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 ii
... situation of lands " and regions , with the manners and customs of men ; and variable forms , shapes , natures , and proprieties of " beasts , fruits , and trees ; especially such as are among the Arabians , Persians , and Indians . And ...
... situation of lands " and regions , with the manners and customs of men ; and variable forms , shapes , natures , and proprieties of " beasts , fruits , and trees ; especially such as are among the Arabians , Persians , and Indians . And ...
Side vi
... between the Mogul palaces and Mahratta hovels .. melancholy situation of the reduced Mogul families .. charities in Hindostan .. caravansaries .. those on the royal roads de- scribed .. Jumma - musjed at Ahmed - abad , vi CONTENTS .
... between the Mogul palaces and Mahratta hovels .. melancholy situation of the reduced Mogul families .. charities in Hindostan .. caravansaries .. those on the royal roads de- scribed .. Jumma - musjed at Ahmed - abad , vi CONTENTS .
Side xi
... situation of the civil and military servants on that establishment .. arrival at Surat .. double government of the English in that city .. evils attending it .. abolition of the nabob's authority , and sole administration of the English ...
... situation of the civil and military servants on that establishment .. arrival at Surat .. double government of the English in that city .. evils attending it .. abolition of the nabob's authority , and sole administration of the English ...
Side 17
... situation of seclusion and solitude ; and , will- ing to profit by the opportunity , I endeavoured to acquire all the particulars I could respecting these extraordinary people . The observations I made enable me to confirm what I have ...
... situation of seclusion and solitude ; and , will- ing to profit by the opportunity , I endeavoured to acquire all the particulars I could respecting these extraordinary people . The observations I made enable me to confirm what I have ...
Side 28
... situations , whether high or low , rich or poor , learned or unlearned ; none can be too high for its exalted promises , none too low for its divine consolations . It has no invidious distinctions for the elated brahmin ; no despond ...
... situations , whether high or low , rich or poor , learned or unlearned ; none can be too high for its exalted promises , none too low for its divine consolations . It has no invidious distinctions for the elated brahmin ; no despond ...
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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 |
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