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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... tion , I am induced to afcribe a great share of the prevention of fickness , on this as on other occafions to the frequent use of to- bacco , which manifeftly poffeffes the property of defending the body against the impreflion of damps ...
... tion , I am induced to afcribe a great share of the prevention of fickness , on this as on other occafions to the frequent use of to- bacco , which manifeftly poffeffes the property of defending the body against the impreflion of damps ...
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... tion of public emoluments , the Kashmirian displays the genuine compofition of his mind . He becomes intent on immediate ag- grandizement , without rejecting any inftrument which can promote his purpose , Rapacious and arrogant , he ...
... tion of public emoluments , the Kashmirian displays the genuine compofition of his mind . He becomes intent on immediate ag- grandizement , without rejecting any inftrument which can promote his purpose , Rapacious and arrogant , he ...
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... tion of their rectitude ; and , though he daily faw my remission of the customary worship of his family , he neither remarked or cenfured it . Ar Sheich Mirza's , I was received with fplendid offers of friendship , and all that farrago ...
... tion of their rectitude ; and , though he daily faw my remission of the customary worship of his family , he neither remarked or cenfured it . Ar Sheich Mirza's , I was received with fplendid offers of friendship , and all that farrago ...
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... tion , that it had not hitherto extended its apprehenfion to mer- chants , who , from the wealth which they introduced into the province , were refpected and even indulged . The obstacles that ftood in the way of my departure , now ...
... tion , that it had not hitherto extended its apprehenfion to mer- chants , who , from the wealth which they introduced into the province , were refpected and even indulged . The obstacles that ftood in the way of my departure , now ...
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... tion to military action , or the aggrandifement of his Empire . It is true , that allured by the hope of acquiring an easy possession of one of the best cities , now remainining in Perfia , he sent a body of troops to befiege Mufchid ...
... tion to military action , or the aggrandifement of his Empire . It is true , that allured by the hope of acquiring an easy possession of one of the best cities , now remainining in Perfia , he sent a body of troops to befiege Mufchid ...
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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