fome relation of Sultan Shujah , ( especially of the lat- ter period of his life , which was involved in a feries calamity ) may excite your attention , and enable me to ...
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