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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... various kinds , which overspread the borders of the bafon , at once give an ornament to the scene , and a grateful shade to the inhabitants of that quarter , who , in the summer season , make it a place of common refort . The road from ...
... various kinds , which overspread the borders of the bafon , at once give an ornament to the scene , and a grateful shade to the inhabitants of that quarter , who , in the summer season , make it a place of common refort . The road from ...
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... various fpecies of Afiatic luxury ; and he is ftill spoken of in terms of affection and regret ; for , like them , he was gay , voluptuous , and much addicted to the pleasures of the table . There is not a boatman or his wife that does ...
... various fpecies of Afiatic luxury ; and he is ftill spoken of in terms of affection and regret ; for , like them , he was gay , voluptuous , and much addicted to the pleasures of the table . There is not a boatman or his wife that does ...
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... various retreat of 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 ...
... various retreat of 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 ...
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... various other grains are cultivated . A fuperior fpecies of faffron is also produced in this province , and iron of an excellent quality is found in the adjacent mountains . But the wealth and fame of Kashmire have largely arisen from ...
... various other grains are cultivated . A fuperior fpecies of faffron is also produced in this province , and iron of an excellent quality is found in the adjacent mountains . But the wealth and fame of Kashmire have largely arisen from ...
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... 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 fack , wrapped in many folds round the middle ; under the vest , which may be ...
... 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 fack , wrapped in many folds round the middle ; under the vest , which may be ...
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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