A Journey from Bengal to England: Through the Northern Part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and Into Russia, by the Caspian Sea, Volume 1R. Faulder, 1798 - India |
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Page 32
... Kabul . The arrival of a mer- chant from Conftantinople compleated my relief ; for then the Sheick had no leifure to fay a civil word to any one , and seeing indeed , that my refidence promised no emolument to the house , he would ...
... Kabul . The arrival of a mer- chant from Conftantinople compleated my relief ; for then the Sheick had no leifure to fay a civil word to any one , and seeing indeed , that my refidence promised no emolument to the house , he would ...
Page 48
... Kabul river . The weather had now become extremely hot ; and I was often furprized , at my ability to bear , with fcarcely a fhelter , the force of so scorching a fun . I arrived at Akorah about noon ; when , immediately entering a ...
... Kabul river . The weather had now become extremely hot ; and I was often furprized , at my ability to bear , with fcarcely a fhelter , the force of so scorching a fun . I arrived at Akorah about noon ; when , immediately entering a ...
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... Kabul , which was lodged in a canvas belt , that served me as a girdle ; on examining the condition of the bill , at Pefhour , I found the writing so much obliterated by perspiration , that no one could read , or even con- jecture its ...
... Kabul , which was lodged in a canvas belt , that served me as a girdle ; on examining the condition of the bill , at Pefhour , I found the writing so much obliterated by perspiration , that no one could read , or even con- jecture its ...
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... Kabul , I hired a mule , and went to the adjacent village of Tackal , the usual rendezvous of travellers , going to the westward . On my arrival there , I learned , that the great kafilah still con- tinued at Peshour , and that only ...
... Kabul , I hired a mule , and went to the adjacent village of Tackal , the usual rendezvous of travellers , going to the westward . On my arrival there , I learned , that the great kafilah still con- tinued at Peshour , and that only ...
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... Kabul , a journey of twelve or four- teen days ; I perceived also , that on the expenditure of this sum , he would feek an aid from me . Fully apprized of the danger , as well as inconveniency of disclosing the amount of my property , I ...
... Kabul , a journey of twelve or four- teen days ; I perceived also , that on the expenditure of this sum , he would feek an aid from me . Fully apprized of the danger , as well as inconveniency of disclosing the amount of my property , I ...
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affiftance affociates Afghan Aftracan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army Baku Benares Bengal Cafpian cauſe chief coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtance diſtricts eaſtern empire Engliſh eſpecially eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feemed feen fervant fervice fide filk firſt fituation fmall foldier fome foon fubject fuch fupplied fupported furfungs hadji Herat himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India inhabitants journey Jumbo Kabul kafilah Kandahar Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian Khan Lahore laſt Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas maſter Mazanderan meaſure miles moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Nadir Shah neceffary obferved occafionally officer paffed Perfia perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince province Punjab purpoſe quarter refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla Ruffian rupees ſaid ſeem ſeen ſhort ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtands ſtate ſtation ſtrong Tartars territory thefe theſe thoſe thouſand Timur Timur Shah tion town uſe uſually village Vizier weſtern whofe whoſe