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" Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die ; for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. "
The countries of the world - Page 184
by Robert Brown - 1876
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Macaulay's Essay on Warren Hastings

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1900 - 322 pages
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. 5 Hundreds of devotees caine thither every month to die : for it was believed that a peculiarly...should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. HSTor was superstition the only motive which allured strangers to that great metrop- 10 olis. ) Commerce...
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Macaulay's Essay on Warren Hastings

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1907 - 216 pages
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die : for it was believed that a peculiarly...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...
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Macaulay's Essays on Clive and Hastings

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1910 - 300 pages
...Hindoos from every province where the Brah10 minical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die ; for it was believed that a peculiarly...strangers to that great metropolis. Commerce had as 15 many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels...
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Essay on Warren Hastings

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1911 - 328 pages
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. 5 Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die : for it was believed that a peculiarly...only motive which allured strangers to that great metrop- 10 olis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream...
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Essays on Clive and Hastings

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1911 - 346 pages
...Hindoos from every province 10 where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die; for it was believed that a peculiarly...Nor was superstition the only motive which allured stran15 gers to that great metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores...
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Macaulay's Essay on Lord Clive

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1912 - 300 pages
...thither every month to die; for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who 10 should pass from the 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 merchandise. From the is...
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Macaulay's Essay on Lord Clive

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1912 - 340 pages
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die; for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who 10 should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river. Nor was superstition the only motive which...
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The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine

1868 - 1206 pages
...Hindus from every province where the Brahminicol faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die ; for it was believed that a peculiarly...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...
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Literary Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1913 - 842 pages
...Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith was known. Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die : for it was believed that a peculiarly...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...
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Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish ...

John Murray - 1919 - 1012 pages
...and temples drew crowd-s of pious Hindoos from every Erovince where the Hrahrninical faith was nown. Hundreds of devotees came hither every month to die,...sacred city into the sacred river. Nor was superstition thr only motive which allured strangers lo that great metropolis. Commerce had as many pilgrims as...
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