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... mountains . It is but reasonable to expect , that the mode of equally dividing a continent , so circumstanced , must be something peculiarly curious . And so it is . The usual division of Jambu , ( which , it must be remembered , is ...
... mountains . It is but reasonable to expect , that the mode of equally dividing a continent , so circumstanced , must be something peculiarly curious . And so it is . The usual division of Jambu , ( which , it must be remembered , is ...
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The Calcutta Review. mountain , or a chain of mountains , is said to stand . In the centre of this continent stands the golden Meru , or Sumeru , the highest and the most exalted of all mountains . Towards the north are three ranges of ...
The Calcutta Review. mountain , or a chain of mountains , is said to stand . In the centre of this continent stands the golden Meru , or Sumeru , the highest and the most exalted of all mountains . Towards the north are three ranges of ...
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... mountains contained in the sacred writings of the Hindus , like those of Sumeru , abound with geographical errors of the grossest kind . There is no moun- tain which is less than some thousands of yojanas in height , and all are said to ...
... mountains contained in the sacred writings of the Hindus , like those of Sumeru , abound with geographical errors of the grossest kind . There is no moun- tain which is less than some thousands of yojanas in height , and all are said to ...
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The History of the Conquerors of Hind from the most | xi |
The Bengal Medical Codeand the Bengal Medical | xviii |
Bengal Hurkaru May 8th Speech of the Honble | xxvii |
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