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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... strong , as , in confidence of their fuperiour excellency , to contemn restriction or that obedience to order , which is fo effential to their utility ; it is an habit , perhaps an idle one , that impels me to note at the mo- ment , the ...
... strong , as , in confidence of their fuperiour excellency , to contemn restriction or that obedience to order , which is fo effential to their utility ; it is an habit , perhaps an idle one , that impels me to note at the mo- ment , the ...
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... strong barrier to Hindoftan on the west , and it feems a manifeft truth , that had the Indians made their grand stand on the banks of this river , at the period of the Tartar , Afghan , and Persian invasions , their empire might have ...
... strong barrier to Hindoftan on the west , and it feems a manifeft truth , that had the Indians made their grand stand on the banks of this river , at the period of the Tartar , Afghan , and Persian invasions , their empire might have ...
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... strong inclination to escape from the heats of Pefhour , and after making a fruitless attempt to over- take the horsemen , I returned to my lodging in the mofque . Sauntering one day in the bazar , the common resort of idle , as well as ...
... strong inclination to escape from the heats of Pefhour , and after making a fruitless attempt to over- take the horsemen , I returned to my lodging in the mofque . Sauntering one day in the bazar , the common resort of idle , as well as ...
Page 59
... strong horse , had no fooner entered the stream , than she was swept away by its force and drowned . This event occa- fioned an immediate halt , and very fenfibly afflicted our leader , who threw himself on the ground , and loudly ...
... strong horse , had no fooner entered the stream , than she was swept away by its force and drowned . This event occa- fioned an immediate halt , and very fenfibly afflicted our leader , who threw himself on the ground , and loudly ...
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... strong fortress of Kandahar , which was at that time held by Huffeyn Khan , an in- dependant Afghan chief . The exertions of this officer , aided by the natural advantages of his fituation , detained the Persian in the vicinity of ...
... strong fortress of Kandahar , which was at that time held by Huffeyn Khan , an in- dependant Afghan chief . The exertions of this officer , aided by the natural advantages of his fituation , detained the Persian in the vicinity 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