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 11
... gave to Kashmire its beautiful plains . The Tucht Suliman , the name bestowed by the Maho- metans on the hill , forms one fide of a grand portal to the lake , and on the other stands a lower hill , which , in the Hinduee is called ...
... gave to Kashmire its beautiful plains . The Tucht Suliman , the name bestowed by the Maho- metans on the hill , forms one fide of a grand portal to the lake , and on the other stands a lower hill , which , in the Hinduee is called ...
Page 17
... gave a paffage to the waters , which , from the beginning of time had floated on their plains . ABOUT eight miles to the westward of the city , the Jalum is joined by a small river called the Chote , or little Scind , which I was ...
... gave a paffage to the waters , which , from the beginning of time had floated on their plains . ABOUT eight miles to the westward of the city , the Jalum is joined by a small river called the Chote , or little Scind , which I was ...
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... gave a loose to their pleasures and the bent of their genius . They ap- peared in gay apparel , constructed coftly buildings , and were much addicted to the pleasures of the table . The interests of this pro- vince were so strongly ...
... gave a loose to their pleasures and the bent of their genius . They ap- peared in gay apparel , constructed coftly buildings , and were much addicted to the pleasures of the table . The interests of this pro- vince were so strongly ...
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... gave me the most fatisfactory information of Kashmire . He faid , that when he first visited the province , which was governed by a perfon of a moderate difpofition , the people were licentious , volatile and profufe . But , that ...
... gave me the most fatisfactory information of Kashmire . He faid , that when he first visited the province , which was governed by a perfon of a moderate difpofition , the people were licentious , volatile and profufe . But , that ...
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... gave me much anxiety . I was thrown into the power of a capricious tyrant , under a femblance alfo , which if discovered , might be fatal , and I was precluded by the late occurrence , from a personal application to the court ...
... gave me much anxiety . I was thrown into the power of a capricious tyrant , under a femblance alfo , which if discovered , might be fatal , and I was precluded by the late occurrence , from a personal application to the court ...
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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