Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines and minarets and balconies and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely... The countries of the world - Seite 184von Robert Brown - 1876Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1842 - 654 Seiten
...sanctity, was among the foremost of Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathingplaces along the Ganges, were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 Seiten
...sanctity, was among the foremost of Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges, were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 588 Seiten
...sanctity, was among the foremost in Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1078 Seiten
...and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the apes clung by hundreds. The travel'er coula Karcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 Seiten
...sanctity, was among the foremost of Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| 1867 - 894 Seiten
...sanctity, was among the foremost of Asia. It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges, were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| 1868 - 598 Seiten
...sanctity, was among the foremost in Asia. It was commonly believed that half-a-million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich...Ganges, were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of worshippers. The schools and temples drew crowds of pious Hindus from every... | |
| Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 460 Seiten
...thousand, and perhaps more, while the population of the surrounding villages is exceedingly dense. and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges, were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| Matthew Atmore Sherring - 1868 - 454 Seiten
...villages is exceedingly dense. and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung hy hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges, were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
| John Francis Davis - 1871 - 116 Seiten
...question was in reality a general treaty for furnishing a force to protect him agaiiist all enemies. was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich...which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges, were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of... | |
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