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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... their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the nations of the European world . Were a man to form a judgment of the bias of VOL . I. b his his own genius and difpofition , ( on the merits.
... their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the nations of the European world . Were a man to form a judgment of the bias of VOL . I. b his his own genius and difpofition , ( on the merits.
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... character in difgrace . In touching on this fubject , I am neceffarily led into reflections on the commerce of Bengal , interior and foreign , and on the common want of specie , throughout the province , PREVIOUSLY to the era in which ...
... character in difgrace . In touching on this fubject , I am neceffarily led into reflections on the commerce of Bengal , interior and foreign , and on the common want of specie , throughout the province , PREVIOUSLY to the era in which ...
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... character . He endeavoured , it is faid , to fupplant the Minister at Dehli , by an offer of a large donation to the King ; and he is accused of murdering , at different times , the women he carried with him from Bengal . At his death ...
... character . He endeavoured , it is faid , to fupplant the Minister at Dehli , by an offer of a large donation to the King ; and he is accused of murdering , at different times , the women he carried with him from Bengal . At his death ...
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... character of his nation , and felt fenfations which tran- sport the mind beyond the reach of fortune . On the 3d of July , I left Mongheer ; and arrived , on the 5th , at Patna , by water . This city is fpacious and populous , though ...
... character of his nation , and felt fenfations which tran- sport the mind beyond the reach of fortune . On the 3d of July , I left Mongheer ; and arrived , on the 5th , at Patna , by water . This city is fpacious and populous , though ...
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... character of priests , hath ever been made the channel of conveying to the Hindoos , the ef- sential tenets of their religion , with all the various forms of their worship . The Sanfcrit is a fonorous language , abounding in pith and ...
... character of priests , hath ever been made the channel of conveying to the Hindoos , the ef- sential tenets of their religion , with all the various forms of their worship . The Sanfcrit is a fonorous language , abounding in pith and ...
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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