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... clothes . " And thus Linschoten in 1585 : “ Aden is the strongest and fairest towne of Arabia Felix , situate in a valley compassed about on the one side with strong mines , on the other with high mountains ; there are in it fine ...
... clothes . " And thus Linschoten in 1585 : “ Aden is the strongest and fairest towne of Arabia Felix , situate in a valley compassed about on the one side with strong mines , on the other with high mountains ; there are in it fine ...
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... ostrich egg . " The Parsee , in oil- cloth mitre , and airiest of light muslins , invites you to a seat in * Dissertation on Ezekiel xxvii . , in Vincent's Periplus . his restaurant : " Temperance Hotel , honour . " LETTER I. 3 TOUTERS .
... ostrich egg . " The Parsee , in oil- cloth mitre , and airiest of light muslins , invites you to a seat in * Dissertation on Ezekiel xxvii . , in Vincent's Periplus . his restaurant : " Temperance Hotel , honour . " LETTER I. 3 TOUTERS .
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... clothing . The Government of Bombay despatched a sloop of war to demand redress for this outrage , and to endeavour to obtain possession of the peninsula by purchase , and a demand was made for the resti- * Cumberland's Historical ...
... clothing . The Government of Bombay despatched a sloop of war to demand redress for this outrage , and to endeavour to obtain possession of the peninsula by purchase , and a demand was made for the resti- * Cumberland's Historical ...
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... cloth in his pugri than composes the rest of his clothing . Tavernier relates that " Muhammed Ali Beg returning into Persia out of India , where he had been Embassador , presented Chah - Sef the Second with a coca - nut about the ...
... cloth in his pugri than composes the rest of his clothing . Tavernier relates that " Muhammed Ali Beg returning into Persia out of India , where he had been Embassador , presented Chah - Sef the Second with a coca - nut about the ...
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... cloth Persian tope . Thus will you see them standing toward the setting sun , prayer - book in hand , gazing on the luminary they adore . The women , fond of bright colours , coquettishly cover their faces with a muslin veil . Handsome ...
... cloth Persian tope . Thus will you see them standing toward the setting sun , prayer - book in hand , gazing on the luminary they adore . The women , fond of bright colours , coquettishly cover their faces with a muslin veil . Handsome ...
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Aden Agra Akbar ancient arrived bank bazaar beautiful Bengal bheestie boat Bombay Brahmin British building built bungalow Calcutta Calicut called carried caste centre church cloth Cochin colour covered dawk dealers Delhi distance Emperor English European feet high flowers four garden gharries ghauts gold Government hand head hill Hindoo Hindu honour horses hundred India inhabitants inlaid Jhelum Kashmir Khan Koh-i-noor kulis Lahore Landour LETTER Madras Maharajah marble Matharan miles morning mosque mountains Muhammed Muhammedans Murree Mussoorie native night Ootacamund ornaments palace pass Persian Peshawur plain POINT DE GALLE Portuguese priest Punjab railway Rajah rice river road rocks round ruins rupees sacred sahib scarlet seated seen Shah Shah Jahan shawl side Simla Siva Srinuggur station stone surrounded temple thence thousand tomb TOWER OF SILENCE towers town travellers trees troops valley village walls women