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 19
... state- ment I have given . The fhauls usually confift of three fizes , two of which , the long and the small square one , are in common use in India ; the other long and very narrow , with a large mixture of black colour in it , is worn ...
... state- ment I have given . The fhauls usually confift of three fizes , two of which , the long and the small square one , are in common use in India ; the other long and very narrow , with a large mixture of black colour in it , is worn ...
Page 20
... states , who exercise an unremitting rapacity on the foreign traders , and often plunder whole cargoes , have reduced the commerce of Kashmire to a de- clining and languid ftate . In proof of this position , the Kash- mirians fay , that ...
... states , who exercise an unremitting rapacity on the foreign traders , and often plunder whole cargoes , have reduced the commerce of Kashmire to a de- clining and languid ftate . In proof of this position , the Kash- mirians fay , that ...
Page 41
... state , I paffed over , tho ' with much difficulty , a bridge of ropes , about 100 yards in length . A stout rope , fastened to wooden posts , on either shore , has attached to it , a certain number of carved pieces of wood in the form ...
... state , I paffed over , tho ' with much difficulty , a bridge of ropes , about 100 yards in length . A stout rope , fastened to wooden posts , on either shore , has attached to it , a certain number of carved pieces of wood in the form ...
Page 48
... state of my body which prevented the requifite performance of so incumbent a duty ; looking at me with contempt , he said , it was the more necessary to pray , that I might obtain better health . At midnight , I perceived a perfon ...
... state of my body which prevented the requifite performance of so incumbent a duty ; looking at me with contempt , he said , it was the more necessary to pray , that I might obtain better health . At midnight , I perceived a perfon ...
Page 50
... fummer folftice , becomes almost inflammable . Yet it must be noticed , it favour of its falubrity , even in this • torrid state , that the people enjoy uncommonly good torrid 59 FORSTER'S TRAVELS . On the 14th, at Pefhour, four coffes, ...
... fummer folftice , becomes almost inflammable . Yet it must be noticed , it favour of its falubrity , even in this • torrid state , that the people enjoy uncommonly good torrid 59 FORSTER'S TRAVELS . On the 14th, at Pefhour, four coffes, ...
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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