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
... pleasure it affords to the inhabitants of this country , extends from the north - east quarter of the city , in an oval circumference of five or fix miles , and joins the Jalum by a narrow channel , near the fuburbs . On the entrance to ...
... pleasure it affords to the inhabitants of this country , extends from the north - east quarter of the city , in an oval circumference of five or fix miles , and joins the Jalum by a narrow channel , near the fuburbs . On the entrance to ...
Page 14
... pleasures of the table . There is not a boatman or his wife that does not fpeak of this Khan with rapture , and afcribe to him a once abundant livelihood . This governor like many of his predeceffors , trusting in the natural strength ...
... pleasures of the table . There is not a boatman or his wife that does not fpeak of this Khan with rapture , and afcribe to him a once abundant livelihood . This governor like many of his predeceffors , trusting in the natural strength ...
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... pleasure to the inhabitants . The plane - tree , that fpecies termed the Platanus Orientalis , is commonly cultivated in Kash- mire , where it is faid to arrive at a greater perfection than in other countries . This tree , which in moft ...
... pleasure to the inhabitants . The plane - tree , that fpecies termed the Platanus Orientalis , is commonly cultivated in Kash- mire , where it is faid to arrive at a greater perfection than in other countries . This tree , which in moft ...
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... pleasures of a fine climate and a country , over which are profufely spread the various beauties of nature . THE drefs of the Kashmirians confifts of a large turban , auk- wardly put on ; a great woollen veft with wide fleeves ; and a ...
... pleasures of a fine climate and a country , over which are profufely spread the various beauties of nature . THE drefs of the Kashmirians confifts of a large turban , auk- wardly put on ; a great woollen veft with wide fleeves ; and a ...
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... pleasure by their graceful skill in dancing , and voices pecu- liarly melodious . And here let me observe , least I should after- wards forget , that the women of Kashmire are fingularly fruit- ful , be the government ever so oppreffive ...
... pleasure by their graceful skill in dancing , and voices pecu- liarly melodious . And here let me observe , least I should after- wards forget , that the women of Kashmire are fingularly fruit- ful , be the government ever so oppreffive ...
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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