The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... turned into fields for rice crops and the growth of other staples . Futtehpore Sicri was something like the Windsor Palace of Akber . The town is situated on the crest of a hill , rising abruptly from the plains to the height of a ...
... turned into fields for rice crops and the growth of other staples . Futtehpore Sicri was something like the Windsor Palace of Akber . The town is situated on the crest of a hill , rising abruptly from the plains to the height of a ...
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... turned into masters of the land , and arbiters of the fate of their own descendants . It is but justice , however , to the men , that though they were rough dragoons , unused to the mood of relishing or reverencing works of art , they ...
... turned into masters of the land , and arbiters of the fate of their own descendants . It is but justice , however , to the men , that though they were rough dragoons , unused to the mood of relishing or reverencing works of art , they ...
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... turned a deaf ear to the solicitations of those , who contrive to gain their ends by worrying a man with the din of a clamorous application . Our cool indifference and imperturbable equanimity upset all their calculations , and when ...
... turned a deaf ear to the solicitations of those , who contrive to gain their ends by worrying a man with the din of a clamorous application . Our cool indifference and imperturbable equanimity upset all their calculations , and when ...
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... turning back to our lodge , we chanced to see a creature who was going to pay her evening devotions at a neigh- bouring shrine . The veil was so drawn over the head , as to ... turned upon her , she did not falter 36 Travels of a Hindoo .
... turning back to our lodge , we chanced to see a creature who was going to pay her evening devotions at a neigh- bouring shrine . The veil was so drawn over the head , as to ... turned upon her , she did not falter 36 Travels of a Hindoo .
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Bholanauth Chunder. had been turned upon her , she did not falter a step in her motion , -nor did a muscle move in her face , or a blush rise to her cheeks . Called often by their profes- sion to be out of doors , the Brahmin women are ...
Bholanauth Chunder. had been turned upon her , she did not falter a step in her motion , -nor did a muscle move in her face , or a blush rise to her cheeks . Called often by their profes- sion to be out of doors , the Brahmin women are ...
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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