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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... thousands of his worshippers . When the idol was placed on his throne , a shout was raised by the multitude , such as I had never heard before . It continued equable for a few minutes , and then gradually died . After a short interval ...
... thousands of his worshippers . When the idol was placed on his throne , a shout was raised by the multitude , such as I had never heard before . It continued equable for a few minutes , and then gradually died . After a short interval ...
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... thousand ) would not be missed . I asked a brahmin how many he supposed were present at the most numerous festival he had ever wit- nessed : " How can I tell , " said he , " how many grains there are in a handful of sand ? " These ...
... thousand ) would not be missed . I asked a brahmin how many he supposed were present at the most numerous festival he had ever wit- nessed : " How can I tell , " said he , " how many grains there are in a handful of sand ? " These ...
Side 27
... scene , " Truly this was the Son of God ! " For near two thousand years has this religion been spreading itself over the world : in due time its saving influence will , I have no doubt , extend to the nations of the east 27.
... scene , " Truly this was the Son of God ! " For near two thousand years has this religion been spreading itself over the world : in due time its saving influence will , I have no doubt , extend to the nations of the east 27.
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... thousand five hundred pounds . The next morning I renewed my journey , and about three miles from Ahmood reached the Dahder , then a small stream , but six years before , when Ragobah's army was encamped on its banks , and I passed a ...
... thousand five hundred pounds . The next morning I renewed my journey , and about three miles from Ahmood reached the Dahder , then a small stream , but six years before , when Ragobah's army was encamped on its banks , and I passed a ...
Side 54
... thousand inhabitants , to avoid their cruelty , deserted the villages , and took refuge on an island in the Tappee , with their wives , children , cattle , furniture , looms , spinning wheels , and stock of grain for the rainy season ...
... thousand inhabitants , to avoid their cruelty , deserted the villages , and took refuge on an island in the Tappee , with their wives , children , cattle , furniture , looms , spinning wheels , and stock of grain for the rainy season ...
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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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