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Side 11
... thing in the place . The Mahomedan inhabitants com- plain bitterly of the Mahratta government ; the dreadful oppres- sions of the Amul within , and the cruel depredations of the Gracias without the walls , have almost driven them to ...
... thing in the place . The Mahomedan inhabitants com- plain bitterly of the Mahratta government ; the dreadful oppres- sions of the Amul within , and the cruel depredations of the Gracias without the walls , have almost driven them to ...
Side 28
... thing above , but held fast by one of the miners standing firmly on it near the precipice . In searching for the earth they seldom go lower than twenty feet , at which depth if they do not succeed , they abandon the spot and try another ...
... thing above , but held fast by one of the miners standing firmly on it near the precipice . In searching for the earth they seldom go lower than twenty feet , at which depth if they do not succeed , they abandon the spot and try another ...
Side 33
... thing else in the once celebrated town of Gwalier deserving the traveller's attention . I do not enter into Mr. Cruso's detail of Captain Popham's enterprize against the fortress of Gwalier , which is already well known . It then ...
... thing else in the once celebrated town of Gwalier deserving the traveller's attention . I do not enter into Mr. Cruso's detail of Captain Popham's enterprize against the fortress of Gwalier , which is already well known . It then ...
Side 56
... thing on this occasion , even to the minutest article . This unfortunate representative of the Timurean race , was about sixty years of age , of the common stature , and of a counte- nance bespeaking a placid and benignant mind ; with ...
... thing on this occasion , even to the minutest article . This unfortunate representative of the Timurean race , was about sixty years of age , of the common stature , and of a counte- nance bespeaking a placid and benignant mind ; with ...
Side 86
... things here are the pa- godas , the observatory , and the Jumma Musjid . The lofty minars of the latter are conspicuous at a great distance ; from the gallery on one of them we had a complete view of the city , which , from the narrow ...
... things here are the pa- godas , the observatory , and the Jumma Musjid . The lofty minars of the latter are conspicuous at a great distance ; from the gallery on one of them we had a complete view of the city , which , from the narrow ...
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Agra appearance army arrived banian banks Baroche Bascar Row beautiful Bednore Bengal blessings boats Bombay brahmins British Calicut called Cambay camp captain Torriano Caunpore celebrated character Christianity colours commanding officer Concan conduct coss Cossimbazar Cruso death delightful deserted Dhuboy domes durbar earth elegant emperor enemy enemy's English European favour Fortified Island fortress gardens garrison groves Gulam Kaudir Guzerat Gwalier happy hills Hindoo Hindostan honour horse human hundred Hyder Ally India inhabitants late letter Lord Lullabhy Lutoph Ally Mahomedan Mahratta Malabar Malwa Mangulore Memoirs ment mentioned Mhadajee Sindia miles Mirza Mogul morning Mysore nabob native noble Onore pagoda palace passed present purgunnas rajah respect river Salsette scene sent sepoys Shah Sir Charles Malet Sir William Jones Sircar situation spot subahdar sultaun's Surat Tellicherry temple thousand tion Tippoo Sultaun town trees troops village voyage zamorine
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Side 301 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Side 329 - Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth : for God hath received him.
Side 328 - Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought.
Side 301 - And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to it shall the Gentiles seek : and his rest shall be glorious.
Side 340 - He was to be •' despised and rejected of men ;" he was to be " taken from prison and from judgment," and to be " led as a lamb to the slaughter." Though He was "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief," yet "the Gentiles were to come to His light, and kings to the brightness of His rising.
Side 43 - Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind ; As different good, by art or nature given To different nations, makes their blessings even.
Side 198 - I have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace ; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to FOURTEEN.
Side iii - ORIENTAL MEMOIRS: selected and abridged from a Series of familiar Letters written during Seventeen Years Residence in India : including Observations on Parts of Africa and South America, and a Narrative of Occurrences in four India Voyages ; 4 vols.
Side 197 - Nor was the palace itself less splendid, in which were hung up thirty-eight thousand pieces of tapestry, twelve thousand five hundred of which were of silk embroidered with gold. The carpets on the floor were twenty-two thousand. A hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion.
Side 329 - Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.