The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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Page 42
... noble to bring a blush of shame to the cheek of the mother who gave him birth ; too chiv- alrous to forget the father who had adopted him and brought him up ; too noble to flee from a sinking ship ; too proud to avoid the one and only ...
... noble to bring a blush of shame to the cheek of the mother who gave him birth ; too chiv- alrous to forget the father who had adopted him and brought him up ; too noble to flee from a sinking ship ; too proud to avoid the one and only ...
Page 48
... noble , Patta of Kelwa , a seasoned warrior at the ripe age of sixteen . He went to take one last look at his newly married bride , and seemed to waver because of his love for her . She said nothing ; but when he left the palace to join ...
... noble , Patta of Kelwa , a seasoned warrior at the ripe age of sixteen . He went to take one last look at his newly married bride , and seemed to waver because of his love for her . She said nothing ; but when he left the palace to join ...
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... noble gateway deeply recessed ; a vaulted hall - way 375 ft . long , and two storeys in height ; -make a most imposing portal to the imperial abode . The hall - way opens into a court 350 feet square . From the centre of it run , on ...
... noble gateway deeply recessed ; a vaulted hall - way 375 ft . long , and two storeys in height ; -make a most imposing portal to the imperial abode . The hall - way opens into a court 350 feet square . From the centre of it run , on ...
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