The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page xiv
... human race . In the tenth century of the Christian era an attempt is said to have been made by the famous Raja of Bullala , in the ancient Bengal metropolis at Gour , to degrade the class of Bunniahs , probably from differences of ...
... human race . In the tenth century of the Christian era an attempt is said to have been made by the famous Raja of Bullala , in the ancient Bengal metropolis at Gour , to degrade the class of Bunniahs , probably from differences of ...
Page xv
... According to a widely - spread belief , Vishnu be- came incarnate in succession in the two heroes , Ráma and Krishna , for the purpose of delivering the human race from the oppressions of the Rákshavas , or demons ; in.
... According to a widely - spread belief , Vishnu be- came incarnate in succession in the two heroes , Ráma and Krishna , for the purpose of delivering the human race from the oppressions of the Rákshavas , or demons ; in.
Page xxiii
... human interest to scenes , which , after all , are somewhat strange and unintelligible to European minds . In 1866 he paid a second visit to Delhi , and his antiquarian notices of that city and its ancient suburbs display an amount of ...
... human interest to scenes , which , after all , are somewhat strange and unintelligible to European minds . In 1866 he paid a second visit to Delhi , and his antiquarian notices of that city and its ancient suburbs display an amount of ...
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... human sacrifice has been offered under the régime of the Brahmins . It is said of her , that a party of boat- men was rowing up the river to the sound of a melo- dious strain . Heightened by the stillness of the night , the plaintive ...
... human sacrifice has been offered under the régime of the Brahmins . It is said of her , that a party of boat- men was rowing up the river to the sound of a melo- dious strain . Heightened by the stillness of the night , the plaintive ...
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... human existence in its streets , ' and more life and activity in its society . The Dutch established themselves at Chinsurah in 1675. So long as they adhered to a steady prosecution of commerce , they were uniformly prosperous and suc ...
... human existence in its streets , ' and more life and activity in its society . The Dutch established themselves at Chinsurah in 1675. So long as they adhered to a steady prosecution of commerce , they were uniformly prosperous and suc ...
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