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 32
... common carriages abreast . In addition to the pernicious effect which must proceed from a confined atmosphere , there is in the hot season , an intoler- able stench arising from the many pieces of ftagnated water dif- persed in ...
... common carriages abreast . In addition to the pernicious effect which must proceed from a confined atmosphere , there is in the hot season , an intoler- able stench arising from the many pieces of ftagnated water dif- persed in ...
Page 34
... common appellation , and which conveys the fublimeft fenfe of his greatness , is , Sree Mun Nar- rain . * The Hindoos , in their fupplication to the Deity , addrefs him as endowed with the three attributes of omnipotence , omni ...
... common appellation , and which conveys the fublimeft fenfe of his greatness , is , Sree Mun Nar- rain . * The Hindoos , in their fupplication to the Deity , addrefs him as endowed with the three attributes of omnipotence , omni ...
Page 45
... common names are Kaum and Mudden , and he is reprefented as a pleafing youth , armed with a bow of sugar cane , ftrung with the ftings of bees ; and five arrows , denoting the five fenfes , each of which is baited with dif- ferent ...
... common names are Kaum and Mudden , and he is reprefented as a pleafing youth , armed with a bow of sugar cane , ftrung with the ftings of bees ; and five arrows , denoting the five fenfes , each of which is baited with dif- ferent ...
Page 48
... common epocha of Hindoostan was established by the Rajah Vickerum Mhaject , and founded 57 years before the year of Chrift . Some Hindoo nations com- pute their time from other periods , as in Bengal ; but their historical writings are ...
... common epocha of Hindoostan was established by the Rajah Vickerum Mhaject , and founded 57 years before the year of Chrift . Some Hindoo nations com- pute their time from other periods , as in Bengal ; but their historical writings are ...
Page 56
... common ufage , have but one wife , and when this rule is deviated from , it is confidered a species of indecency . There is a set , though not numerous , of mendicants , called Joguees , or Byraghces , who live in a state of ce- libacy ...
... common ufage , have but one wife , and when this rule is deviated from , it is confidered a species of indecency . There is a set , though not numerous , of mendicants , called Joguees , or Byraghces , who live in a state of ce- libacy ...
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