The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge: A Companion to "The Hand-book of British India."C. Cox, 1848 - 334 oldal |
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3. oldal
... round stoves . Kafiristan occupies the mountainous country lying along the northern frontier of Cabul . It is composed of snowy mountains , covered with deep pine forests , with small but fertile valleys , producing abundance of grapes ...
... round stoves . Kafiristan occupies the mountainous country lying along the northern frontier of Cabul . It is composed of snowy mountains , covered with deep pine forests , with small but fertile valleys , producing abundance of grapes ...
14. oldal
... round , with a rough outside , about the size of an orange . When ripe , it is easily burst . It is filled with a ... rounds the seeds , and which adheres to them , should alone be eaten . The kernels of the seeds are also poison- ous ...
... round , with a rough outside , about the size of an orange . When ripe , it is easily burst . It is filled with a ... rounds the seeds , and which adheres to them , should alone be eaten . The kernels of the seeds are also poison- ous ...
27. oldal
... round the outside . At pre- sent , it is almost entirely in ruins , but there remains enough to show that the place was , originally , of great magnitude . It contained numerous handsome edifices , many of them are still in good order ...
... round the outside . At pre- sent , it is almost entirely in ruins , but there remains enough to show that the place was , originally , of great magnitude . It contained numerous handsome edifices , many of them are still in good order ...
29. oldal
... round itself so as to form a ball . This ball , which is called a co- coon , is thrown into hot water to kill the worm inside , and then the silk is wound off on a wheel . If the worm be not killed in this way , it changes into a moth ...
... round itself so as to form a ball . This ball , which is called a co- coon , is thrown into hot water to kill the worm inside , and then the silk is wound off on a wheel . If the worm be not killed in this way , it changes into a moth ...
35. oldal
... round it , and it is pro- tected with as much care as those near the temples . It is held to be a work of great merit to plant these trees , as he who does so is sure to enjoy heavenly beatitude hereafter . It grows to a great height ...
... round it , and it is pro- tected with as much care as those near the temples . It is held to be a work of great merit to plant these trees , as he who does so is sure to enjoy heavenly beatitude hereafter . It grows to a great height ...
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abundance Agra Allahabad amongst animals appointed Assam Aurungabad Bahar bank Bejapoor Bengal Bombay Brahmuns British cadets Calcutta called capital Carnatic celebrated Ceylon chief chiefly China Chinese Circars cloth coast colour cotton court of directors custard-apples deity Delhi district Doorga east eastern enacted English European feet formerly fruit Ganges gold Gondwana governor governor-general in council governor-general of India grains Guzerat hills Himalaya Hindoo Hindoo mythology Hindostanee inhabitants island kind Kistna land Long Madras Mahomedan majesty Malabar Malays Malwa ment miles military month mountains Mysore natives northern Northern Circars officers Orissa pairs Parvati Persian persons planted population presidency principal produce province rajah regulations religion respectively rice river rupees sacred servants situated in Lat Siva tains temple term territories Thibet tion town in India tree tribes vegetables village vince Vishnu western wild worship
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143. oldal - This fast is extremely rigorous and mortifying when the month of Ramadan happens to fall in summer, (for the Arabian year being lunar,' each month runs through all the different seasons in the course of thirtythree years), the length and heat of the days making the observance of it much more difficult and uneasy then than in winter. The reason given why the month of Ramadan was pitched on for this purpose is, that on that month the Koran was sent down from heaven.
315. oldal - Company, or any Part of the unwritten Laws or Constitution of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland whereon may depend in any Degree the Allegiance of any Person to the Crown of the United Kingdom, or the Sovereignty or Dominion of the said Crown over any Part of the said Territories.
315. oldal - ... to make laws and regulations for all persons, whether British or native, foreigners or others, and for all courts of justice, whether established by his majesty's charters or otherwise, and the jurisdiction thereof...
326. oldal - Assembly; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, by warrant under...
311. oldal - An Act for establishing certain Regulations for the better Management of the Affairs of the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe...
316. oldal - Saint George or Bombay, the Governor of such Presidency shall act as an extraordinary member of Council ; and as often as the said Council shall assemble...
305. oldal - An Act for continuing in the East India Company for a further term the possession of the British territories in India...
309. oldal - ... contained to the contrary notwithstanding. XV. Provided also, and be it enacted, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed, construed or taken to extend to...
305. oldal - ... for continuing in the East India Company, for a further term, the possession of the British territories in India, together with certain exclusive privileges ; for establishing further regulations for the Government of the said territories, and the better administration of justice within the same) and for regulating the trade, to and from the places within the limits of the said Company's Charter.
323. oldal - Provided always, and be it enacted, that it shall not be lawful for any...