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
... 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 diftinguished page in 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 diftinguished page in the ...
Page vii
... use of command . BUT , panegyrick being the leaft grateful where it is the most due , I will clofe this addrefs , with a zealous wish , that YOUR LORDSHIP may yet con- continue to govern the British dominion in India , and DEDICATION . vii.
... use of command . BUT , panegyrick being the leaft grateful where it is the most due , I will clofe this addrefs , with a zealous wish , that YOUR LORDSHIP may yet con- continue to govern the British dominion in India , and DEDICATION . vii.
Page xiii
... use of any inftrument to ascertain the distance and bearings . The one I noted from obferv- ing the course of the fun ; the other is agreeable to the common computation of the country , which is not often found widely erroneous . My ...
... use of any inftrument to ascertain the distance and bearings . The one I noted from obferv- ing the course of the fun ; the other is agreeable to the common computation of the country , which is not often found widely erroneous . My ...
Page 2
... uses of the Batavia arrack , a confiderable benefit is expected to arife to the Bengal province , from a current sale of this commodity . In juftice to those who enrich their country by an introduction of valuable manufactures , the ...
... uses of the Batavia arrack , a confiderable benefit is expected to arife to the Bengal province , from a current sale of this commodity . In juftice to those who enrich their country by an introduction of valuable manufactures , the ...
Page 32
... uses of the inhabitants . The filth alfo , which is indiscriminately thrown into the streets , and there left exposed , ( for the Hindoos poffefs but a small portion of general cleanliness ) , add to the compound of ill smells , so ...
... uses of the inhabitants . The filth alfo , which is indiscriminately thrown into the streets , and there left exposed , ( for the Hindoos poffefs but a small portion of general cleanliness ) , add to the compound of ill smells , so ...
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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