 It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make...  The modern geographical readers - Page 83by Modern geographical readers - 1882Full view - About this book
 | 1842 - 654 pages
...alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants, and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathingplaces along the Ganges,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants, and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 588 pages
...alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1078 pages
...and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the apes clung by hundreds. The travel'er coula Karcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 pages
...alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 pages
...alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stcitely flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the... | |
 | 1867 - 894 pages
...alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants, and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges,... | |
 | 1868 - 598 pages
...alleys, rich with shrines and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps, which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing places along the Ganges,... | |
 | Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 452 pages
...surrounding villages is exceedingly dense. and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants, and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately nights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges,... | |
 | Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 456 pages
...surrounding villages is exceedingly dense. and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his...mendicants, and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately nights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges,... | |
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