The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page xix
... object in the follow- ing pages to interpret the various national legends and local traditions of the places he has visited , in such a way as to disabuse the minds of Native readers of the superstitious ideas which are at present ...
... object in the follow- ing pages to interpret the various national legends and local traditions of the places he has visited , in such a way as to disabuse the minds of Native readers of the superstitious ideas which are at present ...
Page xxiii
... objects of antiquarian interest , social and religious institu- tions , and the manners , customs , and thoughts of his countrymen . In a word , whilst he has dwelt upon scenes and objects with the view of affording materials for Indian ...
... objects of antiquarian interest , social and religious institu- tions , and the manners , customs , and thoughts of his countrymen . In a word , whilst he has dwelt upon scenes and objects with the view of affording materials for Indian ...
Page 10
... object , and riot their sole idea of reform . Goaded on by these motives , they committed every excess , and strove to outdo Robespierre . Their proceedings scared away the Governor , who fled to take refuge at Ghiretti . But he was ...
... object , and riot their sole idea of reform . Goaded on by these motives , they committed every excess , and strove to outdo Robespierre . Their proceedings scared away the Governor , who fled to take refuge at Ghiretti . But he was ...
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... object is the Sumaj - baree , or House of Sepulchre , where a bone of every deceased member of the Rajah's family is deposited . The Rajah belongs to the Khetrya class , and observes the custom of pre- serving the ashes of the dead . He ...
... object is the Sumaj - baree , or House of Sepulchre , where a bone of every deceased member of the Rajah's family is deposited . The Rajah belongs to the Khetrya class , and observes the custom of pre- serving the ashes of the dead . He ...
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... object to dwell on the merits of his religious doctrines , though their scope and aim had been to proscribe vices and immoralities which had tainted all classes of the society and disgraced the nation , and to inculcate purity of ...
... object to dwell on the merits of his religious doctrines , though their scope and aim had been to proscribe vices and immoralities which had tainted all classes of the society and disgraced the nation , and to inculcate purity of ...
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