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 17
... stones ornamented his arms , and rings , sparkling with gems , glittered on his fingers . The great idol of the temple , during the season of pilgrimage , has a superb table laid at two o'clock , and his velvet couch is spread every ...
... stones ornamented his arms , and rings , sparkling with gems , glittered on his fingers . The great idol of the temple , during the season of pilgrimage , has a superb table laid at two o'clock , and his velvet couch is spread every ...
Pagina 20
... stone , two stories high , and slated ; but the streets are narrow ; and with the exception of several curious pagodas , the rajah's house is the only remarkable edifice , being built of coarse granite to the height of four stories ...
... stone , two stories high , and slated ; but the streets are narrow ; and with the exception of several curious pagodas , the rajah's house is the only remarkable edifice , being built of coarse granite to the height of four stories ...
Pagina 34
... stones , betel nut , and edible nests , are transported up . the river Irawaddy , in large boats , as far as Bamoo ; where they are bartered at the jee or mart , with the Chinese merchants , for raw and wrought silks , velvets , gold ...
... stones , betel nut , and edible nests , are transported up . the river Irawaddy , in large boats , as far as Bamoo ; where they are bartered at the jee or mart , with the Chinese merchants , for raw and wrought silks , velvets , gold ...
Pagina 112
... stone or mud , and covered with tiles , whereas in the Carnatic , and in many parts of Malabar , the dwellings are com- posed of wood or mud , and thatched with palm leaves . The star pagoda , value about eight shillings , is a current ...
... stone or mud , and covered with tiles , whereas in the Carnatic , and in many parts of Malabar , the dwellings are com- posed of wood or mud , and thatched with palm leaves . The star pagoda , value about eight shillings , is a current ...
Pagina 118
... stone to be found in it . The important productions of Bengal are tobacco , sugar , indigo , cotton , silk , and opium * ; and to all the Indian fruits , are now added some from China and Europe . Vegetables are in great plenty . The ...
... stone to be found in it . The important productions of Bengal are tobacco , sugar , indigo , cotton , silk , and opium * ; and to all the Indian fruits , are now added some from China and Europe . Vegetables are in great plenty . The ...
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adventurers Albuquerque ancient army attacked Aurengzebe Batavia beautiful Bengal Birmans body Bombay Brahmans British Calcutta called Cape capital Carnatic ceremonies Ceylon chief China Chinese Christian civilisation coast cocoa nuts Colonel command commenced Company's conquest court David Ochterlony Deccan Delhi Dupleix Dutch Dwarka East India Company elephants emperor empire enemy English established Europe Europeans feet female force formed French Gama Ganges ghauts gold Goorcas Guzerat Hindoos Hindostan honour hope human idols inhabitants island Java king length live Lord Clive Madras magnificent Mahrattas Malabar Marquis ment miles military Mogul Mohammedans mountains Mysore nations natives nature nearly Nepaul numerous officers pagoda Peishwa Pondicherry Poonah Portugal Portuguese possession priests princes province rajah received respecting river round settlement ships situated soon Sumatra temples territories thing Thomas Hislop tion Tippo town trade tree troops Vide Addenda villages whole wild worship Zamorin
Populaire passages
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...