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 10
... 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 œconomy , recede * He ...
... 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 œconomy , recede * He ...
Page 13
... present hour , which absorbs every retrospect of the past , and care of the future . Their 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 ...
... present hour , which absorbs every retrospect of the past , and care of the future . Their 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 ...
Page 14
... objects would not prehaps deferve notice , did they not present picturesque land - marks . 28th . - the wind being light , and the current ftrong , the men were ་ were obliged to track the boat . These two last 14 FORSTER'S TRAVELS .
... objects would not prehaps deferve notice , did they not present picturesque land - marks . 28th . - the wind being light , and the current ftrong , the men were ་ were obliged to track the boat . These two last 14 FORSTER'S TRAVELS .
Page 28
... present Com- mandant has added to the strength of the fort by some late im- provements ; and for a more extenfive protection of the inhabi- tants of the adjacent town , he has encompassed a wide space to the eastward of the ...
... present Com- mandant has added to the strength of the fort by some late im- provements ; and for a more extenfive protection of the inhabi- tants of the adjacent town , he has encompassed a wide space to the eastward of the ...
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... presents a scene of infinite gratification to the fenfe . You see an extended plain skirted by a broad winding river , and chequered with exu- berant fields of corn , groves of lofty spreading trees , and large villages ; the whole ...
... presents a scene of infinite gratification to the fenfe . You see an extended plain skirted by a broad winding river , and chequered with exu- berant fields of corn , groves of lofty spreading trees , and large villages ; the whole ...
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