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 1 |
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Page 197
... shall probably not judge the measure rigorous , which obliges thofe riding at their ease to contribute to the relief of a state that affords a safeguard to their perfons by its falutary government . ON the 26th , arrived at the village ...
... shall probably not judge the measure rigorous , which obliges thofe riding at their ease to contribute to the relief of a state that affords a safeguard to their perfons by its falutary government . ON the 26th , arrived at the village ...
Page 219
... shall be difpofed to favour the client , yet from mo- tives of generofity , or an attention to his condition , it often hap- pens , that he does not take the offering , but touches it with his finger . The honour is then supposed to be ...
... shall be difpofed to favour the client , yet from mo- tives of generofity , or an attention to his condition , it often hap- pens , that he does not take the offering , but touches it with his finger . The honour is then supposed to be ...
Page 245
... shall be genuinely laid before you . PREVIOUSLY to Nadir Shah's invasion of India , the common road from Dehli to Kashmire , lay through Sirhend , Lahore , and Heerpour , the pafs of which is fully defcribed by Mr. Bernier , un- der the ...
... shall be genuinely laid before you . PREVIOUSLY to Nadir Shah's invasion of India , the common road from Dehli to Kashmire , lay through Sirhend , Lahore , and Heerpour , the pafs of which is fully defcribed by Mr. Bernier , un- der the ...
Page 248
... shall be constructed , or any boat stationed on that stream . The other caufe afcribed , which feems to be more forcible , is the ftupendous height and steepness of the intervening mountains , which renders the paffages dangerous , if ...
... shall be constructed , or any boat stationed on that stream . The other caufe afcribed , which feems to be more forcible , is the ftupendous height and steepness of the intervening mountains , which renders the paffages dangerous , if ...
Page 294
... shall have flain a wild hog , is frequently known to compel the first Mahometan he meets to carry to his home the body of the animal ; and , on being initiated into the rites of their religion , the Sicques will fometimes require a Maho ...
... shall have flain a wild hog , is frequently known to compel the first Mahometan he meets to carry to his home the body of the animal ; and , on being initiated into the rites of their religion , the Sicques will fometimes require a Maho ...
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affiftance Afghan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army battle of Buxar Bellafpour Benares Bengal caufe cauſe chief cloſe coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtricts dominion Engliſh eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feem feen fervant fervice fide firſt fituation flain fmall foldier fome foon ftate ftrength fubject fuccefs fuch fupplied fupported Ganges Hafiz Rhamut himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India Jumbo Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian lacks of rupees Lahore laſt Lucknow Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas meaſure moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Shah Najeb Najeb-ud-Dowlah Nanock obferved occafion officer Oude Patan Patna perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince profeffion province Punjab purpoſe raiſed refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla rupees Saadut Khan ſeem ſeen ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques Sirhend ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtate ſtation ſtrong Sufdar Jung Sultan Shujah ſuppoſed territory theſe thoſe tion town troops uſe village Vizier whofe whoſe worſhip