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" Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of... "
The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times - Page 4
by Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 388 pages
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A Manual of English Prose Literature: Biographical and Critical, Designed ...

William Minto - 1881 - 634 pages
...went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St James's and of the Petit Trianon ; and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Outle were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere. " There is thus no lack...
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Critical and historical essays

Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 874 pages
...AH along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate...silks that adorned the balls of St James's and of the Petit Trianon : and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with...
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Warren Hastings, ed. by S. Hales

Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays], Hastings.) - 1883 - 244 pages
...All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. 15 James's and of Versailles ; and in the bazaars, the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were...
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Critical and historical essays

Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 876 pages
...Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St James's and of the Petit Trianon: > mrngM with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere. This rich capita!, and the surrounding...
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Pictorial records of remarkable events in the history of the world

World - 1884 - 560 pages
...All along the shores of thevenerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate...the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere. This rich capital, and the surrounding tract, had long been under the immediate rule of a Hindoo prince,...
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Life and work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877

James Kennedy (missionary.) - 1884 - 424 pages
...All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate...balls of St. James's and of Versailles ; and in the bazars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the...
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The Life of General U.S. Grant: His Early Life, Military Achievements, and ...

L. T. Remlap - 1885 - 800 pages
...Benares 394 went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the halls of St. James and Verseilles; and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres...the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere." Benares to one-half the human race — to the millions in China who profess Buddhism and the millions...
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Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1885 - 916 pages
...All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. , the whole fabric falls of necessity to the ground: and he that shall put th halls of St. James's and of Versai}les ; and in the hazars, the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of...
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Grant & His Travels: A Descriptive Account of His Tour Around the ..., Volume 1

Loomis T. Palmer - 1885 - 426 pages
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The Life of General U.S. Grant: His Early Life, Military Achievements, and ...

Loomis T. Palmer - 1885 - 740 pages
...All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the halls of St. James and Verseilles; and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude...
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