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Page 27
... formed from the Bengal army , and invaded it with success , but great loss , as shall be detailed in its appropriate place . * Vide Addenda , IV . * Bootan lies eastward of Nepaul , and extends to the MEMOIRS OF INDIA . 27.
... formed from the Bengal army , and invaded it with success , but great loss , as shall be detailed in its appropriate place . * Vide Addenda , IV . * Bootan lies eastward of Nepaul , and extends to the MEMOIRS OF INDIA . 27.
Page 39
... successes of the Portuguese in India , they interfered in the wars between the Birmans and Peguers , but little was known of the interior . In 1752 the sovereign of Pegu con- quered the king of Ava , which is the country of the ancient ...
... successes of the Portuguese in India , they interfered in the wars between the Birmans and Peguers , but little was known of the interior . In 1752 the sovereign of Pegu con- quered the king of Ava , which is the country of the ancient ...
Page 65
... successful exertions till 1787 , when the settlement was abandoned , after having proved the grave of nearly all the Europeans that ever resided on Nan- cowry . * Prince of Wales's Island , the N. E. point of which is in lat . 5 ° 25 ...
... successful exertions till 1787 , when the settlement was abandoned , after having proved the grave of nearly all the Europeans that ever resided on Nan- cowry . * Prince of Wales's Island , the N. E. point of which is in lat . 5 ° 25 ...
Page 66
... success , as well as many cu rious productions which enrich the colonists . For the soil is a fine rich black mould , produced from the vegetable putrefaction for ages . Here are cultivated , pepper , betel nut , cocoa nuts , coffee ...
... success , as well as many cu rious productions which enrich the colonists . For the soil is a fine rich black mould , produced from the vegetable putrefaction for ages . Here are cultivated , pepper , betel nut , cocoa nuts , coffee ...
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... successful attempts at reformation . In an age so early as to baffle the research of antiquarians , Budha apostatised ; and , denying the divine origin of the Vedas , began to worship God under the figure of a circle . It does not ...
... successful attempts at reformation . In an age so early as to baffle the research of antiquarians , Budha apostatised ; and , denying the divine origin of the Vedas , began to worship God under the figure of a circle . It does not ...
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adventurers Albuquerque ancient army attacked Aurengzebe Batavia beautiful Bengal Birmans body Bombay Brahmans British Calcutta called Cape capital Carnatic cavalry ceremonies Ceylon chief China Chinese Christian civilisation coast Colonel command commenced Company's conquest court curious 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
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Page 27 - 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...
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 127 - 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 437 - ... two thousand feet in circumference, measured round the principal stems ; the overhanging branches, not yet struck down, cover a much larger space ; and under it grow a number of custard-apple and other fruit trees.
Page 391 - F£ was generally celebrated on the first Sunday in Advent, because on that day is read in the Churches that part of the Gospel in which mention is made of the LAST JUDGMENT ; and the Inquisitors pretend by this ceremony to exhibit a lively emblem of that awful event.