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 vi
... pleasure ; and though the uses derived from it may be deemed prefumptuous , I could not refift the defire of fixing so bright an ornament to my work ; and of offering however flender , my tribute of applause to actions , which demand a ...
... pleasure ; and though the uses derived from it may be deemed prefumptuous , I could not refift the defire of fixing so bright an ornament to my work ; and of offering however flender , my tribute of applause to actions , which demand a ...
Page ix
... pleasure to the heart , the unri- valed excellency of their laws , conftitution and govern- ment ; they see these rare gifts brightly reflected on their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the ...
... pleasure to the heart , the unri- valed excellency of their laws , conftitution and govern- ment ; they see these rare gifts brightly reflected on their national character , which still avowedly maintains its pre - eminence amongst the ...
Page xii
... the inhabitants of the North and South of India were not connected by any national relation . I HAVE to express with pleasure , great obligations to Colonel Colonel Polier , of the Honourable Company's fervice , for kii PREFACE .
... the inhabitants of the North and South of India were not connected by any national relation . I HAVE to express with pleasure , great obligations to Colonel Colonel Polier , of the Honourable Company's fervice , for kii PREFACE .
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... 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 Khan probably removed his capital to Moorfhedabad , that he might keep a more vigilant watch ...
... 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 Khan probably removed his capital to Moorfhedabad , that he might keep a more vigilant watch ...
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... pleasure . THE city of Benares , for its wealth , coftly buildings , and the number of its inhabitants , is claffed in the firft of those now remaining in the poffeffion of the Hindoos . To defcribe with a due degree of precifion the ...
... pleasure . THE city of Benares , for its wealth , coftly buildings , and the number of its inhabitants , is claffed in the firft of those now remaining in the poffeffion of the Hindoos . To defcribe with a due degree of precifion the ...
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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