 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 countries of the world - Page 184by Robert Brown - 1876Full view - About this book
 | Charles Henshaw Ward - 1920 - 584 pages
...strangers to that great metropolis. (8) Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. (9) All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. (10) From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1921 - 542 pages
...strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels...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 sabers... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1921 - 298 pages
...: the coupon Biblical expression. See Genesis xvi, 10. 1.26. Looms. In Warren Hastings he writes : "From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of Versailles. ..." — Warren Hastings, p. 103, 1. 13. P. 60, 1. 4. This... | |
 | 1924 - 1010 pages
...strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels...the most delicate silks that adorned the halls of St James's and of Versailles ; and in the bazaars, the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled... | |
 | Warner Taylor - 1927 - 668 pages
...From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of Versailles; and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere. This rich capital,... | |
 | William Ferguson Beatson Laurie - 1999 - 398 pages
...strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had a.> many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels...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... | |
 | Diana L. Eck - 1999 - 460 pages
...eighteenth century, Macaulay writes: Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels...went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of Versailles; and in the bazaars, the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Thomas Ollive Mabbott, Eleanor D. Kewer - 2000 - 768 pages
...sacred city into the sacred river . . . Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream, lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandize ... (p. 2o8). The handful of sepoys who attended Hastings, would probably have been sufficient... | |
 | Michael Edwardes - 1976 - 228 pages
...strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels...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... | |
 | 1842 - 574 pages
...great metropolis. Commerce had as mappilgrims as religion. All along the shores of WARREN HASTINGS. venerable stream, lay great fleets of vessels laden...went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of the Petit Trianon ,• and in the bazars, the muslins of Bengal, and the... | |
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