Oriental Memoirs: Selected and Abriged from a Series of Familiar Letters Written During Seventeen Years Residence in India ... Observations ... Africa and South America ...Bensley, 1813 |
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Side viii
... entered into with the Gracia chieftains on Bhaut security ; hostages re- leased , and peace restored .. Hindoo legend of the Bhauts .. bards proclaim the praises of heroes , and sometimes of females . . account of the Charuns , a ...
... entered into with the Gracia chieftains on Bhaut security ; hostages re- leased , and peace restored .. Hindoo legend of the Bhauts .. bards proclaim the praises of heroes , and sometimes of females . . account of the Charuns , a ...
Side 35
... entered a place of worship , nor read the Bible , except for the purpose of misapplying texts , and select- ing unconnected passages ; so often , and so ably refuted , by all that can be urged by the force of reasoning , or the extent ...
... entered a place of worship , nor read the Bible , except for the purpose of misapplying texts , and select- ing unconnected passages ; so often , and so ably refuted , by all that can be urged by the force of reasoning , or the extent ...
Side 55
... entered the Jamboscer purgunna ; it presents a more pleasing landscape than Ahmood and Baroche , which generally consist of open cultivated plains , with trees only near the villages . Here the fields are enclosed , and the whole ...
... entered the Jamboscer purgunna ; it presents a more pleasing landscape than Ahmood and Baroche , which generally consist of open cultivated plains , with trees only near the villages . Here the fields are enclosed , and the whole ...
Side 76
... entered into many particular ceremonies of the Hindoo wor- ship at their respective temples . Several of their rites are very little known to Europeans , and according to our judgment appear ab- surd and trifling . I will give only a ...
... entered into many particular ceremonies of the Hindoo wor- ship at their respective temples . Several of their rites are very little known to Europeans , and according to our judgment appear ab- surd and trifling . I will give only a ...
Side 93
... entering this dismal scene , our people from different quarters gave the alarm ; but nothing appearing within shot , we ... entered than they were saluted by such a horrid roar , as put them most precipitately to flight , and our game ...
... entering this dismal scene , our people from different quarters gave the alarm ; but nothing appearing within shot , we ... entered than they were saluted by such a horrid roar , as put them most precipitately to flight , and our game ...
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Oriental Memoirs: Selected and Abriged from a Series of Familiar Letters ... James Forbes Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1813 |
Oriental Memoirs: Selected and Abriged from a Series of Familiar Letters ... James Forbes Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1813 |
Oriental Memoirs: Selected and Abriged from a Series of Familiar Letters ... James Forbes Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1813 |
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