The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... Mahomedan conquest of India . - Mus- jeed - i - Kootub - ul - Islam . - The Kootub Minar . - The unfin- ished Minar . Altamash's tomb . - Diving - wells in Mehrow- lie . - Adam Khan's tomb . - Rupamati . - Ruby Palace . — Kil- okeree ...
... Mahomedan conquest of India . - Mus- jeed - i - Kootub - ul - Islam . - The Kootub Minar . - The unfin- ished Minar . Altamash's tomb . - Diving - wells in Mehrow- lie . - Adam Khan's tomb . - Rupamati . - Ruby Palace . — Kil- okeree ...
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... Mahomedan minister that India has ever had , with feelings of universal benevo- lence . ' From Agra to Futtehpore Sicri is twenty - four miles , or a good six hours ' drive in a gharry . The whole way , ' says Fitch , ' resembled a ...
... Mahomedan minister that India has ever had , with feelings of universal benevo- lence . ' From Agra to Futtehpore Sicri is twenty - four miles , or a good six hours ' drive in a gharry . The whole way , ' says Fitch , ' resembled a ...
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... Mahomedan saints have dispensed similar favours to matrons of their nation . By domestic afflictions , the greatest minds are so unnerved as to follow the practices of the common herd . In his par- ental yearnings for a son , Akber ...
... Mahomedan saints have dispensed similar favours to matrons of their nation . By domestic afflictions , the greatest minds are so unnerved as to follow the practices of the common herd . In his par- ental yearnings for a son , Akber ...
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... Mahomedan saying , ' that women have no souls . ' Our fathers and grandfathers , whose ' Pierian spring ' of knowledge is the Persian , still quote many of the witty sayings of Beerbul , which amused the court of Akber . But the ...
... Mahomedan saying , ' that women have no souls . ' Our fathers and grandfathers , whose ' Pierian spring ' of knowledge is the Persian , still quote many of the witty sayings of Beerbul , which amused the court of Akber . But the ...
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... Mahomedan female taste in pre- ferring to blacken the lips , enamel the teeth , and cover the eye - lids with gold - leaf - absurdities giving a ghastly appearance to lovely countenances . On return from our stroll , our host took us ...
... Mahomedan female taste in pre- ferring to blacken the lips , enamel the teeth , and cover the eye - lids with gold - leaf - absurdities giving a ghastly appearance to lovely countenances . On return from our stroll , our host took us ...
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Akber American ancient appearance arches Author beautiful Bengal Brindabun British building built Buldeo Calcutta character Chinese cloth College containing court Crown 8vo David Urquhart Delhi DICTIONARY Ditto emperor English eyes F. J. Furnivall F. W. Newman feet Firoz Frances Power Cobbe French Gate gateway German gharry gold Gopinees GRAMMAR ground hall head Hindoo hundred Illustrations India Indraprastha inscription John Jumna Khan king Kootub Krishna Lalkot LANGUAGE late literature LL.D London Mahomed Mahomedan miles Minar Mogul mosque Musjeed Mussulmans Muttra native Notes original palace Patan PATERNOSTER ROW pilgrim pillar Post 8vo present princes Professor published Radha Rajah reign religion revised Richard Congreve Rig-Veda Royal 8vo Royal Asiatic Society ruins rupees Sanskrit scene Second Edition sewed Shah Jehan stone story temple Text Theodore Goldstücker throne tion tomb Translated traveller TRÜBNER viii volume Vrij walls white marble William