Travels Into Bokhara: Being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, from the Sea to Lahore, with Presents from the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833, Volumen1J. Murray, 1834 - 356 páginas |
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Página 31 - I never quitted the presence of a native of Asia with such impressions as I left this man : without education, and without a guide, he conducts all the affairs of his kingdom with surpassing energy and vigour, and yet he wields his power with a moderation quite unprecedented in an Eastern prince.
Página 115 - ... fertile islands as it passed. The Sufued Koh, or white mountain, reared its crest on one side, and the towering hill of Noorgil or Kooner on the other; here the Afghans believe the ark of Noah to have rested after the deluge, and this Mount Ararat of Afghanistan, from its great height, is certainly worthy of the distinction : it is covered with perpetual snow.
Página 249 - They sometimes use four horses ; and in that case, two are fixed at the stern. These horses require no preparatory training, since they indiscriminately yoke all that cross the river. One of the boats was dragged over by the aid of two of our jaded ponies ; and the vessel which attempted to follow us without them, was carried so far down the stream as to detain us a whole day on the banks, till it could be brought up to the camp of our caravan. By this ingenious mode, we crossed a river nearly half...
Página 238 - England, and do . not present the stunted stubble of India. In Balkh, the water has been distributed, with great labour, by aqueducts from a river. Of these there are said to be no less than eighteen ; but many are not now discoverable. They frequently overflow, and leave marshes, which are rapidly dried up under the sun's rays. This seems to account for the diseases of the place. All old cities and ruins are, perhaps, more or less unhealthy. It is not probable, however, that so many kings and princes...
Página 62 - Hindoo in the appearance of this building ; most of the party thought it decidedly Grecian. It was indeed as like Grecian architecture as any building which Europeans, in remote parts of the country, could now construct by the hands of unpractised native builders...
Página 291 - The life of this king is less enviable than that of most private men. The water which he drinks is brought in skins from the river, under the charge and seal of two officers. It is opened by the Vizier, first tasted by his people and then by himself, when it is once more sealed and despatched to the king. The daily meals of his majesty undergo a like scrutiny; the minister eats, he gives to those around him, they wait the lapse of an hour to judge of their effect, when they are locked up in a box...
Página 162 - I can see no good reason for discrediting them, though there be some anachronisms, and the dates do not exactly correspond with those of the Old Testament. . In the histories of Greece and Rome we find similar corruptions, as well as in the later works of the Arab and Mohammedan writers. The Afghans look like Jews ; they say they are descended from Jews ; and the younger brother marries the widow of the elder, according to the law of Moses.
Página 77 - Indus and Cabool river, where an ignis fatuus shows itself every evening. Two, three, and even four bright lights are visible at a time, and continue to shine throughout the night, ranging within a few yards of each other. The natives could not account for them, and their continuance during the rainy season is the most inexplicable part of the phenomenon, in their estimation. They tell you that the valiant Man Sing, a Rajpoot, who carried his war of revenge against the...
Página 275 - In every part of the bazar there are people making tea, which is done in large European urns, instead of tea-pots, and kept hot by a metal tube. The love of the Bokharees for tea is, I believe, without parallel, for they drink it at all times and places, and in half a dozen ways : with and without sugar, with and without milk, with grease, with salt, &c. Next to the venders of this hot beverage one may purchase ' rahut i jan," or the delight of life, — grape jelly or syrup, mixed up with chopped...
Página 277 - ... other quarters of the world. With the twilight this busy scene closes, the king's drum beats, it is re-echoed by others in every part of the city, and, at a certain hour, no one is permitted to move out without a lantern, From these arrangements the police of the city is excellent, and large bales of cloth are left on the stalls at night with perfect safety.