Pen and Pencil Sketches, Being the Journal of a Tour in India, Volume 2John Murray, 1832 |
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Halaman 352 - But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a. sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
Halaman 352 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof ; that opened not the house of his prisoners...
Halaman 43 - Hindoo states took a pride in the improvement of the country, and in the construction of pagodas, tanks, canals, and other public works. The Mahrattas have done nothing of this kind : their work has been chiefly desolation.
Halaman 87 - Feringees' feast. The Hindoos are mere tyros in gastronomy as compared with their more courtly and fastidious neighbours the Mussulmans : some of their pillaus and cawabs were, however, sufficiently savoury. The dishes were not placed on the board ; but were carried by troops of zealous attendants down the untenanted side of the table ; each in rapid succession presenting his smoking burthen, describing its exquisite qualities with the eloquence of an auctioneer, and exhorting the guests in the most...
Halaman 54 - Raja's immediate suite. The elephant of the Hindoo Rao, in particular, was the most beautiful animal I ever saw, and caparisoned in the most costly style; the whole of his head and trunk was painted in the richest colours; he wore a deep frontlet of solid silver network, and each of his huge tusks was fitted into a sheath of silver richly embossed; massive silver chains encircled his legs (which were about circumferent with a forty years...
Halaman 27 - ... and the plumage carefully smoothed down. When he arrives within twenty or thirty yards of the quarry, the sportsman throws his hawk much as he would a cricket-ball, in the direction of it. The little creature gains his wings in an instant, and strikes the game after the manner of the bhause.
Halaman 88 - ... que moles! — a complete culinary chaos ! Our entertainers must have thought us a right merry set of fellows, for we were all nearly convulsed, and I was quite choked with laughter, excited by the very eager and enthusiastic manner in which some of the tableattendants displayed the good points of their respective viands. One fellow exalted a large fried fish in mid air, holding it up by the tail in his fingers, and wound up his declamatory eulogium by plumping it down on my plate, which was...
Halaman 26 - ... country. A little beyond Jellahabad we crossed the river Ramgunga, and encamped on its western bank. Dec. 17th.— Marched to the town of Imrautpore, through a country spread for many surrounding leagues with one sheet of luxuriant cultivation, interspersed with beautiful and ancient mango-groves. In the rainy season this rich and fruitful tract is scarcely habitable or passable ; the whole country between the Ganges and Bareilly exhibiting one vast lake of water. These inundations contribute...
Halaman 354 - ... contrived to keep secret the situation of the island from other European nations until 1588, when it was visited by Captain Cavendish, on his return from a voyage round the world. They built a church there, but made no permanent settlement. The Dutch held it from 1645 to 1650, when they abandoned it. It was taken possession of by the East India Company in 1651, and a charter for its administration was granted in 1661. In 1665 it was seized by the Dutch, who were, however, expelled the same year....
Halaman 211 - ... which at this season is devoid of leaves, and brilliantly clothed with crimson, tulip-shaped flowers. The thar, or palm-date, from whose stem the exhilarating toddy is extracted, must not be forgotten : the liquor, exuding before sunrise, is a delightful and innocent beverage, and only gains its intoxicating qualities by being allowed to ferment in the heat of the day. In the latter state, and even rendered still more fiery by the infusion of chillies, it is drank in great quantities by the English...