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Page 15
... capital of which was Cannoge . Their lan- guage seems to be the groundwork of the mo- dern Hindustani or Hindwi , of which there are two dialects , in the most refined of which there are numerous poems , and both abound in songs , or ...
... capital of which was Cannoge . Their lan- guage seems to be the groundwork of the mo- dern Hindustani or Hindwi , of which there are two dialects , in the most refined of which there are numerous poems , and both abound in songs , or ...
Page 16
... capital , and of which nothing re- mains but widely spread ruins . The language contains some original poems , besides many translations from the Sanscrit : it appeared to me , when I heard it spoken , to be a soft agree- able language ...
... capital , and of which nothing re- mains but widely spread ruins . The language contains some original poems , besides many translations from the Sanscrit : it appeared to me , when I heard it spoken , to be a soft agree- able language ...
Page 34
... capital , departs , and gives Sacontala a ring as a token of their marriage . On the return of the Bramin to the grove , he is informed by inspiration of all that has happened in his absence , and sends Sacontala to the court of ...
... capital , departs , and gives Sacontala a ring as a token of their marriage . On the return of the Bramin to the grove , he is informed by inspiration of all that has happened in his absence , and sends Sacontala to the court of ...
Page 133
... capital of the Hindû empire . Alexander crossed the Indus at the ferry of Tor - Beilam , or the black shore , to the westward of Peucolais , now Pirhola or Pucauli , and ad- vanced to Taxila , the true name of which was Tacsha Syala ...
... capital of the Hindû empire . Alexander crossed the Indus at the ferry of Tor - Beilam , or the black shore , to the westward of Peucolais , now Pirhola or Pucauli , and ad- vanced to Taxila , the true name of which was Tacsha Syala ...
Page 134
... capital of a powerful tribe of C'hettris or Xetries , who lived in a beautiful and woody country , whom Pliny calls Cetriboni , from . Xetri - ban , the forest of Xetries . Ketrora is now Tanehsar . From Ke- trora the road led to the ...
... capital of a powerful tribe of C'hettris or Xetries , who lived in a beautiful and woody country , whom Pliny calls Cetriboni , from . Xetri - ban , the forest of Xetries . Ketrora is now Tanehsar . From Ke- trora the road led to the ...
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