| 1827 - 698 páginas
...and energetic inhabitant of the hill country are still more visible in the following passage : — " Hindustan is a country that has few pleasures to recommend...mixing together, or of familiar intercourse. They nave no genius, no comprehension of mind, no politeness of manner, no kindness or fellow-feeling, no... | |
| 1827 - 918 páginas
...тик HINDUS. The following description of the country and people of Hindustan by the Emperor liabt-r, written in the sixteenth century, is curious: —...intercourse. They have no genius, no comprehension of min. I, no politeness of manner, no kindness ur fellow fueling, no ingenuity or mechanical 257 mechanical... | |
| 1827 - 1164 páginas
...the Emperor lîaher, written in (he sixteenth century, is curious : — " Hindustan is a country thai has few pleasures to recommend it. The people are...friendly society, of frankly mixing together, or of fain il iar i ntercou rse. They have no genius, no comprehension of inir.'l, nu politeness of manner,... | |
| Josiah Conder - 1828 - 374 páginas
...run) up hovels, and a village or town, is constructed in an instant.* " Hindustan is a country tBat has few pleasures to recommend it. The people are...They have no idea of .the charms of friendly society, or of frankly mixing together, or of familiar intercourse. They have no genius, no comprehension of... | |
| Josiah Conder - 1830 - 458 páginas
...plenty of timber, of which they run up hovels, and a village or town is constructed in an instant.* " Hindustan is a country that has few pleasures to recommend...They have no idea of the charms of friendly society, or of frankly mixing together, or of familiar intercourse. They have no genius, no comprehension of... | |
| 1852 - 782 páginas
...in the following passage : — " Hindustan is a country that has few pleasures to recommend ¡t. t The people are not handsome. They have no idea of the charms of friendly society, of frankly mixingtogether„or of familiar intercourse. They have no genius, no comprehension of mind, no politeness... | |
| Catherine Laura Johnstone - 1860 - 504 páginas
...half, are so completely ahandoned, that you can scarcely discover a trace or mark of population. This is a country that has few pleasures to recommend It. The people .11 < not handsome. They have no idea of the charm of frlendiy soclety, of frankiy mixing together,... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1873 - 798 páginas
...visible in tfae following passage : — " Hindustan is a country that has few pleasures to recommend it.t The people are not handsome. They have no idea of...no genius, no comprehension of mind, no politeness ot manner, no kindness or fellowfeeling, no ingenuity or mechanic-ill invention in planning or executing... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams, Author of The Mediterranean illustrated - 1888 - 458 páginas
...the Emperor Baber, the founder of the Moghul dynasty, on closing the history of his conquest : — ' Hindustan is a country that has few pleasures to recommend it. The country and towns are extremely ugly. The people are not handsome. The chief excellency of Hindustan... | |
| Sir John Strachey - 1888 - 458 páginas
...the Emperor Baber, the founder of the Moghul dynasty, on closing the history of his conquest : — ' Hindustan is a country that has few pleasures to recommend it. The country and towns are extremely ugly. The people are not handsome. The chief excellency of Hindustan... | |
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