Travels in India: Including Sinde and the Punhab, Volumen1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
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Página 193 - Somnath, a stone idol, five yards in height, two of which were sunk in the ground. The king, approaching the image, raised his mace and struck off its nose. He ordered two pieces of the idol to be broken off, and sent to...
Página x - The day shall come, that great avenging day, Which Troy's proud glories in the dust shall lay; When Priam's powers and Priam's self shall fall, And one prodigious ruin swallow all.
Página 261 - As soon as the huntsman is near enough to the game the cap is taken off from the leopard, the leader strokes his hands several times over the eyes of the animal, and turns his head towards the antelope. Scarcely does the leopard perceive it, when he immediately springs forward; but, if he does not succeed in overtaking the antelope in two or three leaps, he desists and quietly lies down. His leader again takes him up into the cart and gives him some meat and water to strengthen him. The attempt is...
Página 29 - ... voyage. You may imagine that I was all impatience to set my foot on shore. Lieutenant Bowen and myself accordingly engaged the first boat; our luggage was speedily stowed in it, and in less than an hour, I trod the soil of India. But how shall I describe the impression which almost overpowered me at this moment ! To find myself in the land which was the cradle of the human race, the land of poetry, . and of the Arabian Nights !. I could scarcely conceive that the dreams of my youth were realised.
Página 179 - So much for this remarkable kingdom, which must soon become a question of life and death for the British power in India. Unless possessed of this, there is no security : — the Indus above Attock, with the mountain chain beyond...
Página 194 - ... idol would not do away with idolatry altogether ; that, therefore, it could serve no purpose to destroy the image entirely ; but that such a sum of money given in charity among true believers would be a meritorious act. The King acknowledged there might be reason in what they said, but replied, that if he should consent to such a measure, his name would be handed down to posterity as
Página 228 - The command is given in the French language, but the tactics differ in the various brigades ; those which are under French officers being trained on the French system, while those under British officers, according to the English tactics. Thus unity is wanting, and discipline is defective. A single mishap would cause a complete disruption of these troops, and endanger the lives of their commanders.
Página 30 - We wei'e soon afterwards lodged in the Victoria Hotel, the only inn in this place, which much resembles our German post-houses, while the charges are on the scale of the first-rate hotel in London. We were, however, heartily glad to partake of a good supper, after which I took possession of a bed covered with a mosquito net, and soon fell into a -profound sleep, from which I was awakened by the rising sun and the screams of innumerable crows. LETTER II. TO ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. Bombay: the town...
Página 194 - Brahmins petitioned his attendants, and offered a quantity of gold if the king would desist from further mutilation. His officers endeavoured to persuade him to accept of the money ; for they said that breaking one idol would not do away with idolatry altogether; that, therefore, it could serve no purpose to destroy the image entirely ; but that such a sum of money given in charity among true believers, would be a meritorious act. The king acknowledged there might be reason in what they said, but...
Página 194 - Mahmud the idol seller," whereas he was desirous of being known as " Mahmud the destroyer :" he therefore directed the troops to proceed in their work. The next blow broke open the belly of Somnath, which was hollow, and discovered a quantity of diamonds, rubies, and pearls, of much greater value than the amount which the Brahmins had offered.