The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 2N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 10
... once calls up before us a strongly- built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been— ' with a very agreeable expression of countenance and captivating manners . ' The building is four stories high , on a pyramidal principle -- each ...
... once calls up before us a strongly- built and stalwart man , which his Majesty had been— ' with a very agreeable expression of countenance and captivating manners . ' The building is four stories high , on a pyramidal principle -- each ...
Page 22
... once and for many centuries been a heretic Buddhistical city , is a fact known to not a single Vishnuvite , and which would never be believed by a Chowbay in his five senses as authentic . In the time it had been visited by Fa Hian ...
... once and for many centuries been a heretic Buddhistical city , is a fact known to not a single Vishnuvite , and which would never be believed by a Chowbay in his five senses as authentic . In the time it had been visited by Fa Hian ...
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... once more their beloved Krishna , elevated from a shepherd to a sovereign . Jushoda outdoes Rachel in lamentation and bitter weep- ing - Jeremiah must yield the palm of pathos to Bopdeva . The Jumna below Muttra presents in this season ...
... once more their beloved Krishna , elevated from a shepherd to a sovereign . Jushoda outdoes Rachel in lamentation and bitter weep- ing - Jeremiah must yield the palm of pathos to Bopdeva . The Jumna below Muttra presents in this season ...
Page 36
... once 20 marriages on a day , to avoid incur- ing a large expense in the feeding of their relatives . The Chowbaynees are in the grandest style of beauty . The whole class is superb , and the general character of their figure is majestic ...
... once 20 marriages on a day , to avoid incur- ing a large expense in the feeding of their relatives . The Chowbaynees are in the grandest style of beauty . The whole class is superb , and the general character of their figure is majestic ...
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... once enthralled the hearts of the females ; and the warm - hearted Rajputnees crowded to his shrines , drawing all the youth of the country after them . ' * From austerity , the natural reaction is to licentiousness , and people falling ...
... once enthralled the hearts of the females ; and the warm - hearted Rajputnees crowded to his shrines , drawing all the youth of the country after them . ' * From austerity , the natural reaction is to licentiousness , and people falling ...
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Akber Altamash ancient appearance arches architecture Aurungzebe beautiful Begum Bengal Brindabun British building built Calcutta century Chandney Chowk Cheetore Chohan cloth College court covered Crown 8vo David Urquhart Delhi DICTIONARY dome Edited elephants emperor English erected eyes F. J. Furnivall F. W. Newman feet Firoz Shah Frances Power Cobbe Gate gateway German gharry gold ground hall hands head Hindoo honour hundred India Indraprastha inscription Iron Pillar Jumma Musjeed Jumna Khan king Kootub Krishna Lalkot LANGUAGE London magnificent Mahomed Mahomedan ment miles Minar Mogul monarch mosque Mussulmans Muttra Nadir Shah original ornamented palace Pandavas Patan Pirthi-raj Post 8vo present princes Professor Rajah reign rich royal Royal Asiatic Society ruins rupees Sanskrit scene sewed Shah Jehan side spot stone story temple throne Timoor tion Togluk Toglukabad Tomara tomb towers Translated traveller Trübner viii walls white marble