Asiatic Researches; Or, Transactions of the Society, Instituted in Bengal,: For Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia. ... Printed Verbatim from the Calcutta Edition..J. Sewell; Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; J. Walker; R. Lea; Lackington, Allen, and Company; Otridge and son; R. Faulder; and J. Scatcherd., 1807 |
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... heads ) afforded me an opportunity of causing to be committed to writing , an in- teresting account of his various travels throughout India , as well as into other parts of Asia ; and on the subject of these Hindu Fu- keers propensity ...
... heads ) afforded me an opportunity of causing to be committed to writing , an in- teresting account of his various travels throughout India , as well as into other parts of Asia ; and on the subject of these Hindu Fu- keers propensity ...
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... head , or his nails : Nor can any " deviation be admitted from this practice , which is " reckoned for the good of the defunct . 4th . It is certain that among the body of Nayrs , " and their relatives , the right of fucceffion and in ...
... head , or his nails : Nor can any " deviation be admitted from this practice , which is " reckoned for the good of the defunct . 4th . It is certain that among the body of Nayrs , " and their relatives , the right of fucceffion and in ...
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... heads of the Portuguese desired the " Hakim of Cochin to expel the Muffulmans from his city , promifing thereon to prove themfelves the means of his reaping double the profit which ac- " crued to him from their traffick ; but the Hakim ...
... heads of the Portuguese desired the " Hakim of Cochin to expel the Muffulmans from his city , promifing thereon to prove themfelves the means of his reaping double the profit which ac- " crued to him from their traffick ; but the Hakim ...
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... head of this principality of Cannanore ( of which a fe- male , known by the name of the Beeby , is the present representa- tive ) is also called Ali Rajah , which , in the Malabar tongue , may be interpreted " Lord of the Sea ; " a ...
... head of this principality of Cannanore ( of which a fe- male , known by the name of the Beeby , is the present representa- tive ) is also called Ali Rajah , which , in the Malabar tongue , may be interpreted " Lord of the Sea ; " a ...
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... heads long red hats ; and thieves part " the spoils that they take on the fea with the King of " Calicut , for he giveth leave unto all that will go a " roving , liberally to go ; in fuch wife that all along " that coaft there is fuch a ...
... heads long red hats ; and thieves part " the spoils that they take on the fea with the King of " Calicut , for he giveth leave unto all that will go a " roving , liberally to go ; in fuch wife that all along " that coaft there is fuch a ...
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Asiatic Researches: Or, Transactions of the Society Instituted in ..., Volym 5 Asiatic Society of Bengal Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1799 |
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Sida vii - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Sida vii - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Sida vii - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years...
Sida ix - The work, now presented to the European world, contains abundance of curious matter extremely interesting both to speculative lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties, which need not be pointed out, and with many blemishes, which cannot be justified or palliated. It is a system of despotism and priestcraft, both indeed limited by law, but artfully conspiring to give mutual support...
Sida vii - HE gave being to time and the divisions of time, to the stars also, and to the planets, to rivers, oceans, and mountains, to level plains, and uneven valleys.
Sida 161 - I made experiments, nankeen, from the ftrength and quality of its fabric, appeared the beft calculated for coating with the gum. The method I followed in performing this, was, to lay the cloth fmooth upon a table, pour the milk upon it, and with a ruler to fpread it equally. But fhould this ever be attempted on a...
Sida 17 - Nayi-ea the noble rank is claimed ; ' The toils of culture and of art they scorn, ' The warrior's plumes their haughty brows adorn ; ' The shining faulchion brandish'd in the right, ' Their left arm wields the target in the fight ; ' Of danger scornful, ever armed they...
Sida x - ... and the very morals, though rigid enough on the whole, are in one or two instances (as in the case of light oaths and of pious perjury) unaccountably relaxed...
Sida 394 - ... about fix inches high and four in diameter in its plain furface ; this is fupported by three wooden feet, each of which is more than a foot in length. Upon the upper flat part of this machine are holes, or pits, for the larger pearls, and the fmaller ones are beat in with a wooden hammer.
Sida 382 - A prince may facrifae his enemy, having firft invoked the ax with holy texts, by fubitituting a buffalo or goat, calling the victim by the name of the enemy throughout the whole ceremony.