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 2Faulder, 1798 - 297 pages |
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Page 31
... spirit of the Hindoo doctrines , and it is only in that discussion I presume to doubt the opinions of Mr. Bernier . After closing this differtation on Kashmire , you must permit me to relate my defultory adventures in that country . ON ...
... spirit of the Hindoo doctrines , and it is only in that discussion I presume to doubt the opinions of Mr. Bernier . After closing this differtation on Kashmire , you must permit me to relate my defultory adventures in that country . ON ...
Page 55
... spirit would have given . We were about thirty , ftrong , and , to the fight , refolute good looking fellows ; all armed , except myself , with matchlocks or fide arms . On the enemies approach , our leader , a portly man with a large ...
... spirit would have given . We were about thirty , ftrong , and , to the fight , refolute good looking fellows ; all armed , except myself , with matchlocks or fide arms . On the enemies approach , our leader , a portly man with a large ...
Page 87
... spirit and ability . THE Afghan government , when viewed as standing on a ge- neral basis of defpotism , and compared with that of other Afiatic ftates , is not pregnant with injustice or cruelty . Its edicts are feldom feldom ...
... spirit and ability . THE Afghan government , when viewed as standing on a ge- neral basis of defpotism , and compared with that of other Afiatic ftates , is not pregnant with injustice or cruelty . Its edicts are feldom feldom ...
Page 88
... spirit , rarely feen in a Mahometan country . Capital punishments are feldom inflicted , and though the kinfmen of the Prince have formed frequent confpiracies against the state , his hands are not stained with the blood of his family ...
... spirit , rarely feen in a Mahometan country . Capital punishments are feldom inflicted , and though the kinfmen of the Prince have formed frequent confpiracies against the state , his hands are not stained with the blood of his family ...
Page 116
... spirit of patriotism , divested alfo of any valuable attainments of knowledge , they ex- hibit but a faint difcrimination of character ; being generally in- duftrious , fervile and difhoneft ; they are fcattered over various parts of ...
... spirit of patriotism , divested alfo of any valuable attainments of knowledge , they ex- hibit but a faint difcrimination of character ; being generally in- duftrious , fervile and difhoneft ; they are fcattered over various parts of ...
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affiftance affociate Afghan Afghaniſtan Afiatic Aftracan Aga Mahomed againſt alfo alſo Armenian Attock Baku Cafpian fea cauſe Chriftian coffes confifts courſe defert Derbent diſtance diſtricts eaſt eaſtern empire eſpecially eſtabliſhed extenſive faid fect feemed feen feid fervice feven fhore fide filk firſt fituation fmall fociety fome foon fouthern fpecies ftream ftrong fubject fuch fupplied fupport furfungs furniſhed ghan Ghilan hadji Herat himſelf Hindoos horfe horſe houſe India inhabitants interfected journey Kabul kafilah Kandahar karavanfera Kaſhmire Kaſhmirians Khan Khorafan laſt leaſt Mahomet Mahometan Mazanderan miles moſt Mufchid muſt myſelf Nadir Shah neceffary obferved occafionally paffage paffed paffengers Pefhour Perfia perfon Peterſburgh pleaſure poffeffed prefent prince procured province purpoſe quarter refidence river road Ruffian ſaid ſeemed ſeen ſhould ſmall ſome ſpace ſtands ſtate ſtation Tartars theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Timur Shah tion town travellers Turcoman ufually uſe uſually veffel village weſtern whofe whoſe