The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 12
... remains to tell now that it 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 ...
... remains to tell now that it 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 ...
Page 15
... remains of wrecked vessels beneath the earth which has overlaid the bed of the deserted channel . Satgaon is of great antiquity , having been known to the Romans under the name of Ganges Regia . It is said to have been a royal city , of ...
... remains of wrecked vessels beneath the earth which has overlaid the bed of the deserted channel . Satgaon is of great antiquity , having been known to the Romans under the name of Ganges Regia . It is said to have been a royal city , of ...
Page 43
... remains no Veda , when it is uttered by a Mletcha ? ' In Nuddea , we saw a Jogee , or Alexander's Gym- nosophist , once very common in India , but now a rare sight . The generation has passed away , who saw the remarkable Mahapurush at ...
... remains no Veda , when it is uttered by a Mletcha ? ' In Nuddea , we saw a Jogee , or Alexander's Gym- nosophist , once very common in India , but now a rare sight . The generation has passed away , who saw the remarkable Mahapurush at ...
Page 46
... remains his boast . We saw the young scion drive in a barouche- and - two . As he passed along , he received the homage of a bow from all persons on the road . The mansion of the Krishnugger Rajah was found to be a hoary , antique ...
... remains his boast . We saw the young scion drive in a barouche- and - two . As he passed along , he received the homage of a bow from all persons on the road . The mansion of the Krishnugger Rajah was found to be a hoary , antique ...
Page 51
... swept the battle - field away , every trace is obliterated , and a few miserable huts literally overhanging the water , are the only remains of the celebrated Plassey . ' In the large mango - grove was the English army.
... swept the battle - field away , every trace is obliterated , and a few miserable huts literally overhanging the water , are the only remains of the celebrated Plassey . ' In the large mango - grove was the English army.
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