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 32
... Kabul . The arrival of a mer- chant from Conftantinople compleated my relief ; for then the Sheick had no leifure to fay a civil word to any one , and feeing indeed , that my refidence promised no emolument to the house , he would ...
... Kabul . The arrival of a mer- chant from Conftantinople compleated my relief ; for then the Sheick had no leifure to fay a civil word to any one , and feeing indeed , that my refidence promised no emolument to the house , he would ...
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... Kabul river . * The weather had now become extremely hot ; and I was often furprized , at my ability to bear , with fcarcely a fhelter , the force of so scorching a fun . I arrived at Akorah about noon ; when , immediately entering a ...
... Kabul river . * The weather had now become extremely hot ; and I was often furprized , at my ability to bear , with fcarcely a fhelter , the force of so scorching a fun . I arrived at Akorah about noon ; when , immediately entering a ...
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... Kabul , which was lodged in a canvas belt , that ferved me as a girdle ; on examining the condition of the bill , at Pefhour , I found the writing fo much obliterated by perspiration , that no one could read , or even con- jecture its ...
... Kabul , which was lodged in a canvas belt , that ferved me as a girdle ; on examining the condition of the bill , at Pefhour , I found the writing fo much obliterated by perspiration , that no one could read , or even con- jecture its ...
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... Kabul , I hired a mule , and went to the adjacent village of Tackal , the usual rendezvous of travellers , going to the weftward . On my arrival there , I learned , that the great kafilah ftill con- tinued at Peshour , and that only ...
... Kabul , I hired a mule , and went to the adjacent village of Tackal , the usual rendezvous of travellers , going to the weftward . On my arrival there , I learned , that the great kafilah ftill con- tinued at Peshour , and that only ...
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... Kabul , a journey of twelve or four- teen days ; I perceived also , that on the expenditure of this fum , he would feek an aid from me . Fully apprized of the danger , as well as inconveniency of difclofing the amount of my property , I ...
... Kabul , a journey of twelve or four- teen days ; I perceived also , that on the expenditure of this fum , he would feek an aid from me . Fully apprized of the danger , as well as inconveniency of difclofing the amount of my property , I ...
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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