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... Tombs - Singular Festivals - Amusements— Gambling - Martial Exercises - Sacrifices ....... 318 LETTER XVI . Mythology LETTER XVII . Various Sects and Tribes inhabiting India , Conclusion ..... 339 367 LETTERS ON INDIA . MY DEAR SIR ...
... Tombs - Singular Festivals - Amusements— Gambling - Martial Exercises - Sacrifices ....... 318 LETTER XVI . Mythology LETTER XVII . Various Sects and Tribes inhabiting India , Conclusion ..... 339 367 LETTERS ON INDIA . MY DEAR SIR ...
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... their diminished inhabitants , towns embellished with temples and with tombs now falling to decay , and absolutely unpeopled , and stupendous monuments of art , J which have not served to transmit even the names 6 LETTERS ON INDIA .
... their diminished inhabitants , towns embellished with temples and with tombs now falling to decay , and absolutely unpeopled , and stupendous monuments of art , J which have not served to transmit even the names 6 LETTERS ON INDIA .
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... tombs , where in a soliloquy he thus de- scribes the cemetery , " the river that bounds it , and tremendous is the roaring of the stream breaking away the bank , while its waters are embarrassed among fragments of skulls , and its ...
... tombs , where in a soliloquy he thus de- scribes the cemetery , " the river that bounds it , and tremendous is the roaring of the stream breaking away the bank , while its waters are embarrassed among fragments of skulls , and its ...
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... tomb . The amatory poetry of India is said not to be deficient of tenderness of expression and thought , but the passion it sings is too little refined for our western taste , though its lan- guage is highly polished . There is ...
... tomb . The amatory poetry of India is said not to be deficient of tenderness of expression and thought , but the passion it sings is too little refined for our western taste , though its lan- guage is highly polished . There is ...
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... intro- duced in the 12th and 13th centuries into India by its conquerors , and probably blended with that of the natives , I am but little acquainted . But you will find most magnificent specimens in the tombs 1 61 LETTERS ON INDIA .
... intro- duced in the 12th and 13th centuries into India by its conquerors , and probably blended with that of the natives , I am but little acquainted . But you will find most magnificent specimens in the tombs 1 61 LETTERS ON INDIA .
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