Memoirs of India: Comprising a Brief Grographical Account of the East Indies; a Succinct History of Hindostan, from the Most Early Ages, to the End of the Marquis of Hastings ́administration in 1823. Designed for Young Men Going Out to IndiaLongman, 1824 - 504 pagina's |
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Pagina 1
... hand of nature . Hindostan Proper extends from the Himalaya , or region of eternal snow , to the river Nerbudda , which falls into the Gulf of Cam- bay , nearly in a latitudinal line with the mouths of the Ganges . The Deccan is all ...
... hand of nature . Hindostan Proper extends from the Himalaya , or region of eternal snow , to the river Nerbudda , which falls into the Gulf of Cam- bay , nearly in a latitudinal line with the mouths of the Ganges . The Deccan is all ...
Pagina 14
... hands , over which a part of their muslin robe or cotton dress is thrown , to conceal their operations from inquisitive eyes . * Vide Captain Raper's Journal . Then follows a most animated scene of gesticula- tion , 14 MEMOIRS OF INDIA .
... hands , over which a part of their muslin robe or cotton dress is thrown , to conceal their operations from inquisitive eyes . * Vide Captain Raper's Journal . Then follows a most animated scene of gesticula- tion , 14 MEMOIRS OF INDIA .
Pagina 16
... hand to hand , and foot to foot , with the broad- sword and target , for a whole day . From Hurdwarra to the sources of the Ganges , are temples of great antiquity , one of which , called Raghunaut , is said by the Brahmans to have ...
... hand to hand , and foot to foot , with the broad- sword and target , for a whole day . From Hurdwarra to the sources of the Ganges , are temples of great antiquity , one of which , called Raghunaut , is said by the Brahmans to have ...
Pagina 30
... hands round the waist of him , in his immediate front , thus forming circles , and hopping first to the right , and then to the left , on one foot , they keep time to a sort of drum , and a wild instrument like a clarionet . The women ...
... hands round the waist of him , in his immediate front , thus forming circles , and hopping first to the right , and then to the left , on one foot , they keep time to a sort of drum , and a wild instrument like a clarionet . The women ...
Pagina 46
... hands , be- longing to our East India Company , to the amount of two millions sterling . The English establishment at Canton consists of twelve supercargoes , and eight writers , whose allow- ances graduate from nearly 9000l . a year to ...
... hands , be- longing to our East India Company , to the amount of two millions sterling . The English establishment at Canton consists of twelve supercargoes , and eight writers , whose allow- ances graduate from nearly 9000l . a year to ...
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Pagina 29 - Who without bloodshed or the terror of authority, Employing only the means of conciliation, confidence, and benevolence, Attempted and accomplished The entire subjection of the lawless and savage inhabitants of the...
Pagina 475 - Distinctions of colour are of his ordination. It is he who gives existence. In your temples, to his name the voice is raised in prayer : in a house of images, where the bell is shaken, still he is the object of adoration.
Pagina 474 - ... now in heaven, conducted the affairs of this empire in equity and firm security for the space of fifty-two years, preserving every tribe of men in ease and happiness; whether they were followers of Jesus, or of Moses, of David, or...
Pagina 436 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known; In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Pagina 129 - I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Pagina 474 - Akbar, whose throne is now in heaven, conducted the affairs of this empire in equity and firm security for the space of fifty-two years, preserving every tribe of men in ease and happiness...
Pagina 394 - As soon as they arrive at this place, the condemned prisoners are asked in what religion they choose to die ; and the moment they have replied to this question, the executioner seizes them, and binds them to a stake in the midst of the faggots. The day after the execution, the portraits of the dead are carried to the church of the Dominicans. The heads only are represented (which are...
Pagina 388 - ... ministry. Your province, therefore, brethren, your office, I place before all dignities in the church. Let others be pontiffs, patriarchs, or popes; let them glitter in purple, in scarlet, or in gold; let them seek the admiration of the wondering multitude, and receive obeisance on the bended knee. Ye have acquired a better name than they, and a more sacred fame.
Pagina 405 - I will answer in the negative : it is my decided opinion, first, that under existing circumstances there is no human possibility of converting the Hindoos, to any sect of Christianity, and, secondly, that the translation of the Holy Scriptures circulated among them, so far from conducing to this end, will, on the contrary, increase the prejudices of the natives against the Christian religion, and prove in many respects detrimental to it.
Pagina 393 - Dominican friars, who have this honour because St. Dominic founded the Inquisition. These are followed by the prisoners, who walk one after the other, each having his godfather by his side, and a lighted taper in his hand. The least guilty go foremost ; and as I did not pass for one of them, there were many who took precedence of me. The women were mixed promiscuously with the men. We all walked barefoot, and the sharp stones of the streets of Goa wounded my tender feet, and caused the blood to stream...