The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... to visit many parts of Bengal to institute inquiries respecting the country produce in which he traded . The first important trip which he undertook was in { Introduction . xxi 1843 to the once famous town XX Introduction .
... to visit many parts of Bengal to institute inquiries respecting the country produce in which he traded . The first important trip which he undertook was in { Introduction . xxi 1843 to the once famous town XX Introduction .
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Bholanauth Chunder. { Introduction . xxi 1843 to the once famous town of Dacca , which in the days of our grandmothers manufactured the celebrated muslin dresses , each of which was of so fine a texture that it could be drawn through a ...
Bholanauth Chunder. { Introduction . xxi 1843 to the once famous town of Dacca , which in the days of our grandmothers manufactured the celebrated muslin dresses , each of which was of so fine a texture that it could be drawn through a ...
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... once belonged to the Dutch , except the escutcheons of the Governors that still continue to adorn the walls of its church . ' " Reached Hooghly - ghaut . Near this was the old fort of the Portuguese . Probably , a huge piece of old ma ...
... once belonged to the Dutch , except the escutcheons of the Governors that still continue to adorn the walls of its church . ' " Reached Hooghly - ghaut . Near this was the old fort of the Portuguese . Probably , a huge piece of old ma ...
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... once in a twelvemonth at the Poojah holidays to their country residences - where there was an eye that would mark their coming , and look brighter when they came ' —and where the Doomurdah . ' Children ran to lisp their sire's return 16 ...
... once in a twelvemonth at the Poojah holidays to their country residences - where there was an eye that would mark their coming , and look brighter when they came ' —and where the Doomurdah . ' Children ran to lisp their sire's return 16 ...
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... once famed for the brilliancy of their wit and the purity of their Bengalee . It was , in those days , the innocent diversion of the rich Hindoos to listen to witty sayings , to laugh at the antics of buffoons , to hear ven- triloquists ...
... once famed for the brilliancy of their wit and the purity of their Bengalee . It was , in those days , the innocent diversion of the rich Hindoos to listen to witty sayings , to laugh at the antics of buffoons , to hear ven- triloquists ...
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