The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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... village . She is one of those old images to whom many a 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 ...
... village . She is one of those old images to whom many a 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 ...
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... village of the native rose and the exiled daisy , and the classic spot over which the muse has flung many a soft and sacred enchantment . * The gay villas with which it is studded , and the bloom and beauty of its parterres , reflect a ...
... village of the native rose and the exiled daisy , and the classic spot over which the muse has flung many a soft and sacred enchantment . * The gay villas with which it is studded , and the bloom and beauty of its parterres , reflect a ...
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... villages turn up in rapid succession . Now , a wooded promontory stretching into the water bounds the view ; then , a wide expanse of the river opens a most gorgeous vista . No part of Bengal exhibits such a high degree of populousness ...
... villages turn up in rapid succession . Now , a wooded promontory stretching into the water bounds the view ; then , a wide expanse of the river opens a most gorgeous vista . No part of Bengal exhibits such a high degree of populousness ...
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... village , without any remains of its former greatness , except a small elegant mosque . Literally , Satgaon or Supta - gram means the ' seven villages . ' The well - known Mullick families of Calcutta are originally from Satgaon ...
... village , without any remains of its former greatness , except a small elegant mosque . Literally , Satgaon or Supta - gram means the ' seven villages . ' The well - known Mullick families of Calcutta are originally from Satgaon ...
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... village . He had an extraordinary memory , and an anecdote is related of him , that as he was coming home one day from his bath in the Ganges , he met a Kaffer and Chinaman abusing and fighting with each other in the streets . The case ...
... village . He had an extraordinary memory , and an anecdote is related of him , that as he was coming home one day from his bath in the Ganges , he met a Kaffer and Chinaman abusing and fighting with each other in the streets . The case ...
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